Champions League Matchday 3: The xG Story Arsenal Was Hiding
Arsenal 4-0 Atletico looked like vintage demolition. The xG numbers were 3.8 to 0.6 and pointed at something the league phase would confirm.
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Arsenal 4-0 Atletico looked like vintage demolition. The xG numbers were 3.8 to 0.6 and pointed at something the league phase would confirm.
Désiré Doué scored his second goal of the 2025 Champions League Final in the 73rd minute at the Allianz Arena…
Liverpool won the 2024-25 Premier League title in Slot first year. 84 points, 0.78 xG-against. Twenty English titles, equaling Manchester United.
Liverpool beat PSG 1-0 in the UCL Round of 16. PSG had 4.1 xG to Liverpool 1.8. The 3% finishing variance result that knockout...