31 October, 2013

Average ratings Napoli.

6,70 Higuaín
6,65 Callejón
6,58 Behrami
6,51 Mertens
6,45 Reina
6,44 Hamsik
6,39 Inler
6,29 Albiol
6,26 Dzemaili
6,20 Zúñiga
6,16 Insigne, Pandev
6,08 Britos
6,00 Mesto
5,98 F. Fernández
5,90 Maggio
5,57 P. Cannavaro
5,54 Armero

Player ratings Real Madrid 7, Sevilla 3.

1-0 14' Gareth Bale (Karim Benzema), 2-0 27' Gareth Bale freekick, 3-0 31' Cristiano Ronaldo penalty, 3-1 38' Ivan Rakitić penalty, 3-2 41' Carlos Bacca (Jairo), 4-2 52'     Karim Benzema (Gareth Bale), 5-2 60' Cristiano Ronaldo (Gareth Bale), 5-3 63' Ivan Rakitić (Diego Perotti), 6-3 71' Cristiano Ronaldo (Karim Benzema), 7-3 80' Karim Benzema (Marcelo). Sent off: 76' Stéphane Mbia. Att: 66.836.
Madrid: Diego López 7,10 - Raphaël Varane 5,40, Sergio Ramos 5,20, Marcelo 6,00, Arbeloa 5,20, Sami Khedira 5,40 (81' Ángel Di María), Isco 6,50 (70' Luka Modrić), Illarramendi 6,00 (65' Xabi Alonso 6,30), Cristiano Ronaldo 8,00, Karim Benzema 8,00, Gareth Bale 8,00. - coach: Carlo Ancelotti. = average: 6,42 [strong]
Sevilla: Beto 5,20 - Fernando Navarro 4,40, Diogo Figueiras 4,60, Daniel Carriço 4,40, Nicolás Pareja 4,40, Alberto 5,00, Ivan Rakitić 6,30, Jairo 6,00 (62' Kevin Gameiro 5,40), Stéphane Mbia 5,00, Carlos Bacca 6,30 (62' Diego Perotti 5,30), Vitolo 6,00 (83' Reyes). - coach: Unai Emery. = average: 5,25 [lame]

28 October, 2013

Average ratings Roma.

6,98 De Rossi
6,94 Totti
6,86 Strootman
6,84 Benatia
6,81 Pjanic
6,71 Gervinho
6,56 Castán
6,42 Ljajic
6,39 Florenzi
6,35 Balzaretti
6,33 De Sanctis, Bradley
6,30 Torosidis
6,23 Maicon
5,92 Borriello
5,88 Marquinho

Average ratings Chelsea.

Premiership & Champions League matches.

6,42 Čech
6,35 Ramires, Oscar
6,28 Hazard
6,27 Terry
6,26 Cahill
6,23 Ivanovic
6,22 Lampard
6,20 Fernando Torres
6,02 Schürrle
5,93 A. Cole
5,82 David Luiz
5,78 Mata, Eto'o
5,63 Mikel

Player ratings Chelsea 2, Man City 1.

1-0 33' André Schürrle (Fernando Torres), 1-1 49' Kun Agüero (Samir Nasri), 2-1 90' Fernando Torres. Att: 41.495.
Chelsea: Petr Čech 5,90 - Branislav Ivanović 6,40, Gary Cahill 6,10, John Terry 6,20, Ashley Cole 6,10, Ramires 6,90, Frank Lampard 5,50 (66' John Mikel 6,00), Eden Hazard 5,90 (84' Samuel Eto'o), Oscar 6,10, André Schürrle 6,50 (66' Willian 6,30), Fernando Torres 7,70. - coach: José Mourinho. = average: 6,28 [good]
Man City: Joe Hart 4,40 - Pablo Zabaleta 5,90, Martín Demichelis 5,30, Matija Nastasić 5,30, Gaël Clichy 4,90, Javi García 5,60 (80' Aleksandar Kolarov), Fernandinho 6,00, David Silva 6,40, Yaya Touré 5,60, Samir Nasri 5,80, Kun Agüero 7,00 (86' Álvaro Negredo). - coach: Manuel Pellegrini. = average: 5,65 [disappointing]

27 October, 2013

Player ratings Barcelona 2, Real Madrid 1.

1-0 18' Neymar, 2-0 78' Alexis, 2-1 90' Jesé.  Ref: Undiano Mallenco (Col. Navarro). Att:  98.761.
Barcelona: Valdés 6,80 - Dani Alves 6,60, Piqué 6,60, Mascherano 6,00, Adriano 6,10 - Busquets 6,40, Xavi 6,20, Iniesta 7,00 (76' Song) - Messi 5,30, Fàbregas 5,80 (69' Alexis 6,90),  Neymar 7,00 (84' Pedro). - coach: Martino. = average: 6,39 [strong]
Real Madrid: Diego López 5,50 - Carvajal 5,90, Varane 6,00, Pepe 6,10, Marcelo 5,40 - Khedira 5,70, Sergio Ramos 5,50 (56' Illarramendi 5,90), Modric 6,20 - Di María 5,50 (75' Jesé 6,30), Bale 5,00 (60' Benzema 6,50), Cristiano Ronaldo 6,10. - coach: Ancelotti. = average: 5,83 [mediocre]

24 October, 2013

Average ratings La Liga 2012/13.

7,00 Messi (Barcelona)
6,84 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
6,80 Iniesta (Barcelona)
6,62 Diego Costa (Atlético)
6,56 Canales (Valencia)
6,54 Tello (Barcelona)
6,49 Courtois, Falcao (Atlético)
6,44 Xavi (Barcelona), Soldado (Valencia)
6,42 Diego López (Real Madrid)
6,40 Xabi Alonso, Özil (Real Madrid)
6,35 Varane (Real Madrid), Miranda (Atlético)
6,34 Pabón (Betis)
6,31 Adrián (Betis), Isco (Málaga)
6,30 Modric (Real Madrid), Banega (Valencia)
6,29 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
6,28 Beñat (Betis)
6,27 Busquets (Barcelona), Mathieu (Valencia)
6,26 Koke (Atlético), Monreal (Málaga)
6,24 Arda Turan (Atlético)
6,23 Benzema (Real Madrid)
6,21 Khedira (Real Madrid), Salva Sevilla (Betis), Diego Alves (Valencia), Willy Caballero (Málaga)
6,20 Puyol (Barcelona)
6,19 Kaká (Real Madrid)
6,18 Montoya (Barcelona), Toulalan, Eliseu (Málaga)
6,17 Gabi (Atlético)
6,16 Pedro (Barcelona)
6,15 Jorge Molina (Betis), Feghouli (Valencia)
6,14 Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Rubén Castro (Betis)
6,13 Valdés (Barcelona), Di María, Nacho Fernández (Real Madrid), Joaquín (Málaga)
6,12 Filipe Luis (Atlético)
6,11 Piqué (Barcelona), Marcelo (Real Madrid)
6,10 Casillas (Real Madrid), João Pereira, Rami (Valencia)
6,09 Jonas (Valencia)
6,08 Demichelis (Málaga)
6,07 Dani Alves (Barcelona)
6,06 Tino Costa (Valencia)
6,05 Pinto (Barcelona)
6,04 Fàbregas, Adriano, Alexis, Bartra (Barcelona), Higuaín (Real Madrid), Paulão (Betis)
6,03 Thiago (Barcelona), Fábio Coentrão (Real Madrid), Mario Suárez (Atlético)
6,02 Pepe (Real Madrid), Gago (Valencia)
6,01 Juanfran (Atlético)
6,00 Nelson (Betis)
5,99 Guaita (Valencia)
5,98 Cebolla Rodríguez (Atlético), Albelda (Valencia)
5,97 Godín (Atlético)
5,96 Mascherano (Barcelona), Cissokho (Valencia), Júlio Baptista (Málaga)
5,95 Callejón (Real Madrid), Cata Díaz (Atlético)
5,94 Guardado, Barragán (Valencia), Antunes (Málaga)
5,93 Tiago (Atlético), Albiol (Real Madrid), Cañas (Betis)
5,92 Essien (Real Madrid), Weligton (Málaga)
5,91 Song (Barcelona), Ricardo Carvalho (Real Madrid)
5,89 Juan Carlos (Betis)
5,88 Piatti (Valencia)
5,87 Morata (Real Madrid), Gámez, Camacho (Málaga)
5,86 Raúl García (Atlético)
5,85 Rubén Pérez (Betis), Sergio Sánchez (Málaga)
5,84 Villa (Barcelona), Adrián (Atlético)
5,82 Parejo (Valencia)
5,81 Mario (Betis), Ricardo Costa (Valencia)
5,80 Buonanotte (Málaga)
5,79 Arbeloa (Real Madrid)
5,78 Adán (Real Madrid)
5,76 J. Campbell (Betis)
5,74 Agra (Betis)
5,72 Saviola (Málaga)
5,71 Nacho (Betis), Portillo (Málaga)
5,65 Amaya (Betis)
5,64 Vadillo (Betis)
5,63 Iglebor (Betis)
5,62 Chica (Betis), Santa Cruz (Málaga)
5,61 Álex Martínez (Betis)
5,60 Bernat (Valencia), Pereira, Ángel (Betis)
5,58 Victor Ruiz (Valencia)
5,54 J. Viera (Valencia), Duda (Málaga)
5,53 Pozuelo (Betis)
5,50 Perquis (Betis)
5,49 Nono (Betis)

Average height of squads 2013/14.

Goalkeepers excluded.

184,30 Schalke
183,76 Hertha BSC
183,25 Dortmund, Leverkusen
183,15 Hamburg

182,70 West Ham
182,40 Fulham
182,35 Juventus, M'gladbach
182,05 Fiorentina, PSV
181,76 Tottenham
181,75 Roma
181,70 Milan
181,67 Everton
181,57 Liverpool
181,29 Chelsea
181,15 Inter
181,14 Bayern Munich, Newcastle
181,10 Monaco
181,00 Real Madrid, Lazio
180,95 Paris-SG
180,85 Feyenoord
180,48 Atlético de Madrid, Athletic Club
180,35 Ajax
180,19 Man City
180,05 Arsenal
179,86 Marseille
179,60 Lazio
179,52 Man United
179,29 Lyon

178,90 Espanyol
178,52 Valencia
178,33 Swansea, Sevilla
176,38 Barcelona

Player ratings Anderlecht 0, Paris Saint Germain 5.

0-1 17' Zlatan Ibrahimović (Gregory van der Wiel), 0-2 22' Zlatan Ibrahimović (heel-kick) (Gregory van der Wiel), 0-3 36' Zlatan Ibrahimović, 0-4 52' Edinson Cavani (Blaise Matuidi), 0-5 62' Zlatan Ibrahimović (Thiago Motta). Att: 18.465.
RSCA: Thomas Kaminski 5,90 - Bram Nuytinck 5,10, Chancel Mbemba 4,80, Fabrice N'Sakala 4,80, Dennis Praet 5,30 (72' Cyriac Gohi Bi), Cheikhou Kouyaté 4,60, Sacha Kljestan 4,60, Guillaume Gillet 5,30, Yoeri Tielemans 5,10, Matías Suárez 4,60 (46' Frank Acheampong 5,90), Aleksandar Mitrović 5,30 (72' Luka Milivojević 5,40). - coach:  John van den Brom. = average: 5,13 [decrepit]
P-SG: Salvatore Sirigu 6,40 - Gregory van der Wiel 7,20, Marquinhos 6,10, Alex Costa 6,00 (56' Zoumana Camara 6,10), Maxwell 6,10, Marco Verratti 6,40, Thiago Motta 6,20, Blaise Matuidi 6,30 (64' Adrien Rabiot 5,90), Ezequiel Lavezzi 5,80 (71' Lucas 5,90), Zlatan Ibrahimović 8,80, Edinson Cavani 6,30. - coach: Laurent Blanc. = average: 6,39 [strong]

Player ratings Real Madrid 2, Juventus 1.

1-0 4' Cristiano Ronaldo (Ángel Di María), 1-1 22' Llorente, 2-1 29' Cristiano Ronaldo penalty (Sergio Ramos). Sent off: 48' Giorgio Chiellini. Att: 77.856.
Real Madrid:  Iker Casillas 6,20 - Arbeloa 6,00, Pepe 6,00, Sergio Ramos 6,20, Marcelo 6,20, Sami Khedira 6,00, Illarramendi 5,80 (72' Isco), Luka Modrić 5,70, Ángel Di María 6,80 (79' Morata), Karim Benzema 5,10 (67' Gareth Bale 5,80), Cristiano Ronaldo 7,50. - coach: Carlo Ancelotti 6,00. = average: 6,11 [satisfactory]
Juventus: Gianluigi Buffon 6,10 - Martín Cáceres 6,10, Andrea Barzagli 6,00, Giorgio Chiellini 4,70, Angelo Ogbonna 5,50 (69' Sebastian Giovinco 5,90), Arturo Vidal 5,80, Andrea Pirlo 5,70 (59' Kwadwo Asamoah 6,10), Paul Pogba 6,30, Claudio Marchisio 5,80, Carlos Tévez 5,90, Llorente 6,40 (50' Leonardo Bonucci 6,10). - coach: Antonio Conte 6,30. = average: 5,89 [vulnerable]

23 October, 2013

Player ratings Marseille 1, Napoli 2.

0-1 42' José Callejón (Gonzalo Higuaí­n), 0-2 67' Duván Zapata (Dries Mertens), 1-2 85' André Ayew (Jordan Ayew). Att: 39.790.
Marseille: Stéve Mandanda 5,40 - Rod Fanni 4,30 (53' Kassim Abdallah 5,30), Nicolas N'Koulou 5,50, Souleymane Diawara 5,60, Jérémy Morel 5,30, Alaixys Romao 5,30, Benoît Cheyrou 5,10, Dimitri Payet 4,90 (71' Florian Thauvin), Matthieu Valbuena 6,00, André Ayew 6,00, André-Pierre Gignac 4,90 (77' Jordan Ayew). - coach: Elie Baup 5,10. = average: 5,30 [lame]
Napoli: Pepe Reina 6,30 - Christian Maggio 6,00, Federico Fernández 6,40, Raúl Albiol 6,30, Pablo Armero 5,80, Valon Behrami 6,50, Gökhan Inler 6,60, José Callejón 7,00, Marek Hamšík 6,40 (84' Lorenzo Insigne), Dries Mertens 7,30 (76' Giandomenico Mesto), Gonzalo Higuaí­n 6,00 (58' Duván Zapata). - coach: Rafael Benítez 6,90. = average: 6,42 [strong]

Player ratings Milan 1, Barcelona 1.

1-0 9' Robinho (Kaká), 1-1 23' Lionel Messi. Att: 74.487.
Milan: Marco Amelia 6,50 - Ignazio Abate 6,30, Cristián Zapata 5,90, Philippe Mexès 6,20, Kevin Constant 5,70 - Riccardo Montolivo 6,40, Nigel de Jong 6,60, Sulley Ali Muntari 6,40, Valter Birsa 5,60 (80' Andrea Poli) - Robinho 6,40 (64' Mario Balotelli 5,80), Kaká 6,60 (71' Urby Emanuelson 5,90). - coach: Massimiliano Allegri 6,90. = average: 6,18 [solid]
Barcelona: Victor Valdés 5,80 - Dani Alves 6,10, Piqué 6,20, Javier Mascherano 5,40, Adriano 5,60 - Iniesta 6,40, Busquets 6,00, Xavi 6,50 - Neymar 5,30 (81' Pedro), Alexis Sánchez 5,70 (74' Cesc Fàbregas), Lionel Messi 6,70. - coach: Gerardo Martino 6,40. = average: 5,97 [acceptable]

21 October, 2013

Average ratings Roma.

7,00 De Rossi
6,94 Totti
6,84 Benatia, Strootman
6,81 Pjanic
6,71 Gervinho
6,56 Florenzi
6,50 Castán
6,47 Maicon
6,37 Balzaretti
6,35 De Sanctis, Torosidis
6,34 Ljajic
6,20 Dodô
6,10 Taddei
6,00 Bradley
5,97 Borriello
5,67 Marquinho

Player ratings Fiorentina 4, Juventus 2.

0-1 37′ Tevez penalty, 0-2 40' Pogba, 1-2 66' G. Rossi penalty, 2-2 76' Joaquín, 3-2 78'  Joaquín, 4-2 81' G. Rossi. Att: 38.290.
Fiorentina: Neto 7,20 - Roncaglia 6,60, G. Rodríguez 5,50, Savic 6,20 - Cuadrado 6,60, Ambrosini 6,00 (23′ M. Fernández 6,50), D. Pizarro 6,40, Borja Valero 7,00, Pasqual 6,00 - Aquilani 5,30 (56' Joaquín 7,00) - G. Rossi 8,60 (85' Matos). - coach: Montella 7,00. = average: 6,53 [very good]
Juventus: Buffon 4,70 - Barzagli 5,10, Bonucci 5,00, Chiellini 5,30 - Padoin 5,10 (83' Motta), Pogba 6,20, Pirlo 5,90, Marchisio 5,60 (77' Vidal), Asamoah 5,00 (79' Giovinco) - Tevez 6,50, Llorente 5,70. - coach: Conte 5,20. = average: 5,46 [poor]

19 October, 2013

European Cup topscorers 1964-69.

1964/65
9: Eusébio & José Augusto Torres (Benfica)
7: Roger Hunt (Liverpool), Nikola Kotkov (Lokomotiv Sofia)
6: Amancio (Real Madrid), Jim Forrest (Rangers)

1965/66
7: Florián Albert (Ferencváros), Eusébio (Benfica)
6: John Connelly (Man United), Mustafa Hasanagić (Partizan)
5: Amancio & Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid), Georgi Asparuhov (Levski Sofia), David Herd (Man United), Ivan Mráz (Sparta Prague)

1966/67
6: Paul van Himst (Anderlecht)
5: Stevie Chalmers (Celtic), Ernst Pohl (Górnik Zabrze), Arthur Thomas (Linfield)
4: Luis Aragonés (Atlético de Madrid), Johan Devrindt (Anderlecht), Tommy Gemmell (Celtic), Friedhelm Konietzka (1860 Munich), Ivan Mráz (Dukla Prague), Lajos Puskás (Vasas Budapest), Phil Scott (Linfield)

1967/68
6: Eusébio (Benfica)
5: Francisco Gento (Real Madrid), Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht)
5: Václav Mašek (Sparta Prague), Amancio (Real Madrid), Hermann Gunnarsson (Valur Reykjavík), Włodzimierz Lubański (Górnik Zabrze)

1968/69
9: Denis Law (Man United)
6: Johan Cruyff (Ajax), Pierino Prati (Milan)
5: Jozef Adamec & Valér Švec (Spartak Trnava), José Augusto Torres (Benfica)

Player ratings Roma 2, Napoli 0.

1-0 45' Miralem Pjanić freekick, 2-0 71' Miralem Pjanić penalty. Sent off: 70' Paolo Cannavaro. Att: 45.913.
Roma: Morgan De Sanctis 6,80 - Dodô 5,90, Leandro Castán 6,80, Maicon 6,50, Mehdi Benatia 7,00, Kevin Strootman 7,00, Miralem Pjanić 7,90, Daniele De Rossi 7,20, Alessandro Florenzi 6,60 (81' Marquinho), Francesco Totti 6,00 (33' Marco Borriello 6,60), Gervinho 6,40 (58' Adem Ljajić 5,90). - coach: Rudi Garcia. = average: 6,66 [excellent]
Napoli: Pepe Reina 6,00 - Miguel Britos 6,20 (45' Paolo Cannavaro 4,30), Christian Maggio 5,30, Raúl Albiol 5,60, Giandomenico Mesto 5,30, Marek Hamšík 5,00, Lorenzo Insigne 6,00, Valon Behrami 6,20, Gökhan Inler 6,00 (83' Blerim Dzemaili), José Callejón 5,30, Goran Pandev 4,90 (69' Gonzalo Higuaí­n 5,10). - coach: Rafael Benítez. = average: 5,48 [poor]

18 October, 2013

Memory Lane: Barcelona's record winning streak (18) 2005/06.

Ratings: El Mundo Deportivo (max 4).

3,36 Ronaldinho
3,31 Messi
3,23 Eto'o
3,11 Deco
3,06 Puyol
2,91 Iniesta
2,75 Márquez
2,71 Xavi, H. Larsson
2,55 Giuly
2,53 Valdés
2,50 Oleguer, Sylvinho
2,43 Motta
2,30 Van Bommel
2,20 Ezquerro
2,17 Gabri, Belletti
2,00 Van Bronckhorst

16 October, 2013

Player ratings England 2, Poland 0.

1-0 41' Wayne Rooney (Leighton Baines), 2-0 88' Steven Gerrard (James Milner). Att: 85.186.
England: Joe Hart 6,40 - Chris Smalling 5,60, Phil Jagielka 6,00, Gary Cahill 6,10,     Leighton Baines 7,10, Andros Townsend 6,80 (86' James Milner), Steven Gerrard 7,00, Michael Carrick 6,00 (71' Frank Lampard 5,60), Danny Welbeck 6,00, Daniel Sturridge 5,70 (82' Jack Wilshere), Wayne Rooney 7,20. - coach: Roy Hodgson. = average: 6,29 [good]

Poland: Wojciech Szczęsny 7,50 - Grzegorz Wojtkowiak 5,30, Kamil Glik 5,50, Piotr Celeban 5,60, Artur Jędrzejczyk 5,60, Waldemar Sobota 5,50 (65' Sławomir Peszko 5,80), Adrian Mierzejewski 6,30 (75' Piotr Zieliński), Mariusz Lewandowski 5,10 (46' Mateusz Klich 6,00), Jakub Błaszczykowski 5,80, Grzegorz Krychowiak 5,80, Robert Lewandowski 5,50. - coach: Waldemar Fornalik. = average: 5,79 [mediocre]

15 October, 2013

Player ratings Belgium 0, Italy 1 [Under 21 Euro qualifier]

0-1 4' Battocchio. Att: apprx 5500 (Genk).
Belgium: Coosemans 7,00 - Vermijl 6,50, Arslanagic 5,00 (46' Mechele 6,00), De Bock 5,25, Lukaku 5,25 - Cissé 5,25 (46' Tielemans 6,00), Malanda 6,25 - Bruno 6,00 (71' Vetokele), Hazard 5,25, Mpoku 6,50 - Batshuayi 6,25. - coach: Walem 6,00. = average: 5,88 [vulnerable]
Italy: Bardi 7,50 - Zappacosta 7,00, Bianchetti 7,75, Antei 6,75, Biraghi 6,00 - Battocchio 7,00 (81' Improta), Viviani 8,00, Baselli 8,00, Fossati 7,25 - Belotti 6,50 (74' Longo), Rozzi 5,75 (53' Molina 6,50). - coach: Di Biagio 7,50. = average: 7,00 [fantabulous]

14 October, 2013

Memory Lane: Süperlig 2008/09.

Ratings: Fanatik.

2,67 Rodrigo Tello (Beşiktaş)
2,58 Arda Turan (Galatasaray)
2,50 Tomáš Sivok (Beşiktaş)
2,44 Harry Kewell (Galatasaray)
2,38 Diego Lugano & Roberto Carlos (Fenerbahçe)
2,33 Emre Aşık (Galatasaray), Fabian Ernst (Beşiktaş)
2,29 Ekrem Dağ & Yusuf Şimşek (Beşiktaş)
2,27 Milan Baroš (Galatasaray)
2,25 Ayhan Akman (Galatasaray)
2,22 Hakan Balta (Galatasaray)
2,17 Baris (Galatasaray), Önder Turacı (Fenerbahçe)
2,14 Rüştü Reçber (Beşiktaş)
2,12 Volkan Demirel & Deivid (Fenerbahçe), İbrahim Toraman (Beşiktaş)
2,08 Morgan De Sanctis (Galatasaray)
2,00 Sabri Sarıoğlu & Fernando Meira* (Galatasaray), Semih Şentürk, Deniz Barış & Emre Belözoğlu (Fenerbahçe), Bobô (Beşiktaş)
1,89 İbrahim Üzülmez (Beşiktaş)
1,88 Lincoln (Galatasaray), Mert Nobre (Beşiktaş)
1,83 Volkan Yaman (Galatasaray), Édouard Cissé  (Beşiktaş)
1,71 Filip Hološko (Beşiktaş)
1,57 Ümit Karan (Galatasaray)
1,56 Uğur Boral (Fenerbahçe)
1,50 Shabani Nonda & Mehmet Güven (Galatasaray)

Memory Lane: Ligue 1 2008/09.

L'Équipe + France Football.

6,20 Michel Bastos (Lille)
6,18 André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse)
6,04 Etienne Didot (Toulouse)
6,02 Stéphane Sessegnon (Paris-SG)
5,98 Karim Benzema (Lyon)
5,96 Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
5,90 Mickaël Landreau (Paris-SG)
5,87 Fabien Audard (Lorient)
5,86 Nicolas Douchez (Rennes)
5,84 Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
5,82 Jérémy Clément (Paris-SG) , Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)
5,78 Mauro Cetto (Toulouse)
5,75 Vincent Planté (Caen)
5,70 Kevin Gameiro (Lorient)
5,63 Stéphane Ruffier (Monaco)
5,54 Jérôme Alonzo (Nantes)

Memory Lane: Premier League 2008/09.

Top teams only.

7,16 Gerrard (Liverpool)
7,10 Lampard (Chelsea)
7,08 Fàbregas (Arsenal)
6,95 Essien (Chelsea)
6,92 Rooney (Man United)
6,81 Xabi Alonso (Liverpool)
6,80 Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
6,78 Van Persie (Arsenal)
6,75 Giggs (Man United)
6,73 Hyypiä (Liverpool)
6,72 Walcott (Arsenal)
6,71 Carragher (Liverpool)
6,70 Drogba (Chelsea)
6,69 Ferdinand (Man United)
6,68 Mascherano (Liverpool)
6,67 Terry (Chelsea)
6,65 Rafael & Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United)
6,65 Nasri (Arsenal)
6,64 Vidic (Man United)
6,60 Tévez (Man United)

Memory Lane: La Liga 2008/09.

Man of the Match in sports newspaper As

9 times: Messi (Barcelona)
7: Iniesta (Barcelona), Agüero (Atlético), Higuaín (Real Madrid), Kanouté (Sevilla)
6: Xavi (Barcelona)
5: Villa (Valencia), Robben (Real Madrid), Eto'o (Barcelona), Diego López (Villarreal)
4: Forlán (Atlético), Raúl (Real Madrid), Cazorla (Villarreal), Luís Fabiano (Sevilla)
3: Marcos Senna, G. Rossi & Llorente (Villarreal), Silva & Mata (Valencia), Squillaci & Jesús Navas (Sevilla), Henry & Bojan (Barcelona)
2: Simão (Atlético), Guti & Gago (Real Madrid), Vicente (Valencia)


El duro (the rough one):
8 times: Marchena (Valencia)
4: Eguren (Villarreal), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Perea (Atlético)
3: Márquez (Barcelona), Seitaridis & Assunção (Atlético)

Serie A: highest averages ratings in one season, 1982-2013.

6,94 Platini (Juventus) 1983/84
6,91 Martina (Genoa) 1982/83
6,87 Maradona (Napoli) 1984/85
6,82 Dirceu (Como) 1985/86
6,82 Zaccarelli (Torino) 1985/86
6,82 Brady (Sampdoria) 1983/84
6,81 Tricella (Verona) 1984/85
6,79 Lorieri (Ascoli) 1991/92
6,79 Bagni (Napoli) 1985/86
6,79 Matteoli (Como) 1984/85
6,79 Falcão (Roma) 1982/83
6,79 Bordon (Inter) 1982/83
6,77 Júnior (Pescara) 1988/89
6,77 Mancini (Sampdoria) 1987/88
6,77 Zenga (Inter) 1986/87
6,77 Tacconi (Juventus) 1983/84
6,76 Gullit (Sampdoria) 1993/94
6,76 F. Baresi (Milan) 1987/88
6,75 Totti (Roma) 2001/02
6,73 Alexis Sánchez (Udinese) 2010/11
6,73 Nedved (Lazio) 2000/01
6,73 Thuram (Parma) 1996/97
6,72 R. Baggio (Brescia) 2003/04
6,72 Zenga (Inter) 1988/89
6,71 Totti (Roma) 2003/04
6,71 Peruzzi (Juventus) 1996/97
6,71 Kohler (Juventus) 1991/92
6,70 Corini (Chievo) 2001/02
6,70 Signori (Bologna) 2000/01
6,70 Magrin (Atalanta) 1986/87
6,69 Peruzzi (Inter) 1999/2000
6,69 C. Vieri (Inter) 1999/2000
6,69 Marchegiani (Lazio) 1994/95
6,69 F. Baresi (Milan) 1991/92 & 1988/89
6,68 Rubén Sosa (Inter) 1992/93
6,68 F. Baresi (Milan) 1986/87
6,68 Gullit (Milan) 1987/88
6,67 Totti (Roma) 2005/06
6,67 Rui Costa (Fiorentina) 2000/01
6,65 Chevantón (Lecce) 2003/04
6,64 Pirlo (Juventus) 2011/12
6,64 C. Vieri (Inter) 2001/02
6,64 Ferrara (Napoli) 1993/94
6,63 Mutu (Parma) 2002/03
6,63 Bierhoff (Udinese) 1997/98
6,63 Pagliuca (Inter) 1996/97
6,63 Cervone (Roma) 1989/90


Per club
7: Inter
5: Juventus, Milan, Roma
3: Napoli, Sampdoria
2: Udinese, Lazio, Parma, Como
1: Genoa, Torino, Verona, Ascoli, Pescara, Brescia, Bologna, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Lecce.

Per nation
31: Italy
3: Brazil
2: France, Holland, Germany, Uruguay
1: Argentina, Ireland, Chile, Czech Republic, Portugal, Romania.

13 October, 2013

WC qualifiers top scorers - South America.

10 goals: Lionel Messi (Argentina), Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
9: Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina), Radamel Falcao (Colombia)
6: Teófilo Gutiérrez (Colombia), Felipe Caicedo (Ecuador)
5:  Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Eduardo Vargas & Arturo Vidal (Chile), Jefferson Farfán (Peru), Salomón Rondón (Venezuela)
4: Marcelo Martins (Bolivia), Christian Benítez (Ecuador), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)
3: Ángel di María & Ezequiel Lavezzi (Argentina), Carlos Saucedo (Bolivia), Matías Fernández & Alexis Sánchez (Chile), James Rodríguez (Colombia), Segundo Castillo & Jefferson Montero (Ecuador), Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay), Paolo Guerrero & Claudio Pizarro (Peru), Juan Arango (Venezuela).

WC qualifiers top scorers - Europe.

11 goals: Robin van Persie (Holland)
10: Edin Džeko (Bosnia)
7: Vedad Ibišević (Bosnia), Mesut Özil (Germany)
6: Wayne Rooney (England), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden), Tomer Hemed (Israel)
5: David Alaba (Austria), Zvjezdan Misimović (Bosnia), Marco Reus (Germany), Robbie Keane (Ireland), Eden Ben Basat (Israel), Jeremain Lens & Rafael van der Vaart (Holland), Hélder Postiga (Portugal), Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Russia), Milivoje Novaković (Slovenia), Burak Yılmaz & Umut Bulut (Turkey)
4: Frank Lampard & Danny Welbeck (England), Thomas Müller & Miroslav Klose (Germany), Balázs Dzsudzsák (Hungary), Gylfi Sigurðsson (Iceland), Mario Balotelli & Pablo Osvaldo (Italy), Andrija Delibašić & Dejan Damjanović (Montenegro), Bruno Alves & Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).

12 October, 2013

Player ratings England 4, Montenegro 1.

1-0 48' Wayne Rooney, 2-0 62' og Branko Bošković, 2-1 71' Dejan Damjanović (Fatos Bećiraj), 3-1 78' Andros Townsend, 4-1 90' Daniel Sturridge penalty.  Att: 83.807.
England: Joe Hart 6,30 - Kyle Walker 5,80, Phil Jagielka 6,10, Gary Cahill 6,10, Leighton Baines 6,40, Andros Townsend 7,40 (80' Jack Wilshere), Frank Lampard 5,90 (65' Michael Carrick 6,00), Steven Gerrard 6,20 (87' James Milner), Danny Welbeck 6,60, Daniel Sturridge 6,50, Wayne Rooney 6,50. - coach: Roy Hodgson. = average: 6,32 [good]
Montenegro: Vukašin Poleksić 5,70 - Elsad Zverotić 5,60, Vladimir Volkov 5,70 (72' Simon Vukčević), Stefan Savić 5,80, Savo Pavičević 5,60 (57' Fatos Bećiraj 5,80), Milan Jovanović 5,10, Ivan Kecojević 5,30, Nikola Drinčić 5,80, Branko Bošković 5,00, Stevan Jovetić 6,00 (81' Filip Kasalica), Dejan Damjanović 6,30. - coach: Branko Brnović. = average: 5,64 [failing]

Player ratings Denmark 2, Italy 2.

0-1 28' Pablo Osvaldo (Thiago Motta), 1-1 45' Nicklas Bendtner (Michael Krohn-Dehli), 2-1 79' Nicklas Bendtner (Michael Krohn-Dehli), 2-2 90' Alberto Aquilani (Pablo Osvaldo). Att: 38.000.
Denmark: Stephan Andersen 6,00 - Lars Jacobsen 5,70, Nicolai Boilesen 5,70, Andreas Bjelland 5,80, Daniel Agger 5,30, Niki Zimling 6,10 (82' Leon Andreasen), William Kvist 6,00, Michael Krohn-Dehli 6,60, Christian Eriksen 6,50, Martin Braithwaite 5,40 (45' Emil Larsen 6,20), Nicklas Bendtner 7,30 (84' Simon Makienok). - coach: Morten Olsen. = average: 6,05 [acceptable]
Italy: Gianluigi Buffon 5,40 - Lorenzo De Silvestri 5,40, Andrea Ranocchia 5,10, Giorgio Chiellini 6,10, Federico Balzaretti 5,00, Thiago Motta 6,40, Riccardo Montolivo 6,10 (82' Alberto Gilardino), Claudio Marchisio 5,30 (68' Alberto Aquilani 6,50), Antonio Candreva 6,10, Pablo Osvaldo 6,80, Alessandro Diamanti 5,90 (77' Alessio Cerci). - coach: Cesare Prandelli 6,00. = average: 5,84 [mediocre]

11 October, 2013

Memory Lane: Bayern Munich & Borussia Dortmund 2010/11.

Bayern players in bold text. 

7,39 Hummels
7,38 Kagawa
7,36 Sahin
7,30 Götze
7,28 S. Bender
7,24 Weidenfeller
7,13 Schmelzer
7,06 M. Gómez
7,05 Ribéry
6,95 Subotic
6,91 Piszczek
6,89 Butt
6,86 Barrios
6,73 Luíz Gustavo    
6,71 T. Müller
6,69 Schweinsteiger, Großkreutz
6,63 Lahm
6,62 Tymoshchuk
6,76 Kroos, Pranjic
6,44 Blaszczykowski
6,42 Lewandowski
6,10 Van Buyten
6,05 Badstuber

10 October, 2013

The Players' Poll, Serie A.

Poll among 500 players. Votes for players/coaches of their own team were not allowed.

The most overrated Serie A player
8% Schelotto, Icardi, Balotelli
4% Giaccherini, El Shaarawy, Osvaldo, Vucinic, Chiellini, Ogbonna

The best Serie A referee
18% Rizzoli
12% Giacomelli
8% Romeo, Bergonzi
6% Rocchi, Giannoccaro, Orsato

The toughest defender
44% Chiellini
12% Barzagli
4% Mexès, Aronica, Campagnaro, Portanova

Who would you prefer to coach your team?

32% Conte
18% Montella
12% Allegri
10% Mazzarri
8% Petkovic

The best fans
18% Torino
14% Atalanta
12% Sampdoria, Genoa
8% Roma, Fiorentina
6% Palermo, Lazio, Napoli

Did you ever have a depression?
76% No
18% Yes, but not a severe one
6% Yes, a severe one

Are depressions a problem among professional footballers?

42% No
34% Yes, but not a big problem
24% Yes, a big problem

Did a team mate of yours ever tell you in private that he is gay?
94% No
6% Yes

Would a gay footballer risk to have is carreer shattered?
66% No
32% Yes, partly
2% Yes, severely


[Gazzetta dello Sport]

07 October, 2013

Average ratings Barcelona, Atlético & Real Madrid.


Barcelona players in bold text, Atlético players in red.

7,49 Messi
7,21 Diego Costa

6,74 Valdés
6,72 Fàbregas
6,70 Raúl García

6,66 De María
6,59 Busquets
6,58 Koke

6,57 Miranda
6,52 Bartra
6,51 Modric, Filipe Luis
6,49 Diego López

6,48 Arda Turan, Mario Suárez
6,44 Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiago Mendes
6,43 Dani Alves
6,41 Isco, Courtois
6,40 Mascherano
6,34 Pedro, Alexis
6,33 Godín

6,32 Iniesta, Xavi
6,26 Gabi, Villa

6,24 Piqué, Marcelo, Juanfran
6,20 Adriano
6,13 Tello
6,12 Benzema
6,11 Sergio Ramos
6,07 Pepe
5,83 Arbeloa
5,81 Khedira
5,77 Illaramendi, Léo Baptistão
5,73 Fábio Coentrão
5,67 Dani Caravajal
5,63 Casemiro

Player ratings Juventus 3, Milan 1.

0-1 1' Sulley Ali Muntari (Antonio Nocerino), 1-1 14' Andrea Pirlo freekick, 2-1 68' Sebastian Giovinco, 3-1 74' Giorgio Chiellini, 3-2 89' Sulley Ali Muntari. Sent off:  73' Philippe Mexès. Att: 38.722.
Juventus: Gianluigi Buffon 6,40 - Giorgio Chiellini 6,70, Andrea Barzagli 6,40, Leonardo Bonucci 5,60, Claudio Marchisio 5,70, Simone Padoin 5,40 (54' Paul Pogba 5,90), Andrea Pirlo 6,80, Kwadwo Asamoah 6,10, Arturo Vidal 5,90, Carlos Tévez 6,40 (84' Llorente), Fabio Quagliarella 5,50 (66' Sebastian Giovinco 7,10). - coach:  Antonio Conte 6,20. = average: 6,15 [satisfactory]
Milan: Christian Abbiati 5,90 - Philippe Mexès 4,20, Cristián Zapata 5,40, Sulley Ali Muntari 6,70, Riccardo Montolivo 5,70, Ignazio Abate 5,70, Kevin Constant 5,60, Antonio Nocerino 5,60 (69' M'Baye Niang), Nigel de Jong 6,00 (85' Andrea Poli), Robinho 5,20 (75' Cristian Zaccardo), Alessandro Matri 5,20. - coach: Massimiliano Allegri 5,80. = average: 5,56 [failing]

06 October, 2013

Player ratings Man City 3, Everton 1.

0-1 16' Romelu Lukaku (Phil Jagielka), 1-1 17' Álvaro Negredo (Yaya Touré), 2-1 45' Kun Agüero (David Silva), 3-1 69' og Tim Howard. Att: 47.267.
Man City:  Joe Hart 6,00 - Vincent Kompany 5,70 (34' Matija Nastasić 6,20), Joleon Lescott 5,40, Aleksandar Kolarov 6,80 (58' Gaël Clichy 6,00), Pablo Zabaleta 6,50, James Milner 6,20, David Silva 6,70, Fernandinho 6,00, Yaya Touré 6,40, Álvaro Negredo 6,50, Kun Agüero 6,70 (79' Samir Nasri). - coach: Manuel Pellegrini. = average: 6,24 [solid]
Everton: Tim Howard 6,00 - Leighton Baines 5,70, Phil Jagielka 5,70, Sylvain Distin 5,70, Seamus Coleman 5,30, Kevin Mirallas 5,20 (63' Darron Gibson 5,70), Steven Naismith 5,70, James McCarthy 5,90, Ross Barkley 5,70, Leon Osman 5,40 (63' Deulofeu 6,00), Romelu Lukaku 6,00 (82' Arouna Koné). - coach: Roberto Martínez. = average: 5,69 [disappointing]

Average ratings Roma.

7,07 Totti
6,97 De Rossi
6,82 Strootman
6,81 Benatia
6,76 Gervinho
6,66 Pjanic
6,55 Florenzi
6,46 Maicon, Castán
6,45 Ljajic
6,37 Balzaretti
6,29 De Sanctis

Player ratings Inter 0, Roma 3.

0-1 18' Francesco Totti (Gervinho), 0-2  40' Francesco Totti penalty, 0-3 44' Alessandro Florenzi (Kevin Strootman). Sent of: 78' Federico Balzaretti.  Att: 60.336.
Inter: Samir Handanovič 6,50 - Juan Jesus 5,30, Andrea Ranocchia 4,50, Rolando 5,00, Yuto Nagatomo 5,00, Ricardo Álvarez 6,30, Fredy Guarín 5,80 (69' Diego Milito), Esteban Cambiasso 5,00, Saphir Taïder 5,00 (55' Mateo Kovačić 5,00), Álvaro Pereira 4,30 (46' Mauro Icardi 5,30), Rodrigo Palacio 5,20. - coach: Walter Mazzarri 5,30. = average: 5,25 [decrepit]
Roma: Morgan De Sanctis 6,50 - Leandro Castán 6,70, Mehdi Benatia 7,00, Vasilios Torosidis 6,50, Federico Balzaretti 6,00, Kevin Strootman 7,50, Miralem Pjanić 6,50 (55' Taddei 6,00), Daniele De Rossi 6,90, Alessandro Florenzi 7,50 (75' Marquinho), Francesco Totti 8,30 (80' Dodô), Gervinho 7,80. - coach: Rudi Garcia 8,00. = average: 6,93 [first-class]

Average ratings Barcelona & Real Madrid.

Barcelona players in bold text.

7,49 Messi
6,74 Valdés
6,72 Fàbregas
6,66 De María
6,59 Busquets
6,52 Bartra
6,51 Modric
6,49 Diego López
6,44 Cristiano Ronaldo
6,43 Dani Alves
6,41 Isco
6,40 Mascherano
6,34 Pedro, Alexis
6,32 Iniesta, Xavi
6,24 Piqué, Marcelo
6,20 Adriano
6,13 Tello
6,12 Benzema
6,11 Sergio Ramos
6,07 Pepe
5,83 Arbeloa
5,81 Khedira
5,77 Illaramendi
5,73 Fábio Coentrão
5,67 Dani Caravajal
5,63 Casemiro

04 October, 2013

Total points Champions League & Europa League.

1. England : 32
2. Spain : 29
3. Germany : 25
4. Italy : 19
5. Russia, Ukraine, Portugal : 11
8. Switzerland : 9
9. Holland, Austria, Belgium, France : 8
13. Greece : 7
14. Bulgaria : 6
15. Israel, Turkey : 5
17. Denmark, Cyprus, Czech Republic : 4
20. Moldova : 2
21. Croatia, Sweden, Romania, Norway, Kazakhstan  : 1
26. Slovenia, Poland, Scotland : 0

Average ratings Fiorentina.

6,78 G. Rossi
6,54 Borja Valero

6,51 G. Rodríguez
6,38 Ambrosini
6,36 Mati Fernández
6,22 Compper
6,20 Aquilani
6,18 Pasqual
6,10 M. Gómez
6,05 Savic
6,03 Neto
6,02 Tomovic
5,96 D. Pizarro
5,92 Joaquín
5,80 Marcos Alonso


Averages last season (league only)
6,46 Borja Valero, D. Pizarro
6,37 Cuadrado
6,22 Ljajic
6,19 Pasqual
6,17 Jovetic
6,10 Aquilani
6,07 Viviano
5,97 Migliaccio, Rômulo
5,96 G. Rodríguez
5,94 Toni, Savic
5,91 El Hamdaoui
5,90 Mati Fernández
5,77 Tomovic
5,64 Larrondo
5,58 Neto

03 October, 2013

Champions League: average points after two rounds.

1. Spain & Germany : 75,0%
3. England : 66,7%
4. France & Italy : 50,0%
6. Russia : 33,3%
7. other countries : 25,6%

"Suspect" draws in Europes five big leagues, 2010-2013.

Draws where average odds were lower than 2,90.

2013/14
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2012/13
1,73 Torino-Genoa (0-0)
2,06 Chievo-Cagliari (0-0)
2,09 Chievo-Torino (1-1)
2,31 Atalanta-Bologna (1-1)
2,55 Bastia-Sochaux (0-0)
2,86 Bologna-Sampdoria (1-1)

2011/12
1,92 Catania-Roma (1-1)
2,44 Siena-Bologna (1-1)
2,50 Chievo-Siena (1-1)
2,72 Cagliari-Chievo (0-0)
2,76 Bologna-Chievo (2-2)
2,89 Genoa-Fiorentina (2-2)

2010/11
1,33 Bologna-Parma (0-0)
1,52 Chievo-Sampdoria (0-0)
1,94 Napoli-Inter (1-1)
1,97 Udinese-Milan (0-0)
2,45 Cagliari-Brescia (1-1)
2,78 Bologna-Genoa (1-1)
2,80 Chievo-Parma (0-0)
2,89 Bologna-Cagliari (2-2)


Results
8 times 1-1 and 0-0
3 times 2-2

Average: 1,16 goals per match. 

Teams involved
7 times: Bologna, Chievo
4: Cagliari
3: Genoa
2: Parma, Sampdoria, Siena, Torino
1: Brescia, Udinese, Milan, Napoli, Inter, Catania, Roma, Fiorentina, Atalanta, Bastia, Sochaux.

Average ratings Real Madrid.

6,72 Di María
6,57 Isco
6,54 Modric
6,50 Diego López
6,39 Cristiano Ronaldo
6,14 Benzema
6,12 Marcelo
6,08 Sergio Ramos
6,07 Pepe
6,05 Casillas, Özil
6,00 Fábio Coentrão
5,90 Bale
5,84 Arbeloa
5,83 Khedira
5,77 Illaramendi
5,67 Carvajal
5,63 Casemiro


Averages last season
La Liga, Champions League, Supercopa and Copa del Rey matches.

6,84 Cristiano Ronaldo
6,42 Diego López
6,40 Xabi Alonso
6,39 Özil
6,35 Varane
6,29 Sergio Ramos, Modric
6,21 Khedira
6,20 Benzema
6,19 Kaká
6,16 Nacho
6,14 Di María
6,11 Marcelo
6,10 Casillas
6,03 Fábio Coentrão
6,02 Pepe, Higuaín
5,95 Albiol
5,94 Callejón
5,92 Essien
5,90 José Rodríguez
5,79 Arbeloa
5,78 Adán

Player ratings Man City 1, Bayern Munich 3.

0-1 7' Franck Ribéry (Rafinha), 0-2 56' Thomas Müller (Dante), 0-3 60' Arjen Robben (Toni Kroos), 1-3 80' Álvaro Negredo (David Silva). Sent off: 86' Jérôme Boateng. Att: 45.201.
Man City: Joe Hart 4,20 - Micah Richards 4,50, Vincent Kompany 5,00, Gaël Clichy 4,70, Matija Nastasić 5,20, Samir Nasri 4,70 (70' James Milner), Jesús Navas 4,70, Fernandinho 5,00, Yaya Touré 5,20, Edin Džeko 5,20 (57' Álvaro Negredo 6,50), Kun Agüero 5,40 (70' David Silva 6,20), - coach: Manuel Pellegrini. = average: 5,12 [unacceptable]
Bayern: Manuel Neuer 6,60 - Dante 6,70, Rafinha 6,30, Jérôme Boateng 6,50, Philipp Lahm 7,30, David Alaba 7,00, Franck Ribéry 7,20 (85' Mario Götze), Bastian Schweinsteiger 6,20 (76' Jan Kirchhoff), Toni Kroos 6,70, Arjen Robben 7,00 (78' Xherdan Shaqiri), Thomas Müller 7,10. - coach: Pep Guardiola. = average: 6,78 [superb]

Player ratings Real Madrid 4, FC Copenhagen 0.

1-0 21' Cristiano Ronaldo (Marcelo), 2-0 65' Cristiano Ronaldo (Ángel Di María), 3-0 71' Ángel Di María (Karim Benzema), 4-0 90' Ángel Di María. Att: 69.347.
Real Madrid: Iker Casillas 6,00 - Raphaël Varane 6,60, Pepe 6,30, Marcelo 7,10, Dani Carvajal 6,00, Sami Khedira 6,30 (74' Morata), Luka Modrić 7,10 (67' Isco 6,30), Ángel Di María 7,80, Illarramendi 6,60, Cristiano Ronaldo 7,30, Karim Benzema 6,00 (81' Jesé Rodríguez). - coach: Carlo Ancelotti. = average: 6,62 [excellent]
FCK: Johan Wiland 5,20 - Lars Jacobsen 5,00, Pierre Bengtsson 5,40, Olof Mellberg 5,20, Ragnar Sigurðsson 5,10, Claudemir 5,50, Thomas Delaney 5,80, Rúrik Gíslason 5,70, Daniel Braaten 5,50 (66' Fanendo Adi), Nicolai Jørgensen 5,80 (73' Thomas Kristensen), Youssef Toutouh 5,70 (63' Christian Bolaños 5,40). - coach: Ståle Solbakken. = average: 5,44 [feeble]


Clasificaciones Real Madrid 4, FC Copenhagen 0.

Player ratings Juventus 2, Galatasaray 2.

0-1 36' Didier Drogba, 1-1 78' Arturo Vidal penalty (Fabio Quagliarella), 2-1 87' Fabio Quagliarella (Andrea Pirlo), 2-2 88' Umut Bulut (Didier Drogba). Att: 33.466.
Juventus: Gianluigi Buffon 5,50 - Giorgio Chiellini 5,50, Andrea Barzagli 5,20, Leonardo Bonucci 4,20 (68' Llorente), Stephan Lichtsteiner 6,10 (46' Mauricio Isla 5,20), Paul Pogba 5,00, Andrea Pirlo 6,30, Kwadwo Asamoah 5,60, Arturo Vidal 5,70, Mirko Vučinić (25' Fabio Quagliarella 7,30), Carlos Tévez 6,10. - coach: Antonio Conte 6,00. = average: 5,64 [failing]
Galatasaray: Fernando Muslera 6,00 - Aurelien Chedjou 6,10, Hakan Balta 6,00, Semih Kaya (25' Gökhan Zan 6,00), Emmanuel Eboué 6,30, Felipe Melo 6,80, Selçuk İnan 6,30, Wesley Sneijder 5,20 (74' Umut Bulut), Riera 6,00 (60' Nordin Amrabat 5,00), Didier Drogba 7,30, Bruma 6,00. - coach: Roberto Mancini 6,80. = average: 6,08 [satisfactory]

02 October, 2013

Average ratings Chelsea.

6,52 Čech 
6,40 Oscar
6,36 Terry, Ramires, Lampard
6,33 Cahill
6,27 Ivanovic
6,21 Hazard
6,12 Schürrle
5,98 David Luiz
5,91 A. Cole
5,85 F. Torres
5,84 Mata
5,60 Eto'o
5,45 Mikel


Averages last season
6,42 Mata
6,34
Čech 
6,19 Oscar
6,09 Ba
6,07 Hazard
6,05 G. Cahill, David Luíz, Lampard
6,04 A. Cole
6,02 Ramires
6,00 Moses
5,98 Azpilicueta, Fernando Torres, Terry
5,97 Ivanovic
5,85 Obi Mikel
5,78 Bertrand

Average ratings Borussia Dortmund.

7,06 Reus
6,72 Sahin
6,67 Aubameyang
6,64 Lewandowski
6,50 Mkhitaryan
6,46 Weidenfeller
6,31 Hummels
6,25 S. Bender
6,22 Großkreutz
6,19 Schmelzer
6,10 Langerak
6,07 Blaszczykowski
6,06 Subotic


Averages last season
All tournaments included.

6,82 Götze
6,68 Weidenfeller
6,48 Reus
6,46 Gündoğan
6,41 Lewandowski
6,30 Hummels
6,24 Kehl
6,22 Piszczek
6,16 Blaszczykowski
6,09 Subotić
6,08 S. Bender
6,02 Schmelzer
5,90 F. Santana
5,88 Leitner
5,81 Großkreutz
5,68 Sahin
5,57 Schieber

Player ratings Arsenal 2, Napoli 0.

1-0 8' Mesut Özil (Aaron Ramsey), 2-0 15' Olivier Giroud (Mesut Özil). Att: 59.536.
Arsenal: Wojciech Szczęsny 6,20 - Bacary Sagna 6,50, Per Mertesacker 6,70, Laurent Koscielny 6,40, Kieran Gibbs 6,30, Tomáš Rosický 6,30 (63' Jack Wilshere 6,30), Mikel Arteta 6,50, Mesut Özil 7,80, Aaron Ramsey 7,30 (88' Nacho Monreal), Mathieu Flamini 6,80, Olivier Giroud 7,10. - coach: Arsène Wenger 7,00. = average: 6,68 [superiour]
Napoli: Pepe Reina 6,10 - Miguel Britos 4,70, Juan Zúñiga 4,80, Raúl Albiol 5,10 (83' Federico Fernández), Giandomenico Mesto 5,50, Marek Hamšík 5,20, Lorenzo Insigne 5,80, Valon Behrami 5,80, Gökhan Inler 5,60, José Callejón 5,30 (77' Duván Zapata), Goran Pandev 5,10 (61' Dries Mertens 5,80). - coach: Rafael Benítez. = average: 5,40 [feeble]