Young Boys vs Inter Milan Player Ratings: Inter secures slender win over Young Boys

On match day three, Serie A outfit Inter Milan walked out as the winners in the UEFA Champions League clash against Young Boys of Switzerland with a 1-0 scoreline at Stadion Wankdorf. It was an end-to-end game with both teams looking threatening with their attacks and ultimately single goal separated the two teams.

The hosts suffered their three consecutive defeats following a late goal heartbreak. Meanwhile, the visitors picked up their second win in the tournament with a draw in three games. Two substitutes, Marcus Thuram and Federico Dimarco combined to break the deadlock in injury time to secure a late win in Switzerland.

Young Boys were impressive with their performance on the pitch and even came close to scoring against the Italian giants on several occasions, while also denying them a Penalty with a well-judged save. Unfortunately, they ended up conceding in the final moments of the game. On that note, here are the Young Boys vs Inter Milan Player Ratings.

Young Boys Player Ratings vs Inter Milan

Goalkeeper

David von Ballmoos (7.5/10)

He was top-notch with gloves in goal, from making key saves to saving the penalty accurately judged dive on his left side to deny Arunatovic a goal.

Defenders

Lewin Blum (6.5/10)

The 23-year-old was involved in defensive actions and played higher on the right flank, aiming to create chances.

Sandro Lauper (7/10)

He had solid outings making 8 ball recoveries and clearing out dangers to not give away any chance to Inter players.

Loris Benito (6.5/10)

Young Boy’s skipper was heavily involved in their build-ups with balling playing ability and playing vertical passes along with defending.

Jaouen Hadjam (7/10)

Besides the handball offence to give away a penalty, he was brilliant in his role creating four chances in attack and stopping Inter attacks from left.

Midfielders

Lukasz Lakomy (/10)

The Polish International in pivot role did well in attacking prospects he created three chances and took three shots on the goal, while actively moving across the field.

Filip Ugrinic (7.5/10)

He was all over the pitch one of the standout performers of the match, boasting a 100% tackle-winning rate and creating three chances, along with a couple of successful dribbles and last but not least five passes into the final three.

Alan Virginius (6.5/10)

He played on the right flank, was helpful in attack with crosses and defence with his tackles and duels during the 60-minute outing.

Kastriot Imeri (6/10)

The attacking midfielder lacked creativity in his game as he could not produce any significant chance for his side playing in the number ten role.

Joel Monteiro (/10)

Another standout name for the Swiss side, Monterio caused all sorts of problems for the opposition with his creativity, dribbling, crossing, and passing and attempted five shots including the golden chance when his shot hit the post missing by an inch-close margin.

Forward

Silvère Ganvoula (/10)

He played a bit deeper role, outside of the 18-yard box and was on target with his two shots and produced a chance as well.

Substitute

Darian Males (5.5/10)

Ebrima Colley (6.5/10)

Meschack Elia (6/10)

Zachary Athekame (5.5/10)

Cedric Itten (5/10)

Manager

Joël Magnin (7.5/10)

Young Boys nearly outclassed his counterpart Inzaghi looked dominant in build-ups and both attacks and defending but Inter Milan’s experience in managing the game came in handy in the final stages.

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Inter Milan Player Ratings vs Young Boys

Goalkeeper

Yann Sommer (7/10)

Swiss International maintained a clean sheet had charming luck on his side on many occasions and made two crucial saves as well in the game.

Defenders

Benjamin Pavard (7/10)

Pavard was thriving as the right centre-back, in passing the ball around and was solid in defensive aspects in duels and clearances.

Stefan de Vrij (6.5/10)

The Dutch defender played a key role in commanding the backline alongside Pavard and Bisseck on either side.

Yann Aurel Bisseck (6.5/10)

He was active in launching forward runs and even got a major chance in the box when Tarimi’s clever flick put him in a 1 vs 1 situation against YB keepers though his shot was saved.

Midfielders

Denzel Dumfries (7.5/10)

Dumfries was everywhere on the pitch from putting in crosses to charging down the flanks, and produced a couple of chances and had as many shots and won the penalty for Nerazzurri.

Davide Frattesi (6/10)

He had a fair game as the midfielder but no significant contributions from his boots.

Nicolo Barella (7/10)

He was a commanding figure in midfield for Nerazzurri wearing the captain’s armband he played 13 final third passes and was superb with his workrate. Though nearly gave away a goal after losing possession.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (6.5/10)

He disseminated some accurate passes and attempted a few shots on goal as well.

Carlos Augusto (/10)

Had a fair game until pulling his hamstring during the second half forced him to return to the bench making way for Dimarco on the left flank.

Forwards

Marko Arnautovic (5.5/10)

In Lautaro Matinez’s absence, he stepped up to take the penalty but missed it from the spot as he could not beat the Young boys’ custodian.

Mehdi Taremi (7/10)

He played well in leading the attack and created a huge chance for his side to play a cheeky pass to Bisseck in the first half.

Substitute

Federico Dimarco (7.5/10)

Provided the assist to Thuram for the winner.

Marcus Thuram (8/10)

Frenchmen bagged the winng goal after coming off the bench.

Piotr Zielinski (6/10)

Lautaro Martinez (6.5/10)

Alessandro Bastoni (6/10)

Manager

Simone Inzaghi (7.5/10)

Nerazzurri’s boss played his cards carefully after not starting his full-strength attack and deployed them in the closing stages to pull the game in their favour against persistent Swiss rivals in a challenging European outing. He was brilliant with substitutions and game management.

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