UEFA Cup

xG England vs Finland 2024 Wembley Attendance 70,221 | Expected Goals Stats ENG 2-0 FIN

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from England v Finland (official crowd attendance of 70,221 in the UNL at Wembley on 10 September, 2024). This game was also Harry Kane’s 100th England international game, and he marked it with a second half brace.

Finland had just two shots in the entire game (Pukki in the 12th minute and Keskinen in the 26th), and neither of the two were on target.

xG England 1.44-0.10 Finland shots map (Actual score ENG 2-0 FIN)

1-0 Harry Kane first goal vs Finland xG 0.07
2-0 Harry Kane second goal vs Finland xG 0.12

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Italian referee announced for Servette vs Chelsea UECL 2nd Leg Playoff Clash

UEFA have officially announced Marco di Bello as the referee for the Servette v Chelsea Conference League Playoff (2nd Leg) clash on Thursday. The 43-year-old Di Bello will have fellow Italians Alessandro Giallatini and Giovanni Baccini as his assistant refs, with Luca Zufferli as the fourth referee and Gianluca Aureliano on VAR duty. Chelsea lead 2-0 from the first leg.

While Di Bello has never previously refereed a Chelsea or Servette game as the main ref, he was on VAR duty when Servette drew 0-0 with Ludogorets in the UECL last season (February 2024)

The last UEFA game Di Bello refereed before this Chelsea clash with a 4-3 away win for Malmo at PAOK in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League earlier this month.

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Lookman gets a 10/10 from L’Equipe- Newspaper player ratings Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 UEL Final 2024

Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman joined the rare group of players to get a 10/10 rating from L’Equipe as his hat trick helped the Italian side beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final in Dublin.

L’Equipe player ratings Atalanta Bayer Leverkusen UEL final

Lookman got a 10/10- the best on either side, while Granit Xhaka got a 2/10 player rating from the French paper.

A 9/10 manager rating for Gasperini while his opposite number Xabi Alonso got a 4/10. This was the first time Leverkusen had been beaten in any competition in the 23/24 season.

Atalanta vs Leverkusen 2024 L'Equipe player ratings

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