UEFA Cup

Spanish Newspaper Player Ratings Man City vs Sevilla Super Cup 2023- Rodri Ocampos

Here are the player ratings from the big Spanish papers (AS, Marca, Diario de Sevilla) for the Super Cup clash between Manchester City and Sevilla in Greece. The game ended 1-1 in normal time, with City prevailing 5-4 on penalties.

Diario AS paper player ratings Manchester City Sevilla August 2023 Super Cup

AS gave three stars to three City players- Ederson, Rodri and Palmer, and to only one Sevilla player- Ocampos.

Man City vs Sevilla Super Cup player Ratings AS

Marca Spain newspaper player ratings MCI Sevilla Super Cup

Marca thought Ocampos was the only player on either side who deserved three stars for his performance.

Manchester City Sevilla Marca Player Ratings Super Cup

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European Newspaper Player Ratings West Ham 2-1 Fiorentina Europa Conference League Final 2023 ACF WHUFC

Here is a look at the player ratings for West Ham v Fiorentina from the likes of Diario AS, Marca, Corriere della Sera and the Telegraph following the two teams’ UECL final. Fiorentina dominated the game from the stats POV, but ended up losing 2-1. Not a game where any player really stood out, and that’s reflected in these European paper player ratings.

Marca newspaper ratings Fiorentina vs West Ham 1-2

No player on either side got more than 2 stars in Spanish paper Marca’s Conference League Final player ratings.

Fiorentina vs West Ham Marca Player Ratings UECL Final 2023

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xG Fiorentina vs West Ham Conference League Final 2023 Attendance 17363 Prague | Expected Goals Stats ACF 1-2 WHUFC

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Fiorentina vs West Ham (Europa Conference League Final on 7 June, 2023- Attendance of 17,363 in Prague).

Fiorentina dominated this game- 68% possession, 17 shots to WHUFC’s 8 and more than twice as many passes as West Ham, but the Hammers’ two decisive blows (one penalty from a Fiorentina handball and the other a nice Bowen finish) saw them emerge European champions.

xG Fiorentina 0.86- 1.15 West Ham shots map (Actual score ACF 1-2 WHU)

0-1 62′ Benrahma penalty goal vs Fiorentina xG 0.80
1-1 67′ Bonaventura goal vs West Ham xG 0.06
1-2 90′ Bowen goal vs Fiorentina xG 0.11

xG Fiorentina vs West Ham Conference League Final 2023

For Fiorentina, Milenkovic’s 26th minute header was a decent chance. Kouame also hit the post with a header in first half stoppage time (Jovic scored from the rebound but was disallowed for offside)

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