Another massive upset- perhaps not as big as Argentina v Saudi because Japan have some very prominent players in the top footballing leagues of the world, but definitely an upset. And here is how the Bild newspaper and Kicker Magazine gave their player ratings for Germany Japan 1:2
All four German sides involved in the group stages of the Champions League- Bayern, BVB, Frankfurt and Leipzig, have progressed to the Round of 16 of the competition. The draw for the Ro16 will be made on Monday.
Bayern were of course the most impressive, winning all six in their group (also had FCB, Inter and Plzen). Leipzig and Man City had both confirmed qualification before the final matchday, finishing runners up in their groups behind Real Madrid and Man City.
Few had expected Eintracht to qualify, but their 2:1 win over Sporting away from home saw them grab second place in Group D behind Tottenham Hotspur.
Here are the player ratings for Viktoria Plzen vs Bayern Munich in the Champions League from the well known Bild newspaper. Bayern raced to a 4:0 lead before Plzen scored twice late in the game. Nevertheless, the win, coupled with Barca’s 3-3 draw against Inter, means that Bayern have already qualified for the next round.
According to these Bild player ratings, Goretzka the best Bayern player vs Plzen (1 rating); Mazraoui and Stanisic the worst players (rating of 4)
