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Inter 3-0 Monaco Player Ratings As Martinez fires a dazzling hat-trick to take Nerazzurri to last-16

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Inter 3-0 Monaco Player Ratings As Martinez fires a dazzling hat-trick to take Nerazzurri to last-16

The Italian champions Inter Milan defeated 10-men Monaco with an imposing 3-0 scoreline at San Siro in the final game week of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 and confirmed direct entry into the Round of 16. Thanks to Lautaro Martinez’s three-goal heroics, Inter concludes the group phase with an amazing 19 points securing 4th position on the points table following the home win in the final matchweek.

Meanwhile, Monaco finished as the 17th-placed side means, the Ligue 1 side will be preparing for the Play-offs round to go through to the next round with 13 points in their account. With that, let’s take a look at the Inter vs Monaco Player Ratings

Inter Player Ratings vs Monaco

Yann Sommer of Inter (Image Credit: X/Inter)
Yann Sommer of Inter (Image Credit: X@/Inter)

Goalkeeper

Yann Sommer – 7

The Swiss keeper was hardly tested by Monaco’s attacks as they were unable to get a shot on target, subsequently gifting Inter a clean sheet.

Defenders

Benjamin Pavard – 7

The French defender was solid in terms of defending and also during build-up plays from the backline. Picked up a yellow card for a challenge.

Stefan de Vrij – 7.5

Stefan de Vrij made vital interceptions and ball recoveries while also completing the most passes in the match more than any other outfield player.

Alessandro Bastoni – 7

The Italian was also a reliable figure in the back three but was only on the field for 59 minutes and was taken off in the second half of the game.

Midfielders

Denzel Dumfries – 7

Dumfries played his natural with his attacking intent registering 9 touches in the opposition box and also missed a chance to score a goal.

Nicolo Barella – 7.5

The 27-year-old provided the assist to Martinez for the second Inter goal and had a decent outing in the midfield.

Kristjan Asllani – 7

The Albanian midfielder had a busy evening, primarily operated in the centre of the park and played 11 passes into the attacking third.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan7.5

One of the standout performers for the home side, he was involved in the creation of three chances and had shot on target as well in addition to 12 final third passes.

Federico Dimarco – 8

The flying wing-back was the most creative player on the field, as Dimarco was responsible for creating 4 chances the most by any other player.

Forwards

Lautaro Martinez – 10

The Argentine striker converted the penalty to put Inter ahead in the 4th minute and later bagged two more goals to complete his hat-trick haul. He carved history by becoming Inter Milan’s leading goal scorer in the UEFA Champions League history with 17 goals.

Marcus Thuram – 8.5

Even though he didn’t get his name on the scoresheet, the French was excellent in a supporting role alongside his striking partner Martinez. He completed the most duels (9) and dribbles (3).

Substitutes

Carlos Augusto – 6

Davide Frattesi – 6.5

Marko Arnautovic – 6

Giacomo De Pieri – 6

Matteo Darmian – 6

Manager

Simone Inzaghi – 9

Inzaghi’s Inter has looked stable throughout the campaign and replicated a similar performance against Monaco to advance to the last-16 with a comfortable win.

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Monaco Player Ratings vs Inter

Ben Seghir of Monaco (Image Credit: X/AsMonaco)
Ben Seghir of Monaco (Image Credit: X/@AsMonaco)

Goalkeeper

Radoslaw Majecki – 5

Inter’s attack was simply too good for Majecki to survive despite making 5 saves, Martinez’s beaten him thrice to bag a hat trick.

Defenders

Vanderson – 6

He had a 100% success rate with tackles and got a yellow card booking for a foul.

Thilo Kehrer – 5.5

He did not have much of an impact and was taken off at the half-time interval.

Mohammed Salisu – 6

He was solid in defence and quick in making clearances and interceptions

Christian Mawissa – 4

Mawissa received marching order and was shown a straight red card after denying a clear goal-scoring chance to Thuram, Monaco was down to 10 men in the 12th minute.

Midfielders

Denis Zakaria – 5

His foul gave away an early penalty to Inter which helped Inter to take an early advantage through Martinez.

Lamine Camara – 5

Camara was also among the names which were replaced during the half-time interval and delivered a poor performance.

Aleksandr Golovin – 6

The Russian was given the start but could not make much of an impact as a creative midfielder.

Maghnes Akliouche – 6

The teenager was forced to be subbed off in the 19th minute of the game limiting his involvement in the game.

Takumi Minamino – 5

It was another poor outing from Japanese International in the Champions League while playing on wide left flank.

Forward

Breel Embolo – 5

A game to forget for Embolo, he had the least touches and lost duels (10) in-game, on top of that without an attempt or shot on goal with no significant contribution.

Substitutes

Caio Henrique 6

Jordan Teze – 6

Soungoutou Magassa 5

Lucas Michal – 5

Eliesse Ben Seghir – 6.5

Manager

Adolf Hütter – 5

His side were unable to compete against Inter, the red card sent off changed the game entirely and his half-time substitutions weren’t enough to get any result.

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