This Pule Monyane free kick vs CT City (VIDEO BELOW) was a rather funny incident from Orlando Pirates’ game against Cape Town City. We had the Bernard Parker Billiat video going viral a few days ago, and this one from Vincent Pule and Thabiso Monyane, for Kaizer Chiefs’ rivals Orlando Pirates, is equally funny!
Five talking points from Lisbon as Bavarian giants are crowned champions
Bayern claimed their sixth European title as they beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in Lisbon on Sunday evening. Here are our talking points from the clash at the Alvalade.
Coman repays Flick’s faith
Coaches do not usually tinker with their lineups at the business end of a tournament, but Bayern gaffer Hansi Flick surprised one and all by starting with Kingsley Coman on the left wing in his 4-2-3-1 formation. Ivan Perisic had started against both Barcelona and Lyon, but Flick opted to give Coman, a PSG youth product himself, a start in this big final.
xG PSG Bayern 1.02-1.59 Champions League Final 2020 | Expected Goals Stats Map Paris SG Munich UCL
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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