Category Archives: German Football

AS Roma Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 Player Ratings 2025 Europa League

January 30, 2025Europa League, German FootballEintracht Frankfurt, RomaThe Soccer Blog

Eintracht Frankfurt completed their UEL league phase engagements with a 2:0 loss away to AS Roma and here are the player ratings for this Roma-Frankfurt game from German newspaper Bild and Italian paper Corriere della Sera.

Both Roma and Eintracht Frankfurt advanced further in the competition, but the Germans have directly made it to the Round of 16 after finishing 5th in the table while Roma (15th in standings) will have to go through the playoff route

Angelino and Shumurodov were the goal scorers for Roma

Bild Eintracht Frankfurt player ratings vs AS Roma (1 very good, 6 very bad)

Only left back Theate emerged with an element of credit in Bild’s player ratings (he got a 3 while the rest got 4’s and 5’s)

Roma Eintracht Frankfurt 2025 Player Ratings

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Bayern Munich Slovan Bratislava 3:1 Player Ratings 2025 Champions League | Pavlovic, Kimmich shine

January 30, 2025Champions League, German FootballBayernThe Soccer Blog

FC Bayern beat Slovan Bratislava 3:1 in their final league phase UCL game. The result means that Bayern finish 12th in the Champions League group phase standings (outside the 8 automatic qualification spots) and will play either Manchester City or Glasgow Celtic in the playoffs.

These Bayern vs Slovan player ratings are from the Kicker Magazine (1 very good, 6 very bad in the German rating system). It has Joshua Kimmich as the pick of the Bayern players with a 1.5 rating.

Bayern’s goals on the evening came from Thomas Muller, Harry Kane and Kingsley Coman

Bayern vs Slovan Bratislava Player Ratings 2025

Fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund also beat Shakhtar Donetsk by the same 3:1 scoreline on the evening.

Interestingly, the only Bayern player to make the official UCL team of the week for MD8 was midfielder Pavlovic, who got a 3 from Kicker. Continue reading Bayern Munich Slovan Bratislava 3:1 Player Ratings 2025 Champions League | Pavlovic, Kimmich shine →

Borussia Dortmund Shakhtar Donetsk 3:1 Player Ratings 2025 | BVB win in crucial UCL game

January 29, 2025Champions League, German FootballBVBThe Soccer Blog

Borussia Dortmund finished ahead of the likes of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in the UCL standings as they finished their league phase engagements with a 3:1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk.

Here are the player ratings for BVB vs Shakhtar from L’Equipe (1 very bad, 10 very good). Guirassy was the best Dortmund player against Shakhtar with rating of 8, while Donetsk’s Pedrinho was the poorest player (rating of 2/10)

Dortmund eventually finished 10th in the 24 team league, narrowly missing out on an automatic Round of 16 spot (which goes to teams 1-8). BVB will now have to go through the playoffs but will be seeded for this clash by virtue of their 10th place finish.