Manchester City

Here are the newspaper player ratings (L’Equipe, Marca AS, Sport) for Manchester City vs Real Madrid from their Champions League first leg tie on April 26, 2022. As you can see, many Real Madrid stars got a low player rating- an indication of MCFC’s dominance (see xG stats for City v Real first leg)

L’Equipe player ratings Man City Real Madrid UCL 2022

Karim Benzema gets a 8/10 player rating v Man City from L’Equipe, but no other Real Madrid player gets more than 5. Coach Carlo Ancelotti gets a 3/10 manager rating. The French paper also liked referee Kovacs, giving him a 8/10.

Marca player ratings for City v Real Madrid April 26 2022

Three stars for Benzema- the highest rated player on either side from Spanish paper Marca.

Diario AS paper ratings Man City 4 Real Madrid 3 Champions League

Spanish newspaper AS thought several players on either side didn’t even deserve a rating. On the Real Madrid side, the entire defence bar Carvajal got a zero rating, likewise for City (with the exception of Zinchenko). Rodri and Jesus the best players for them with a three star player rating.

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Click here for Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid xG 17 May 2023 Champions League SF

Click here for xG stats Real Madrid vs Man City 1-1 May 9 2023 Champions League

Click here for xG stats Real Madrid vs Liverpool UCL Final May 28 2022

Click here for xG stats Real Madrid vs Man City Second Leg Semifinal May 4 2022

Click here for xG stats from Liverpool vs Villarreal Semi final April 27 2022

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Manchester City vs Real Madrid (UCL Semi final first leg, April 26). The game ended 4-3 in favour of Man City, who had plenty of chances to score more than the four goals they eventually did.

xG Man City 3.19-1.51 Real Madrid shots map (Actual score MCFC 4-3 RMA)

1-0 2′ De Bruyne header goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.11
2-0 11′ Jesus goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.50
2-1 33′ Benzema goal vs Man City xG 0.04 (great finish)
3-1 53′ Foden header goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.52 (free header in box)
3-2 55′ Vini goal vs Man City xG 0.25
4-2 74′ Bernardo Silva goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.03 (great hit, but Courtois static in goal)
4-3 82′ Benzema penalty goal vs Man City xG 0.75 (Panenka penalty as well)

Some other notable chances/ misses / opportunities in Man City vs Real Madrid 4-3

26th minute Mahrez chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.13 (on counter, hits side netting)
29th minute Foden chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.20 (on counter, shot wide)
48th minute Mahrez chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.25 (hits post)
48th minute Foden miss vs Real Madrid xG 0.55 (follow up from Mahrez chance, but hits the only Real Madrid defender present between him and the goal)
68th minute Laporte chance v Real Madrid xG 0.35 (free and unmarked in the box, but shoots at Courtois)
76th minute Mahrez chance v Real Madrid xG 0.11 (from tight, narrow angle, just wide)

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