Newspaper Player Ratings Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid UCL First Leg February 2023 | Gomez, Salah, Courtois, Vini

Here is a look at the big Spanish and European newspaper player ratings (L’Equipe, Diario AS, Marca, Diario Sport) for the LFC v Real Madrid First Leg Champions League Round of 16 clash. Real Madrid won 5-2 at Anfield. A terrible day at the evening for Joe Gomez, while Vini was the best player on show in the LFC-RMA game, as can be seen in these ratings below.

Diario AS player ratings Liverpool v Real Madrid Champions League 2022/23 season

Several LFC players against Real Madrid not even deemed worthy of a rating by AS!

LFC 2-5 Real Madrid Player Ratings Diario AS

L’Equipe paper player ratings Liverpool 2 Real Madrid 5

A 2/10 player rating for Joe Gomez versus Real Madrid. Vini Jr gets a 9/10.

Liverpool vs Real Madrid 2023 Ratings L'Equipe

Read more

xG Liverpool vs Real Madrid 2-5 Champions League 2023 | Expected Goals Match Stats LIV RMA

Click here for expected goals stats MCFC 4-0 RMA Champions League May 2023 Semi final

Click here for expected goals xG stats Real Madrid v Liverpool Round of 16 Second Leg March 15 2023

Here is a look at the xG stats from Liverpool v Real Madrid (Attendance 52,337 at Anfield on 21 February, 2023- Round of 16 First Leg).

A bit of an odd game on the xG metric, with goalkeeper errors at both ends.

Also check out Spanish newspaper player ratings for Liverpool vs Real Madrid 2023.

xG Liverpool 1.33-1.18 Real Madrid shots map (Actual score LFC 2-5 RMA)

xG Liverpool 2-5 Real madrid Champions League 2023

1-0 Nunez goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.15
2-0 Salah goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.32
2-1 Vinicius first goal vs Liverpool xG 0.05
2-2 Vinicius second goal vs Liverpool xG 0.03
2-3 Eder Militao header goal vs Liverpool xG 0.25
2-4 Benzema first goal vs Liverpool xG 0.10
2-5 Benzema second goal vs Liverpool xG 0.55

Liverpool vs Real Madrid 2-5 Match Stats for comparison

(LFC match stats on left; RMA match stats on right )

Read more

xG Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea 2023 Attendance 81,365 | Expected Goals Stats BVB 1-0 CHE

Click here for xG stats second leg Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund Champions League Round of 16

Here is a look at the expected goals (xG) stats from Dortmund v Chelsea (official attendance of 81,365 for the Champions League Round of 16 First Leg February 15, 2023).

Dortmund edged this clash 1-0 thanks to Adeyemi’s stunner, but Chelsea created far more chances, and that’s evident on xG.

xG Dortmund 1.23-1.95 Chelsea shots map (Actual score BVB 1-0 CFC)

1-0 Adeyemi goal vs Chelsea xG 0.70

Adeyemi’s goal, as you can see, accounts for the bulk of Dortmund’s xG. Chelsea had plenty of decent chances- Felix in the 31st and 38th minutes, Havertz’s header in the 63rd (just before Adeyemi’s goal), Koulibaly’s 78th minute that was blocked and cleared off the line, to name the most prominent ones among them.

Read more