Champions League: World Media evaluates Jakub Kiwior’s performance
BRATISLAVA. Can the Slovak League be a stepping stone to the absolute football extreme? Poliak Jakub Kiwior is proof that it can succeed once in a while.
Arsenal footballers won the quarterfinals on Wednesday evening Champions League On Real Madrid 2: 1.
Jakub Kiwior was one of the best players on the pitch. Former player of Podbrezová and MŠK Žilina was shining in the world’s most famous brand.
« He wasn’t scared and was balanced, intelligent and strong against the reigning champion. It was a dream performance, » Football London wrote. He gave the Polish tracker nine.
« It was his best performance in Arsenal jersey. He worked as an impregnable rock, » added The London Standard.
NOWARSENAL.com, which only half a million people have been watching on Twitter:
« Every fan of Arsenal will forever remember Jakub Kiwior’s performance against Real Madrid. I’m still in shock. Wow. »
The best mark from Sky Sports
Kiwior has received the highest mark from all the players on the pitch – eight from Sky Sports. « He took the chances, excelled in the defense. »
Poliak played twenty -two competition matches in the Arsenal jersey this season, eight of which in the Champions League. In the first part of the season he was mostly a substitute, the space opened after injury to Brazilian Gabriel Magalhaes.
« Replacing Gabriela is not an easy task, but Kiwior has established himself immediately and played a key role. He looked excellent in defending a number of Madrid attacks, » writes The Independent.
The Spanish daily Mundo Deportivo also highlighted the performance of a tracker who started with professional football in Slovakia. Five years ago, he jumped in the second league for the Žilina B -league.
« He had to forget Gabriel. He was very responsible. »
He did not give the stars to breathe
Goal.com also gave him an eight. « As good as in the first phase. He joined Gabriel and looked at home. »
Arsenal conquered Real Madrid in both matches with a total score of 5: 1. Kiwior played a full minute.
« The Polish middle defender played 90 minutes at a very high level. He was great in the air and did not allow Mbappe or Bellingham to breathe. In a very dangerous situation, Vinicius stopped brilliantly and defended the leadership of Arsenal, » added Footmercato.net.
How good was he?
« Impressive move forward, in line with his recent performances. He was alert throughout the match, » Daily Mail continued.
Givemesport added. « The Polish representative coped with Mbappem very well. »
TNT Sports wrote on its site: How good was Kiwior against Real?
He made his debut in the Fortuna League on February 16, 2019 in Podbrezová’s jersey. In the summer of 2019 he headed to Žilina. Already in the summer of 2021, the Polish hitchhiker transferred to Spezia Calcio for about 2.4 million euros.
In January 2023, Kiwior from Italy headed to Arsenal for EUR 25 million, and bonuses must be added.
