Marca L’Equipe Newspaper Player Ratings Chelsea vs Real Madrid 0-2 UCL Second Leg Quarter Final 2023

Here is a look at the player ratings for Chelsea vs Real Madrid from the big European and Spanish newspapers following the second leg of their Champions League clash on 18 April, 2023. Los Blancos won 2-0 to seal a 4-0 win on aggregate (see xG CFC 0-2 RMA).

L’Equipe player ratings for Chelsea vs Real Madrid April 18 2023

A 4.5/10 team rating for Chelsea with Chalobah, Cucurella and manager Lampard all getting a 3/10 rating. On the Real side, 8/10 player ratings for Courtois and Rodrygo, but Karim Benzema gets a 3/10.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid Player Ratings 2023 L'Equipe

Marca player ratings Chelsea 0 Real Madrid 2 Champions League

Three Chelsea starters- Thiago Silva, Chalobah and Gallagher, not deemed worthy of a player rating by Marca!

Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid Player Ratings 2023 Marca

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xG Napoli Milan Second Leg Champions League April 18 2023 | Expected Goals NAP 1-1 ACM Attendance 52728

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Napoli vs AC Milan (Attendance of 52,728 in the second leg of their UCL quarter final on 18 April, 2023)

Napoli dominated possession (74% to Milan’s 26%) and shots (23 to 6), but only four of those 23 shots were on target. Milan had only six, but almost matched Napoli on xG.

xG Napoli 2.17-2.05 AC Milan shots map (Actual score Napoli 1-1 Milan)

0-1 Giroud goal vs Napoli xG 0.75
1-1 Osimhen header goal vs AC Milan xG 0.06

22nd minute Giroud penalty miss vs Napoli xG 0.80 (saved by Meret)
28th minute Giroud chance vs Napoli xG 0.35 (again saved by Meret)

The Giroud goal, plus the penalty miss and the 28th minute chance, literally accounted for all of Milan’s xG.

xG Napoli AC Milan UCL Second Leg April 2023 (1)

82nd minute Khvicha penalty miss vs Milan xG 0.80 (saved by Maignan)
64th minute Mathias Olivera header chance vs Milan xG 0.15
89th minute Mathias Oliver header chance vs Milan xG 0.16

Napoli vs AC Milan 1-1 Champions League Match Stats for comparison

(Napoli stats on left; AC Milan match stats on right)

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xG Chelsea Real Madrid Second Leg Champions League April 18 | Expected Goals CFC 0-2 RMA

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for Chelsea vs Real Madrid (Attendance 39,453 at Stamford Bridge on April 18, 2023- UCL Quarter Final Second Leg). Chelsea vastly improved from the first leg, but the quality of Real’s chances see them edge the xG stats despite having fewer shots. A fourth successive defeat for Lampard as CFC manager in 2023.

Also see Spanish and European newspaper player ratings for Chelsea 0-2 Real Madrid.

xG Chelsea 1.57-2.16 Real Madrid shots map (Actual score CFC 0-2 RMA)

0-1 Rodrygo goal vs Chelsea xG 0.71
0-2 Rodrygo second goal vs Chelsea xG 0.95

xG Chelsea Real Madrid 2023

45+1′ Cucurella chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.49 (brilliantly saved by Courtois)
52nd minute Kante chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.25 (blocked by Militao)
11th minute Kante chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.12 (good chance, but ball not stationary)

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