Manchester City

Erling Braut Haaland got a perfect 10/10 in the L’Equipe player ratings for Man City v Leipzig last night. French sports paper L’Equipe rarely give 10/10 ratings, so this is quite a notable achievement.

Spanish paper Diario AS also gave Haaland four stars- another rare feat, while Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport also gave him a 10/10 player rating.

L’Equipe player ratings City vs Leipzig UCL

Diario AS player ratings Manchester City vs RB Leipzig

None of the Leipzig starting players were even deemed worthy of a player rating by AS!

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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man City vs Leipzig (Attendance of 52,038 at the Etihad Stadium on 14 March, 2023- UCL Round of 16 Second Leg). Erling Haaland scored his second Champions League career hat trick as the Citizens thumped RB 7-0.

Complete domination from City, who had around two dozen shots in the entire game; Leipzig had only four shots.

Also see newspaper player ratings for this City v Leipzig UCL game– Haaland got a rare 10/10 from L’Equipe.

xG Man City 4.11-0.30 Leipzig shots map (Actual score MCI 7-0 RBL)

1-0 Haaland penalty goal vs Leipzig xG 0.80
2-0 Haaland second goal v RB xG 0.33
3-0 Haaland hat trick goal vs Leipzig xG 0.70
4-0 Gundogan goal vs Rasenball Sport xG 0.08
5-0 Haaland fourth goal vs Leipzig xG 0.35
6-0 Haaland fifth goal vs Leipzig xG 0.31
7-0 De Bruyne goal vs Leipzig xG 0.03

Apart from these, City had some more decent chances (for example Haaland 31st minute, Gundogan 39th minute).

Man City vs Leipzig 7-0 Second Leg Match Stats for comparison

(MCFC stats on left; Leipzig on right)

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