Click here for Real Madrid wearing A Por La 15 shirts in May 2024 after UCL SF win over Bayern.
Real Madrid’s players all wore a special jersey with the message “A Por La” 14 on the back following their stunning 3-1 win over Manchester City in the second leg of their UCL semifinal. A Por La means let’s go for No.14- Real Madrid will be aiming to win their 14th European Cup against Liverpool later this month.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for Leeds vs Manchester City (30 April, 2022). MCFC needed to win after the Newcastle Liverpool game earlier in the day, and they did exactly that- their 4-0 victory brought them back to the top of the table and also puts Leeds in a spot of relegation bother.
xG Leeds 1.08- 2.66 Man City shots map (Actual score LUFC 0-4 MCFC)
0-1 Rodri header goal vs Leeds xG 0.20
0-2 Ake goal vs Leeds xG 0.48
0-3 Jesus goal vs Leeds xG 0.52
0-4 Fernandinho goal vs Leeds xG 0.04
Some other notable chances/misses/opportunities in Leeds vs Man City
42nd minute Sterling chance vs Leeds xG 0.25
87th minute Cancelo chance vs Leeds xG 0.26
90th minute Gundogan header chance v Leeds xG 0.07
Here are the newspaper player ratings (L’Equipe, Marca AS, Sport) for Manchester City vs Real Madrid from their Champions League first leg tie on April 26, 2022. As you can see, many Real Madrid stars got a low player rating- an indication of MCFC’s dominance (see xG stats for City v Real first leg)
L’Equipe player ratings Man City Real Madrid UCL 2022
Karim Benzema gets a 8/10 player rating v Man City from L’Equipe, but no other Real Madrid player gets more than 5. Coach Carlo Ancelotti gets a 3/10 manager rating. The French paper also liked referee Kovacs, giving him a 8/10.
Marca player ratings for City v Real Madrid April 26 2022
Three stars for Benzema- the highest rated player on either side from Spanish paper Marca.
Diario AS paper ratings Man City 4 Real Madrid 3 Champions League
Spanish newspaper AS thought several players on either side didn’t even deserve a rating. On the Real Madrid side, the entire defence bar Carvajal got a zero rating, likewise for City (with the exception of Zinchenko). Rodri and Jesus the best players for them with a three star player rating.
