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Marca AS Player Ratings Spain 3-3 Holland | How did Cucurella, VVD, Merino fare?

Here is a look at the Spanish newspaper player ratings following European champions Spain’s 3-3 draw against the Netherlands in Valencia. Spain went on to win the resulting penalty shootout 5-4 and progressed to the semifinals.

Diario AS player ratings Spain v Holland Second Leg

Four Spanish players were deemed as La Furia Roja’s best players on the night- goalkeeper Unai Simon, defender Dean Huijsen and forwards Mikel Oyarzabal and Nico Williams, with the quartet getting three stars.

Marc Cucurella had a forgettable first leg in Rotterdam, but managed two stars here in AS’ books.

Spain 3-3 Holland Player Ratings 2025 Diario AS

Arsenal’s Mikel Merino, a late substitute off the bench, was given a single star.

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How did Merino, Cucurella & others fare? Spanish Newspaper Player Ratings Holland 2-2 Spain 2025

Here is a look at the player ratings from some of the big Spanish sports newspapers following the country’s 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in the first leg of their Nations League quarterfinal.

Netherlands 2 (Gakpo, Reijnders) Spain 2 (Nico Williams, Merino)

Spain managed to come away with a draw thanks to a stoppage time equaliser from Arsenal’s Mikel Merino.

Diario AS player ratings Netherlands 2-2 Spain

AS thought Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella didn’t deserve a rating for his performance.

Mikel Merino, a late replacement off the bench (replacing Fabian Ruiz) got 2 stars for his impressive cameo that also produced La Furia Roja’s late equaliser.

Holland vs Spain 2025 Player Ratings Diario AS

Nobody in the Spain starting lineup got more than 2 stars, but on the Netherlands side, Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo was one of two players to get 3 stars. His Liverpool team mate, Virgil van Dijk, however got only a single star.

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How did Raya, Merino, Cucurella fare- Newspaper Player Ratings for Spain vs Serbia 2024 3-0

Here is a look at the Spain vs Serbia player ratings from some of the big Spanish newspapers after their Nations League game on 15 October, 2024. Spain, the reigning European champion won this game 3-0, with goals from Laporte, Morata and Baena.

The Arsenal pair of David Raya and Mikel Merino both started for La Furia Roja, as did left back Marc Cucurella. While Cucurella and Raya played the full 90, Merino was on the field for 65 minutes before becoming the first Spanish player to be subbed off in this game, with Pedri replacing him on the pitch.

Diario AS player ratings Spain 3-0 Serbia UNL 2024

AS gave Raya a single star, technically making him the lowest ranked of the Spanish starters. Cucurella got 2 stars, as did Merino. As many as four Serbian players, including Pavlovic who was sent off, weren’t given a rating by the Spanish paper.

Spain vs Serbia 2024 Player Ratings Diario AS

Marca player ratings Spain vs Serbia 3-0 October 2024

A single star here for Raya too from Marca, while his opposite number Rajkovic got 3 stars.

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