Chivu has a player in the stage of the Champions League »Who selected UEFA from the great surprises of the group
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Friday, September 19, 2025 7:47 / Updated on Friday, September 19, 2025 8:37 pm
Marcus Thuram was included by UEFA in the eleven best players after the first round of the Champions League group. Inter's striker, the author of a Doppietta in Amsterdam's victory (2-0 with Ajax), makes a couple with Harry Kane, Bayern's goalscorer.
The 28-year-old Frenchman scored twice with his head in the gate of “Lăncierilor” and brought a period of peace to the coach Cristi Chivu, reached the mouth of the critics after the two consecutive failures on the Bank of Nerazzurilor, 1-2 with Udinese and 3-4 with Juventus.
Thuram is Chivu's best scorer this season. Kephren's older brother (Juventus) has five goals: “double” with Turin (5-0) and empty in Derby d'Italia (3-4) in series plus two successes in the counters evening, on “Johan Cruyff Arena”.
Marcus Thuram scored two heads with heads for Inter in the match with Ajax / Photo: Imago Images
Criticized because he did not enjoy the goal with Juventus, but laughed with Kephren at the end of the derby lost by Inter, the striker who came free of contract in July 2023 from Borussia Monchengladbach ticked in Amsterdam The match with the number 100 in the Nerazzurro shirt, with 38 goals and 24 decisive passes.
Thuram: “We had to answer after the match with Juventus”
“Two goals scored from Chala's very good steps (no – Chalhanoglou), we made an excellent match without receiving empty and we are very happy.
We had to answer after the match with Juve and we did. We got three points, we need to get a lot more to move on.
It is more important for Inter to win than who scores. Focus on the next match! ”, Said Marcus Thuram at the end of the match that brought Inter the first three points in the group of Champions League.
This is how the best 11 of the first stage of the Champions League / Photo Group: X UEFA
Luckassen, without a goal with Pafos. Bicalho, winner in Lisbon!
His offensive partner in the ideal 4-4-2 of the first stage is Harry Kane. The English peak is in excellent form: besides the “double” with Chelsea (3-1), He scored eight goals in five developments for Bayern Munich in Bundesliga, Germany's Cup and Super Cup.
Behind these two attackers, UEFA chose a quartet made up of Trincao (Sporting, 2 goals), bicalho (Qarabag), Vanaken (Club Brugge, goal and Assist) and Rashford (Barcelona, 2 goals).
The defensive line is composed of F. Llorent (Atletico, 2 goals), Luckassen (PAFOS), Van Dijk (Liverpool, a goal) and MBODJI (Slavia Prague, 2 goals). The team's goalkeeper was appointed Rulli (Marseille, 13 successful parades with Real Madrid).
