This Eden Hazard goal vs Salzburg (GIF VIDEO BELOW) was a fantastic strike from the former Chelsea star- his first ever goal in a Real Madrid jersey. The Hazard goal against Red Bull Salzburg came in the 19th minute of Real’s friendly in front of a 30,188 strong crowd- the only goal of the game
Month: August 2019
What position does Cristiano Ronaldo play at Juventus? Pitch statistics & Ronaldo vs Icardi positional comparison
In his first season at Juventus (2018/19), Cristiano Ronaldo played primarily as a left winger, but was also employed as a centre forward. Here is a little pitch map that details the zones of his ball touches, which tells us about his usual positioning on the pitch for the Bianconeri
Below is also the same zone map for Mauro Icardi at Inter for the 18/19 season- a more traditional striker, for comparison purposes.
Does Ronaldo take a large number of shots from outside the area?
According to this graphic from the Italian press, 39% of Ronaldo’s shots are from outside the area, more than thrice the same number for Icardi (12.3%).
Player Ratings Club Brugge 1-0 Dinamo Kiev 2019 Champions League- How did Mignolet and Percy Tau play?
Click here for player ratings Dynamo Kiev 3-3 Club Brugge August 13, 2019
Simon Mignolet made his club debut for Bruges in their Champions League clash against Dinamo Kiev in front of a 27,018 strong crowd on 6 August, 2019. The former Liverpool keeper was the only one on the evening to keep a clean sheet (the other four CL games all produced goals for both sides). Ethan Horvath was benched for this game, with Mignolet moving into the starting XI.
Mignolet made a crucial save in the 15th minute of the game to prevent Dynamo Kyiv from taking the lead. The save was mentioned in his rating by a Belgian newspaper, who gave hm a 7/10.
South African midfielder Percy Tau, on loan at Brugge from Brighton, also made his CL debut, having joined the Belgian outfit at the end of last month.
Tau was given a 7/10 rating, with the paper praising his “dynamism” and work rate before the interval, although they did add that he lost a bit of his spark after the interval.