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Saliba stars- L’Equipe Bild AS Newspaper Player Ratings for France vs Belgium Euro 2024

Here is a look at the player ratings for France vs Belgium from the big European sports newspapers. We’ve got player ratings from French, German and Spanish papers. (also see xG stats for France v Belgium Euro 2024)

L’Equipe player ratings France 1-0 Belgium

French newspaper L’Equipe was very impressed with the performance of Arsenal defender William Saliba, giving him a 8/10 for his performance- the highest on either side.

Marcus Thuram and Antoine Griezmann got a 3/10 rating for their performance, as did Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku.

Both managers- Deschamps and Martinez, were given a 4/10 manager rating.

France vs Belgium L'Equipe player ratings

Nice Matin paper player ratings France Belgium 1-0

Nice Matin were disappointed with the performance of France’s forwards but praised the backline. They didn’t think the match was of any great quality though, and also thought the referee was poor.

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xG France Belgium Euro 2024 Round of 16 | Expected Goals Stats FRA vs BEL Attendance 46,810

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from France vs Belgium (Crowd attendance of 46,810) in their Round of 16 Euro 2024 clash on July 1.

xG France 0.93-0.24 Belgium shots map (Actual score FRA 1-0 BEL)

1-0 Vertonghen own goal (no xG value for an own goal- deflected off Kolo Muani’s shot)

Belgium had just five shots in the entire game (and only one shot in the first half). Their five shots were Carrasco (27′ and 61′, both blocked), Lukaku 71′, De Bruyne 83′ and Theate’s long range one (90′)

xG France vs Belgium Euro 2024

France vs Belgium 1-0 Match Stats for comparison

(FRA stats on left; Belgium on right)

France had 19 shots to Belgium’s 5, and more possession.

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European Newspaper Player Ratings for Belgium vs Slovakia- Trossard, Lukaku, Doku, De Bruyne

Here are the European paper player ratings for Belgium v Slovakia following Les Diables Rouges’ shocking 1-0 loss in their opening game of Euro 2024. We’ve got ratings from French, Belgian, German and Spanish newspapers here for the game.

L’Equipe player ratings Belgium 0-1 Slovakia

French newspaper L’Equipe gave both Leandro Trossard and Jeremy Doku 3/10 ratings. Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, on loan at Roma, fared marginally better in their eyes with a 4/10 while Kevin de Bruyne got a 6/10.

Belgium Slovakia L'Equipe (1)

Het Nieuwsblad Belgian newspaper player ratings

Het Nieuwsblad was very disappointed with Trossard’s performance giving him a 4/10. Lukaku and Doku both got a 5/10 while KdB was again given a 6 here.

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