Champions League
Manchester City and Real scored seven goals at the Etihad with just 3.9 xgoals
Manchester City and Real proved they have world-class players who can find goals out of nowhere as both teams scored three goals more than the xgoals in the first semi-final.
Matsara enjoyed everything with the football crowd on Tuesday evening, Manchester City and Real offered a satisfying spectacle with goals, chances and excitement and in the final the hosts won the first semi-final of the Champions League 4-3 and thus gained a small lead Advantage ahead of the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu next Wednesday.
In total, City have had 16 finals, 6 of them at home (60% possession) and Real 11 finals with 5 at home (40% possession), with the most impressive statistic of the super fight at Etihad being the difference between the goals scored and those on the based on the quality of the opportunities created.
In particular, Pep Guardiola’s team netted four times (with four different goalscorers) despite having only 2.4 x goals, while Carlo Ancelotti’s team scored three goals with only 1.5 x goals.
Evidence showing the tremendous ability of both teams to put the ball in the net, with more typical examples City’s fourth goal with Bernardo Silva and Real’s first goal with Karim Benzema where the ball was very small in the nets on both chances, based on Opta data.
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