Manchester City

xG Man City vs Man Utd FA Cup Final 2023 Attendance 83,179 Wembley | Expected Goals MCI 2-1 MUN 3 June

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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Manchester City vs Man United (Crowd of 83,179 at Wembley for the 2022/23 FA Cup final).

Two low xG goals for Ilkay Gundogan saw City add the FA Cup to the Premier League title they won last month. United beat City in the league, but weren’t able to repeat that win here.

xG Man City 0.67-1.55 Man Utd shots map (Actual score MCI 2-1 MUN)

(xg includes the value of the United penalty goal)

1-0 Gundogan first goal vs Man Utd xG 0.03
1-1 Fernandes penalty goal vs Man City xG 0.80
2-1 Gundogan second goal vs Man U xG 0.04

Haaland 71st minute chance vs Man Utd xG 0.14
McTominay 90+2′ header chance vs Man City xG 0.25

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L’Equipe Marca Sport Spanish Newspaper Player Ratings Manchester City vs Real Madrid 4-0 UCL Second Leg May 2023

Here is a look at the player ratings from the big Spanish and European newspapers (L’Equipe, Diario Sport, Marca, ABC) for Man City v Real Madrid following the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on May 17, 2023.

L’Equipe player ratings City 4-0 Real Madrid Champions League

Thibault Courtois’ magnificent saves to deny Erling Haaland gets him a 7/10, but the rest of the Real Madrid players get 3 or 4/10 in French paper L’Equipe’s player ratings.

On the City side, the highest player ratings (8/10) went to the troika of Walker, Gundogan and Bernardo Silva. Haaland gets the lowest rating among City’s players with a 5/10.

Man City Real Madrid 4-0 L'equipe Player Ratings 2023

Marca player ratings Man City 4 Real Madrid 0 CL

Only Courtois, Alaba and Kroos among the Real Madrid starters got a player rating from Spanish paper Marca- the rest weren’t deemed worthy of a rating!

Man City vs Real Madrid Champions League Player Ratings Marca 2023

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xG Man City 4-0 Real Madrid 17 May Champions League 2023 Haaland chances | Expected Goals Stats MCI vs RMA

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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man City v Real Madrid (Attendance 52,313 in the second leg of their UCL semifinal on 17 May, 2023). A stunning win for City, and one that powered them into the final at the expense of defending champions Real.

Real Madrid had only one shot in the entire first half, and that was a Kroos long ranger (xG 0.03). They improved a bit after the interval, but as you can see, this was a very comfortable win on xG for Pep Guardiola’s City.

xG Man City 2.57-0.54 Real Madrid shots map (Actual score MCI 4-0 RMA)

1-0 Bernardo Silva first goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.09
2-0 Bernardo Silva second goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.12
3-0 Akanji goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.07 (earlier given as a Militao own goal)
4-0 Alvarez goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.60

Apart from these goals, Erling Haaland had three very good chances against Real Madrid, but was denied by Courtois.

13th minute Haaland first header chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.50 (denied by Courtois)
21st minute Haaland second header chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.20 (saved by Courtois)
73rd minute Haaland chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.46 (saved by Courtois)

Real Madrid’s only real chance on xG went to Ceballos in the 83rd minute (xG 0.20), but his shot was saved by Ederson.

xG Man City 4-0 Real Madrid 2023 Champions League

Man City vs Real Madrid 4-0 Match Stats for comparison

(MCFC stats on left; RMA stats on right)

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