UEFA Champions League

xG Dortmund vs PSG 2024 Semifinal Champions League | Expected Goals Stats BVB 0-1 Paris Dembele chances

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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for Borussia Dortmund vs Paris SG (Champions League semi final first leg on 1 May, 2024). BVB edged the game 1-0 at the Westfalenstadion.

xG Dortmund 1.18-1.31 Paris SG shots map (Actual score BVB 0-1 PSG)

1-0 Fullkrug goal vs PSG xG 0.12

PSG’s best chance in the game went to Dembele in the 80th minute (xG 0.30). There were also decent chances for Dembele (72nd minute) and Ruiz (56th minute)

For Dortmund, Fullkrug in the 60th minute had a very decent chance to make it 2-0.

PSG had only three shots in the first half, but improved in the second.

xG Borussia Dortmund vs Paris SG 2024 UCL

Dortmund vs Paris St Germain 0-1 Match Stats for comparison

(BVB stats on left; Paris SG on right)

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European Newspaper Player Ratings for Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal Champions League 2024

Here are the player ratings from the likes of Bild, L’Equipe, Diario AS and Marca following Bayern Munich’s 1-0 win over Arsenal that saw the Gunners being eliminated from European competition. A second successive disappointing result for Mikel Arteta’s men, who were also beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa over the weekend in their domestic league competition.

Bild newspaper player ratings FC Bayern-Arsenal 1-0

German paper Bild gave Joshua Kimmich & Raphael the best rating (1 is excellent, 6 is terrible), with the Arsenal squad being mostly given 4’s and 5’s (Odegaard the best with a 3)

Bayern vs Arsenal Bild Newspaper Ratings 2024

L’Equipe player ratings Munich 1-0 AFC UCL 2024

French paper L’Equipe didn’t think too highly of this game- nobody got a player rating of more than 7/10 from them and Bayern got an average team rating of 5.8/10 (4.8/10 for Arsenal). Referee Makkelie also got a 5/10 rating.

Bayern vs Arsenal L'Equipe Player Ratings 2024

AS and Marca Spanish player ratings for Bayern Munchen vs Arsenal Second Leg

Both AS and Marca gave three stars to Kimmich and two stars to Declan Rice, with the rest mostly getting a single star rating.

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Man City vs Real Madrid xG Second Leg UCL QF April 17 | Expected Goals Stats MCFC 1-1 RMA Champions League Attendance 52,306

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Manchester City vs Real Madrid (Official crowd attendance of 52,306 at the Etihad for this Champions League quarterfinal second leg). The game ended 1-1 after extra time, with Real Madrid winning on penalties.

xG Man City 2.35-1.17 Real Madrid shots map (Actual score MCI 1-1 RMA)

0-1 Rodrygo goal vs Man City xG 0.70
1-1 Kevin de Bruyne goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.35

Man City vs Real Madrid xG Champions League 2024

Man City had over 30 shots– in fact their total shots was literally the same number as Real Madrid’s possession percentage.

Man City were extremely dominant in the second half- they had 15 shots to Real Madrid’s 1 for that period.

Man City had 18 corners to Real Madrid’s 1 in the entire game.

Shots distribution

First half– Man City 11-5 Real Madrid
Second half– Man City 15-1 Real Madrid
AET 1st half– Man City 4-1 Real Madrid
AET 2nd half– Man City 3-1 Real Madrid

Apart from their goal, Real had two decent opportunities- Carvajal in the 24th minute and Rudiger (105+2′)

Man City v Real Madrid 1-1 Match Stats for comparison

MCI stats on left; RMA on right

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