Brazilian star Rodrygo had “Pray for RS” written under his shirt during the second leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu. The words were revealed when he missed an early chance for Real (saved by Neuer) and covered his face with his jersey.
What does Pray for RS mean?
The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) has been very badly affected by floods, and Rodrygo’s message was to bring the world’s attention to the situation there.
Here are the player ratings from the likes of Bild, L’Equipe, Diario AS and Marca following Bayern Munich’s 1-0 win over Arsenal that saw the Gunners being eliminated from European competition. A second successive disappointing result for Mikel Arteta’s men, who were also beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa over the weekend in their domestic league competition.
Bild newspaper player ratings FC Bayern-Arsenal 1-0
German paper Bild gave Joshua Kimmich & Raphael the best rating (1 is excellent, 6 is terrible), with the Arsenal squad being mostly given 4’s and 5’s (Odegaard the best with a 3)
L’Equipe player ratings Munich 1-0 AFC UCL 2024
French paper L’Equipe didn’t think too highly of this game- nobody got a player rating of more than 7/10 from them and Bayern got an average team rating of 5.8/10 (4.8/10 for Arsenal). Referee Makkelie also got a 5/10 rating.
AS and Marca Spanish player ratings for Bayern Munchen vs Arsenal Second Leg
Both AS and Marca gave three stars to Kimmich and two stars to Declan Rice, with the rest mostly getting a single star rating.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Bayern Munich vs Arsenal (Champions League Quarter final second leg) on 17 April, 2024.
One half chance for Martinelli aside (31st minute xG 0.12, he took it first=time), Arsenal didn’t really threaten Manuel Neuer too much.
xG Bayern 0.98-0.39 Arsenal shots map (Actual score BAY 1-0 ARS)
1-0 Kimmich header goal vs Arsenal xG 0.25
8 shots for Arsenal in the full game, but only 2 of them in the second half (Odegaard 46th minute and 88th minute). By comparison, 11 of Bayern’s 15 shots came in the second half.