Here is a look at the German league (Bundesliga) table going into the winter break in the 2023/24 season (BuLi standings as of Christmas day). It’s close to the half-way stage (the league resumes in January), and Bayer Leverkusen, coached by Xabi Alonso are the winter champions.
16 games (MD16) have been played in the 23/24 Bundesliga season before the Christmas break.
Bundesliga table 2023-2024 season at Christmas (December Winter break time)
Here is a look at the European paper player ratings for Man Utd v Bayern following the former’s disappointing Champions League exit. United mustered only five shots in the entire game, and their performance is reflected in these player ratings.
Bild German newspaper player ratings MUFC 0-1 Bayern
(1 is very good; 6 is very bad in this rating system)
Bild thought Hojlund was the worst United player against Bayern, with a rating of 5. Their best ratings were the 3 given to Bruno, Dalot and Shaw.
L’Equipe player ratings Man U vs FC Bayern UCL Round 6
(standard 1-10 player ratings)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Manchester United vs Bayern Munich (Attendance of 73,073 on 12 December, 2023 in the Champions League MD6)
A disappointing performance from United, who mustered just five shots in the entire game.
xG Man United 0.26-1.21 Bayern Munchen shots map (Actual score MUN 0-1 BAY)
0-1 Kingsley Coman goal vs Man U xG 0.70
United’s five shots in the game (Antony 5′, Shaw 23′ and three Bruno Fernandes shots- 31′, 49′, 54′ minute)
Man United vs Bayern 0-1 Match Stats for comparison
(MUFC stats on left; FCB on right)