How did the likes of Neymar, Mbappe and Alphonso Davies play in the UCL final?

Here is a look at the French and German newspaper player ratings for the 2019/20 Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Paris SG. Ratings taken from L’Equipe and Le Parisien (France) and Bild and Kicker (Germany). PSG certainly had their chances on xG, but were denied by the brilliance of Manuel Neuer in the Bayern goal.

L’Equipe player ratings Bayern Paris SG

A forgettable evening for Paris Saint Germain’s attacking trio of Mbappe, Neymar and Di Maria, with player ratings of 3 and 4/10 for them. A struggle for Thilo Kehrer as well, who went a bit AWOL defensively in the second half.

Le Parisien PSG player ratings vs Bayern Munich UCL Final 2020

French paper Le Parisien had Presnel Kimpembe as their best Paris SG player on the evening (7/10 player rating) followed by Keylor Navas (6) and Ander Herrera (5.5). A disappointing evening for the likes of Paredes, Mbappe, Neymar and AdM.

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Bayern vs PSG 2020 (Bayern-Paris SG 2020)

Final score and result: Bayern Munchen vs PSG 1-0 (Kingsley Coman)

Lisbon, Portugal- 23 August, 2020- Final- Sunday

Bayern lift their sixth title as a goal from French international Kingsley Coman sees them down Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon. PSG had their chances, as illustrated by this xG map. The pre match odds for Bayern winning by a 1-0 scoreline was 20/1, and for no BTTS (only team scoring) was 23/10.

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Click here for xG stats Bayern vs PSG Quarterfinal UCL April 7 2021

Here is a look at the xG stats for the PSG vs Bayern Munich Champions League final, a fixture the German giants edged 1-0 on 23 August, 2020 thanks to Kingsley Coman’s header on the hour mark. A tight game, perhaps shaded by Bayern, but PSG did have their chances as shown on this expected goals map. Data from two different xG data models.

Model 1| xG PSG 1.02-1.59 Bayern Munich (Actual score Paris SG 0-1 FC Bayern)

xG of Bayern winning goal: Kingsley Coman header goal 59′ (xG 0.40)

xG of some big missed chances for PSG

Kylian Mbappe miss 45′ xG (0.31)- shot straight at Manuel Neuer
Marquinhos missed chance 70′ xG (0.32)- again saved by Neuer
Neymar missed chance 18′ xG (0.06)- promising chance on counter, denied by Neuer

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