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Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings from some of the big French and German newspapers following Leipzig’s 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

L’Equipe player ratings Leipzig Paris SG

L’Equipe thought Angel di Maria was the pick of the players, giving him a 9/10. However Kylian Mbappe was disappointing- only a 5/10, perhaps due to the chances he missed as shown in this xG chart for the game.

A manager rating of 3/10 for RBL’s Nagelsmann, versus a 8/10 for Thomas Tuchel.

Le Parisien PSG player ratings vs Leipzig Champions League semi final

On to Le Parisien, and they, like L’Equipe absolutely loved Di Maria’s performance, saying that it was a thoroughly deserved MOTM award for the Argentine.

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Click here for xG stats Paris SG Bayern Munich Champions League Final

PSG produced a commanding performance to beat RB Leipzig 3-0 on 18 August, 2020 and reach their first Champions League final.

xG PSG 3.10-1.03 RB Leipzig (Actual score PSG 3-0 Leipzig)

PSG’s dominance shows in the quality of the chances they created. Leipzig probably did enough to warrant scoring at least one goal (especially in the second half), but couldn’t.

xG of individual Paris Saint Germain goals vs RBL CL semifinal

Marquinhos goal 1-0 13′ xG (0.51)
Di Maria goal 2-0 42′ xG (0.49)
Bernat goal 3-0 56′ xG (0.39)

xG of other big chances for Paris St Germain and RB Leipzig that didn’t result in a goal

RB Leipzig: Patrick Schick 82′ xG (0.43)
Paris SG: Neymar 6′ xG (0.47), Mbappe 17′ xG (0.50), Mbappe 70′ xG (0.32)

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RB Leipzig vs PSG 2020 (Leipzig-PSG 2020)

Final score and result: Leipzig vs PSG 0-3 (Marquinhos, di Maria, Bernat)

18 August, 2020- CL Semi-final- Tuesday

Paris SG advance to the European Cup final as they beat Rasenball Sport Leipzig 3-0. French newspaper L’Equipe with the headline “La Force Est En Eux” after PSG’s win

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