Here is a look at the player ratings from the big Spanish newspapers (Diario AS, Marca and Diario de Sevilla) for Man United v Betis in the Europa League last night. United dominated on xG and won the game 4-1.
Not a great evening for the likes of Abner and Luiz Henrique, who were not deemed worthy of a rating in these paper player ratings.
Diario AS player ratings Man United 4-1 Real Betis
AS gave three stars to Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes and Antony.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Manchester United vs Real Betis (Crowd attendance of 72,998 at Old Trafford for this UEL Round of 16 First Leg clash on 9 March, 2023)
Pretty much complete dominance from Man United, especially in the second half, and that is reflected in the xG stats.
xG Man United 2.57-0.34 Betis shots map (Actual score MUN 4-1 RBB)
1-0 Rashford goal vs Betis xG 0.08
1-1 Perez goal vs Man United xG 0.07
2-1 Antony goal vs Betis xG 0.03
3-1 Bruno header goal vs Betis xG 0.12
4-1 Weghorst goal vs Betis xG 0.30
Man United vs Betis 4-1 Match Stats for comparison
(MUN stats on left; Betis on right)
Click here for xG stats Arsenal vs Sporting Second Leg March 16 2023
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal (Attendance of 36,006 in the Europa League Round of 16 First Leg clash on 9 March, 2023.)
xG Sporting 1.73-1.36 Arsenal shots map (Actual score Sporting 2-2 Arsenal)
0-1 Saliba header goal vs Sporting xG 0.27
1-1 Ignacio header goal vs Arsenal xG 0.41
1-2 Paulinho goal vs Arsenal xG 0.56
2-2 Morita own goal vs Arsenal (no xG for an own goal)
Although they had lesser possession and shots, Sporting will be ruing two very good opportunities that they failed to convert.
6th minute Goncalves chance vs Arsenal xG 0.33 (wide)
61st minute Paulinho chance vs Arsenal xG 0.16