Marcus Rashford handed brutal ratings as French media speak out following Aston Villa’s damaging defeat to PSG
Ben McCrum
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French media make their feelings clear on Marcus Rashford following Aston Villa’s damaging defeat to PSGFrench media make their feelings clear on Marcus Rashford following Aston Villa’s damaging defeat to PSG
Updated 09:19 10 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 09:09 10 Apr 2025 GMT+1
French media make their feelings clear on Marcus Rashford following Aston Villa’s damaging defeat to PSG
The French media have spoken out following the massive Champions League clash.
The French media have spoken out to give their verdict on Marcus Rashford following Aston Villa’s loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
On Wednesday night, Aston Villa suffered a brutal 3-1 loss to French champions Paris Saint-Germain at the Parcs des Prices in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
The result significantly dents Unai Emery’s hopes of taking Villa to the semi-finals, as they will have to overcome the two goal deficit in the second leg at Villa Park next week.
But it’s clear that the French media aren’t particularly concerned about their side’s chances of progressing, as their reports from the match have given a clear verdict on winger Rashford and several other Villa stars.
After every PSG match, popular French outlet L’Equipe upload player ratings for both sides in the game which have became notorious online for their brutal honesty.
And this honesty was clearly on display following Wednesday’s Champion League action, as the newspaper handed savage 3/10 scores to two Villa stars.
The French outlet singled out Jacob Ramsey and Matty Cash were labelled as the worst players on the pitch, giving them lower ratings than anybody else in the game.
Writing about Cash’s performance, L’Equipe said: “The right-back had clearly been targeted as the weak point in Villa’s defence. And rightly so. Struggling from kickoff until his exit, he was unable to win a duel and showed signs of nervousness with the ball.”
The newspaper clearly were also unimpressed by Rashford in the match, giving him a rating of 4/10 after he failed to impress despite replacing Oliie Watkins in the starting lineup.
Marcus Rashford failed to impress during the first leg of the Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain. (Image: Getty)
Marcus Rashford failed to impress during the first leg of the Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain. (Image: Getty)
France’s 90min went a step further, handing the former Manchester United star a 3/10 rating, writing: “Unavailable for 25 minutes, the English striker had a strange start. His team suffered waves of Parisian attacks, his contribution was less.
“Initially somewhat clumsy, he managed several important technical moves. His second half was not very noticeable, far from it, the English striker was isolated and not very successful in his choices with the ball at his feet.”
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Meanwhile, Footmercato gave Rashford a 4.5/10, saying Rashford had a ‘very difficult’ match in Paris.
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Topics: Marcus Rashford, Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League, Football
