28 February, 2013

Ligue 1: top rated players.

Ratings: France Football. 

6,05 Ibrahimovic (Paris S-G), Agassa (photo, Reims)
6,00 Cabella (Montpellier), Thiago Silva (Paris S-G)
5,91 Malbranque (Lyon), Landreau (Bastia)
5,88 Gignac (Marseille)
5,81 Thuram (Troyes)
5,79 Aliadière (Lorient), Alessandrini (Rennes), Aubameyang (St-Etienne)
5,77 Bréchet (Troyes)
5,75 Estrada (Montpellier), Nivet (Troyes), Vercoutre (Lyon)
5,74 Cvitanich (Nice)
 

Player ratings Sevilla 2, Atlético 2 [Copa del Rey]

0-1 6' Diego Costa, 0-2 29' Falcao, 1-2 39' Jesús Navas, 2-2 96' Rakitic. Sent off: 76' Medel, 92'  Kondogbia. Att: 45.000.
Sevilla: Beto 5,90 - Coke 5,70, Fazio 5,10, Botía 4,70 (69' Cicinho 5,80), Alberto Moreno 6,70 - Medel 5,40, Rakitic 5,90, Kondogbia 5,70 - Jesús Navas 7,60, Reyes 5,60 (46' Manu del Moral 5,90) - Negredo 5,40. - coach: Emery. = average: 5,80 [mediocre]
Atlético: Courtois 6,20 - Juanfran 6,10, Cata Díaz 5,90, Miranda 6,60, Filipe Luis 5,90 - Arda Turan 5,90 (64' 'Cebolla' Rodríguez 5,80), Gabi 6,20, Raúl García 6,20 (73' Koke), Tiago (24' Mario Suárez 5,90) - Diego Costa 7,60, Falcao 6,70. - coach: Simeone. = average: 6,25 [solid]

Average ratings Barcelona, Atlético & Real Madrid.

All tournaments included. Bold text=Barcelona, red=Atlético.

6,93 Messi
6,85 Iniesta
6,80 Cristiano Ronaldo

6,72 Diego Costa
6,64 Falcao
6,57 Xavi
6,56 Varane
6,45 Xabi Alonso
6,38 Özil, Koke
6,37 Khedira, Courtois
6,35 Tello, Miranda

6,34 Montoya
6,33 Arda Turan

6,31 Busquets
6,27 Filipe Luis

6,25 Sergio Ramos, Di María
6,24 Jordi Alba, Mario Suárez

6,23 Adriano
6,20 Piqué, Diego López, Gabi
6,19 Pedro, Modric
6,18 Fàbregas, Pinto
6,17 Morata
6,14 Valdés, 'Cebolla' Rodríguez

6,13 Puyol
6,12 Villa, Fábio Coentrão
6,11 Pepe, Benzema
6,10 Casillas, Marcelo
6,07 Essien
6,06 Callejón, Tiago, Juanfran

6,02 Godín
6,01 Raúl García
6,00 Dani Alves
5,99 Alexis
5,96 Adrían

5,95 Ricardo Carvalho
5,94 Cata Díaz
5,92 Higuaín
5,91 Mascherano
5,87 Arbeloa
5,85 Song
5,78 Adán
5,76 Bartra
5,75 Emre

5,72 Albiol

Today 12 years ago: Italy 1, Argentina 2.

1-0 25' Fiore, 1-1 36 Kily González, 1-2 48' Crespo. Att: 15.000 (Stadio Olimpico, Rome).
Italien: Buffon 6,38 — F. Cannavaro 5,38, Pierini 4,88, Maldini 5,38 (53' Bertotto 5,33) — C. Zenoni 4,88, Tommasi 6,50 (76' Di Biagio), Tacchinardi 5,38, Pessotto 5,25 (70' Coco) — Fiore 5,88 (53' Totti 5,50) — Vieri 5,75 (71' Delvecchio), F. Inzaghi 5,38. — coach: Trapattoni. = average: 5,53 [poor]
Argentina: Burgos 6,00Vivas 6,00, Ayala 6,25 (82' Pochettino), Samuel 6,50 — J. Zanetti 6,50, Simeone 6,25, Verón 6,25 (74' Husain), Sorin 6,75 — Aimar 7,38 (82' Gallardo), Kily González 7,00 (86' Gustavo López) — Crespo 7,50 (94' Cruz). — coach: Bielsa. = average: 6,58 [excellent]

Player ratings Paris St Germain 2, Marseille 0 [Coupe de France]

1-0 34' Ibrahimovic, 2-0 64' Ibrahimovic penalty. Att: 42.000.
Paris-SG: Douchez 6,10 - Maxwell 6,40, Z. Camara 6,40, Sakho 6,60, Van der Wiel 6,90 - Matuidi 6,70, Beckham 7,20 (86' Jallet), Chantôme 6,90, Ménez 6,60 (89' Tiéné) - Gameiro 5,30, Ibrahimovic 7,70 (76' Lavezzi). - coach: Ancelotti. = average: 6,62 [excellent]
Marseille: Mandanda 5,60 - Fanni 5,60, Morel 4,90, Lucas Mendes 4,90, Nkoulou 5,30 - Barton 5,30, Kadir 5,10 (69' J. Ayew 5,10), Valbuena 5,30, Romao 5,30 - A. Ayew 5,10, Gignac 6,10 (79' Sougou). - coach: Baup. = average: 5,30 [lame]


Average Saturday's league match + yesterday:
7,10 Ibrahimovic
6,55 Matuidi
6,25 Maxwell
6,00 Gignac
5,75 Barton
5,70 Valbuena
5,55 Fanni
5,40 Mandanda, Romao
5,30 Kadir, A. Ayew
5,25 Nkoulou
5,05 Morel


Les notes de Paris St-Germain- Olympique Marseille en Coupe de France.

Player ratings Bayern Munich 1, Bor. Dortmund 0 [DFB-Pokal]

1-0 43' Robben. Att: 71.000.
Bayern München: Neuer 6,20 - Lahm 6,80, Van Buyten 6,30, Dante 7,00, Alaba 6,00 - Javi Martínez 5,70, Schweinsteiger 6,70 - T. Müller 6,80 (78' Luiz Gustavo), Kroos 6,00 (94' J. Boateng), Robben 7,30 - Mandzukic 6,20 (91' M. Gómez). - coach: Heynckes. = average: 6,45 [strong]
Bor. Dortmund: Weidenfeller 7,30 - Piszczek 5,40, Subotic 5,00, Felipe Santana 5,20, Schmelzer 5,00 - Gündogan 6,00, S. Bender 6,20, Großkreutz 4,80 (62' Blaszczykowski 5,40)- M. Götze 6,00, Reus 5,70 (81' Schieber) - Lewandowski 5,00. - coach: Klopp. = average: 5,58 [failing]

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27 February, 2013

Memory Lane: La Liga 1975/76.

6,12 Neeskens (Barcelona), Pirri (Real Madrid)
5,86 Cruyff (Barcelona)
5,73 Rezza (Salamanca)
5,69 Robi (Salamanca)
5,58 Pulido (Sevilla)
5,56 Marcial (Barcelona)
5,54 Junquera (Zaragoza)
5,48 Irureta (Athletic)



Serie A: top rated players.

6,67 Totti (Roma)
6,56 D. Pizarro (Fiorentina)
6,48 Borja Valero (Fiorentina)
6,44 El Shaarawy (Milan), Hamsik (Napoli)
6,42 Marchisio (Juventus)
6,39 Cavani (Napoli)
6,38 Handanovic (Inter)
6,36 Sau (Cagliari), Marchetti (Lazio)
6,35 Pogba (Juventus), Cuadrado (Fiorentina)
6,34 Pirlo (Juventus)
6,33 Cerci (Torino)

Balotelli's average after four matches: 6,62.

Today 8 years ago: Inter 0, Milan 1.

0-1 74' Kaká. Att: 78.347.
Inter: Toldo 6,00 — J. Zanetti 6,33, Córdoba 6,50, Mihajlovic 6,33, Favalli 6,00 — Stankovic 5,00 (86' Van der Meyde), C. Zanetti 6,83, Cambiasso 6,17 (81' Adriano), Verón 6,67 (73' Emre 5,00) — Martins 5,67, Vieri 5,67. — coach: Mancini 5,33. = average: 6,01 [acceptable]
Milan: Dida 6,83 — Cafu 6,33, Nesta 7,17, Maldini 7,00, Kaladze 6,00 (37' Serginho 6,17) — Gattuso 6,17, Pirlo 6,00, Seedorf 5,83 (81' Ambrosini) — Kaká 5,83, Rui Costa 5,33 (65' Costacurta 6,50) — Crespo 5,50. — coach: Ancelotti 6,50. = average: 6,20 [solid]

Player ratings Barcelona 1, Real Madrid 3.

0-1 13' Cristiano Ronaldo penalty, 0-2 58' Cristiano Ronaldo, 0-3 68' Varane, 1-3 89' Jordi Alba. Att: 95.002.
Barcelona: Pinto 5,50 - Dani Alves 5,50, Piqué 4,90, Puyol 4,60, Jordi Alba 5,80 - Busquets 5,70, Xavi 5,10 (74' Thiago 5,30), Fàbregas 4,40 (59' Villa 5,50) - Pedro 5,10 (71' Tello 5,70), Iniesta 6,40, Messi 4,80. - coach: Roura. = average: 5,31 [lame]
Real Madrid: Diego López 6,80 - Arbeloa 6,70, Varane 7,90, Sergio Ramos 7,20, Fábio Coentrão 6,70 - Khedira 6,80, Xabi Alonso 7,30 (84' Essien) - Özil 7,00 (78' Pepe), Di María 7,80, Cristiano Ronaldo 8,60 - Higuaín 6,10 (70' Callejón 5,80). - coach Mourinho. = average: 7,06 [first-class]



Las notas de Barcelona 1, Real Madrid 3 (Copa del Rey)

26 February, 2013

Champions League: Probable winners.

Based on the odds of 22 bookmakers.

26 February 2013:
22,28% Bayern Munich
16,55% Barcelona
15,47% Real Madrid
10,59% Bor. Dortmund
10,26% Man United
8,83% Juventus
4,91% Paris St Germain
2,19% FC Porto
1,47% Schalke
0,78% Málaga
0,52% Galatasaray
0,33% Arsenal
0,07% Celtic

2 December 2012:
25,50% Barcelona
19,64% Real Madrid
10,67% Bayern Munich
8,52% Bor. Dortmund
8,04% Man United
4,51% Juventus
3,97% Paris St Germain
3,68% Shakhtar
3,21% Arsenal
2,05% FC Porto
1,99% Málaga
1,77% Schalke
1,76% Chelsea
1,76% Milan
1,61% Valencia
0,43% Celtic
0,41% Benfica
0,39% Galatasaray
0,11% Cluj

18 September 2012:

24,60% Barcelona
16,80% Real Madrid
10,08% Man United
8,08% Man City
6,80% Bayern Munich
5,50% Chelsea
4,58% Juventus
4,37% Paris St Germain
3,86% Arsenal
2,64% Bor. Dortmund
2,32% Milan
1,33% Zenit
1,10% FC Porto
1,06% Valencia
0,78% Schalke
0,67% Shakhtar
0,76% Málaga
0,64% Benfica
0,42% Galatasaray, Braga & Dinamo Kiev
0,40% Lille
0,39% Montpellier
0,37% Ajax
0,32% Spartak
0,29% Olympiakos
0,26% Anderlecht
0,21% Celtic
0,15% Dinamo Zagreb
0,14% BATE Borisov
0,11% Cluj
0,09% Nordsjaelland

Highest paid managers & coaches 2012/13.

15,3 m. €: Mourinho (Real Madrid)  league position: #3
13,5 m: Ancelotti (PSG) : #1
10,0 m: Lippi (Guangzhou Evergrande) : #1
9,4 m: Ferguson (Man United) : #1
9,3 m: Wenger (Arsenal) : #5
8,3 m: Hiddink (Anzhi) #2
7,8 m: Capello (Russia)
7,0 m: Vilanova (Barcelona) : #1
5,9 m: Camacho (China)
5,9 m: Mancini (Man City) : #2
5,3 m: Rijkaard (Saudi Arabia)
5,2 m: Heynckes (Bayern Munich) : #1
4,5 m: Villas-Boas (Tottenham) : #3
4,0 m: Redknapp (QPR) : #20
3,6 m: Jorge Jesús (Benfica) : #2
3,6 m: Moyes (Everton) : #6
3,6 m: Pellegrini (Málaga) : #4
3,6 m: Paulo Montuori (Qatar)
3,5 m: Abel Braga (Fluminense) : #1
3,3 m: Spalletti (Zenit) : #3
3,0 m: Conte (Juventus) : #1
3,0 m: Prandelli (Italy)
3,0 m: Luxemburgo (Grêmio) : #3
3,0 m: Muricy Ramalho (Santos) : #8
3,0 m: Tite (Corinthians) : #6
2,6 m: Hitzfeld (Switzerland)
2,5 m: Löw (Germany)
2,5 m: O'Neill (Sunderland) : #15
2,5 m: Hodgson (England)

Record active one-club-players.

1. Rogério Ceni (São Paulo) :  23 years  
2. Ryan Giggs (Man United) :  22 years and 2 months  

3. Francesco Totti (Roma) :  20 years  
4. Oleksandr Shovkovsky (Dinamo Kiev) :  19 years and 6 months 
Oka Nikolov (Eintracht Frankfurt) :  19 years and 6 months 
6. Henrik Rydström (Kalmar FF) :  19 years and 1 month 
7. Tórur Mortensen (Tvøroyri) :  19 years
Frode Lafton (Hønefoss) :  19 years  
Petter Wastå (Kalmar FF) :  19 years  
Nobuhisa Yamada (Urawa Red Diamonds) :  19 

Percentage of Under-21 players in top division, 2004-2013.

Season 2012/13:
10,64% Germany
9,03% Italy
8,92% France
6,94% Spain
5,71% England

Highest percentage 2004-13:
14,71% France 2005/06
12,96% Germany 2010/11
11,38% England 2007/08
10,73% Spain 2007/08
9,03% Italy 2012/13

Lowest percentage:
8,92% France 2012/13
6,94% Spain 2012/13
4,78% England 2010/11
4,05% Italy 2011/12
3,86% Germany 2006/07

The 25 greatest 'giants' in football history.

According to Guerin Sportivo. Players taller than 190 cm.
1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
2. Sócrates
3. Gerard Piqué
4. Patrick Vieira
5. Laurent Blanc
6. Yaya Touré
7. Luca Toni
8. Oliver Bierhoff
9. Nwankwo Kanu
10. Jaap Stam
11. Peter Crouch
12. Marco Materazzi
13. Tony Adams
14. Tomas Skuhravý
15. Jan Koller
16. Sergio Brio
17. Glenn Strömberg
18. Igor Tudor
19. Frédéric Kanouté
20. Edin Džeko
21. Walter Casagrande
22. Fernando Llorente
23. John Carew
24. Kennet Andersson
25. Emmanuel Adebayor

Today 11 years ago: Roma 3, Barcelona 0.

1-0 61' Emerson, 2-0 74' Montella, 3-0 90' Tommasi. Publik: 69.869.
Roma: Antonioli 6,25 — Zebina 6,50, Samuel 7,00, Panucci 6,75 — Cafu 6,75, Emerson 6,75, Lima 6,25, Candela 7,00 — Totti 7,00 (87' Cassano) — Batistuta 5,00 (72' Tommasi 6,75), Delvecchio 5,75 (46' Montella 7,50). — coach: Capello. = average: 6,56 [excellent]
Barcelona: Reina 5,25 — Puyol 5,75, Christanval 5,00, F. de Boer 5,50, Sergi 5,50 (78' Xavi) — Thiago Motta 5,00 (65' Overmars 5,00), Cocu 5,50 — Luis Enrique 5,25 (82' Rochemback), Gerard 5,00Rivaldo 6,50, Kluivert 5,75. — coach: Rexach. = average: 5,42 [feeble]

Player ratings Udinese 0, Napoli 0.

Att: 16.000.
Udinese: Padelli 6,50 - Benatia 6,00 (28' Heurtaux 6,00), Danilo 6,30, Domizzi 6,10 - Basta 6,10, Pereyra 6,10, Allan 6,40, Badu 6,40, Pasquale 5,60 - Muriel 5,80 - Di Natale 5,40 (78' Maicousel).  - coach: Guidolin 6,20. = average: 6,06 [satisfactory]
Napoli: De Sanctis 6,00 - Campagnaro 6,00, P. Cannavaro 6,10 (85' Dzemaili), Britos 6,00 - Mesto 5,40 (89' Zúñiga), Behrami 6,00, Inler 5,60 (62' Pandev 5,00), Hamsik 5,50 - Armero 6,40 - Insigne 5,30, Cavani 5,00. - coach: Mazzarri 5,20. = average: 5,69 [disappointing]

25 February, 2013

Average ratings Newcastle after 'French Revolution'.

6,98 M. Sissoko
6,58 Cabaye
6,40 Tioté
6,38 Gouffran
6,30 Krul
6,28 Santon
6,15 Debuchy, Coloccini, P. Cissé
6,12 Jonas Gutiérrez
6,08 S. Taylor
5,88 Perch

Player ratings Man City 2, Chelsea 0.

1-0 63' Yaya Touré, 2-0 85' Tévez. Att: 47.256.
Man City: Joe Hart 6,80 - Matija Nastasic 6,50, Kolo Touré 6,30, Pablo Zabaleta 6,50, Gaël Clichy 6,30 - Yaya Touré 7,10, James Milner 6,80, Javi García 6,10, Jack Rodwell 6,10 (54' Carlos Tévez 6,30), David Silva 7,00 (92' Joleon Lescott) - Sergio Agüero 6,10 (91' Samir Nasri). - coach: Mancini. = average: 6,49 [very good]
Chelsea: Petr Cech 6,30 - David Luíz 5,80, Branislav Ivanovic 5,50, Ashley Cole 5,80, Gary Cahill 6,10 - Ramires 5,60, Juan Mata 5,60, John Obi Mikel 5,60 (81' Fernando Torres), Eden Hazard 5,40 (69' Oscar 5,60), Frank Lampard 5,10 (68' Victor Moses 5,80) - Demba Ba 5,80. - coach: Benítez. = average: 5,69 [disappointing]

Player ratings Bradford 0, Swansea 5 [League Cup final]

0-1 16' Dyer, 0-2 40' Michu, 0-3 47' Dyer, 0-4 59' De Guzmán penalty, 0-5 91' De Guzmán. Att: 82.597 (Wembley).
Bradford: Matt Duke 5,20 - Stephen Darby 5,60, Rory McArdle 5,20, Curtis Good 4,80 (46' Andrew Davies 5,50), Carl McHugh 5,40 - Will Atkinson 5,40, Gary Jones 5,50, Garry Thompson 5,40 (74' Zavon Hines 5,10), Nathan Doyle 5,40 - Nahki Wells 5,10 (58' Jon McLaughlan 5,70), James Hanson 5,10. - coach: Parkinson. = average: 5,31 [lame]
Swansea: Gerhard Tremmel 6,10 - Ashley Williams 6,50, Ki Sung-Yueng 6,00 (63' Garry Monk 5,90), Angel Rangel 6,70, Ben Davies 6,50 (84' Dwight Tiendalli) - Jonathan De Guzmán 6,80, Nathan Dyer 7,50 (78' Roland Lamah), Pablo Hernández 6,80, Wayne Routledge 6,70, Leon Britton 6,70 - Michu 6,80. - coach: M. Laudrup. = average: 6,58 [excellent]

Player ratings Paris St-Germain 2, Olympique Marseille 0.

1-0 10' Lucas, 2-0 92' Ibrahimovic. Att: 44.984.
Paris-SG: Sirigu 7,20 - Maxwell 6,10, Alex Costa 6,40, Armand 6,90, Jallet 5,90 - Lucas 6,30 (84' Ménez), Matuidi 6,40, Pastore 6,50 (76' Beckham), Verratti 6,30 (76' Chantôme) - Lavezzi 7,10, Ibrahimovic 6,50. - coach: Ancelotti. = average: 6,51 [very good]
Marseille: Mandanda 5,20 - Fanni 5,50, Mendes 5,20, Morel 5,20, Nkoulou 5,20 - Barton 6,20, Kadir 5,50 (77' Sougou), Valbuena 6,10, Romao 5,50, A. Ayew 5,50 - Gignac 5,90. - coach: Baup. = average: 5,55 [poor]



Paris St-Germain-Olympique Marseille : les notes des joueurs dans la presse sportive.

Player ratings Inter 1, Milan 1.

0-1 20' El Shaarawy, 1-1 71' Schelotto. Att: 79.341.
Inter: Handanovic 7,70 - Nagatomo 5,50 (77' Chivu), Ranocchia 5,90, Juan Jesus 5,90, J. Zanetti 6,40 - Guarín 5,90, Gargano 6,00, Cambiasso 5,30 (68' Schelotto 7,00), R. Álvarez 5,40 (74' Kuzmanovic) - Palacio 5,70, Cassano 5,10. - coach: Stramaccioni 6,00. = average: 5,98 [acceptable]
Milan: Abbiati 6,60 - Abate 6,00, Zapata 6,10, Mexès 5,90, De Sciglio 6,60 - Nocerino 5,60, Montolivo 6,20, Muntari 6,00 (90' Ambrosini) - K. P. Boateng 6,00 (81' Niang), Balotelli 5,40, El Shaarawy 6,90 (87' Bojan). - coach: Allegri 6,00. = average: 6,12 [satisfactory


Inter-Milan 1-1 : le pagelle nella stampa sportiva.

 

24 February, 2013

Average ratings Man United 2012/13.

All tournaments.

6,52 Van Persie
6,42 Rooney
6,37 De Gea
6,29 Hernández
6,27 Anderson, Rafael
6,17 Cleverley
6,16 Carrick
6,12 Giggs
6,11 R. Ferdinand
6,10 Büttner
6,09 Evans
6,07 Welbeck, Scholes
6,06 Kagawa
6,04 Valencia, Fletcher, P. Jones
6,01 Vidic
6,00 Lindegaard
5,98 Evra
5,94 A. Young
5,82 Nani
5,80 Smalling

Player ratings Barcelona 2, Sevilla 1.

0-1 42' Botía, 1-1 52' Villa, 2-1 60' Messi. Att: 57.629.
Barcelona: Valdés 6,50 - Dani Alves 6,00, Piqué 6,00, Mascherano 5,70, Montoya 5,80 - Song 5,80, Iniesta 6,30 (68' Xavi 6,30), Thiago 6,30 - Alexis 5,00 (46' Tello 6,50), Messi 6,50, Villa 6,70 (79' Busquets 5,80). - coach: Roura. = average: 6,09 [acceptable]
Sevilla: Beto 6,30 - Coke 6,30, Fazio 5,40, Botía 6,00, F. Navarro 5,80 - Maduro 5,90 (82' Alberto Moreno), Medel 6,00 (55' Kondogbia 6,10) - Rakitic 6,30, Jesús Navas 6,30, Manu Del Moral 6,30 - Babá 5,80 (60' Negredo 6,30). - coach: Emery. = average: 6,06 [acceptable]

Player ratings Deportivo 1, Real Madrid 2.

1-0 35' Riki, 1-1 73' Kaká, 1-2 88' Higuaín. Sent off: 91' Di María. Att: 30.000.
Deportivo: Aranzubia 6,50 - Sílvio 6,00 (26' Álex Bergantiños 5,20), Marchena 5,50, Kaká 6,00 (58' Jesús Vázquez 5,40), Ayoze 5,80 - Abel Aguilar 6,00, Paulo Assunção 5,40 - Bruno Gama 6,00, Valerón 6,60, Pizzi 6,70 - Riki 6,80 (74' Nélson Oliveira). - coach: Fernando Vázquez. = average: 5,99 [acceptable]
Real Madrid: Diego López 5,00 - Arbeloa 5,50, Pepe 6,00, Ricardo Carvalho 5,50, Marcelo 5,50 (57' Khedira 6,30) - Essien 5,80 (57' Özil 6,30), Modric 5,80 (57' Cristiano Ronaldo 7,00) - Di María 5,80, Kaká 7,10, Callejón 6,00 - Higuaín 6,00. - coach: Mourinho. = average: 5,97 [acceptable]

Player ratings QPR 0, Man United 2.

0-1 13' Rafael, 0-2 80' Giggs. Att: 18.337.
QPR: Júlio César 6,20 - José Bosingwa 5,30, Christopher Samba 6,00, Armand Traoré 5,30, Clint Hill 5,30 - Andros Townsend 6,20 (73' Junior Hoilett), Esteban Granero 4,80 (46' Jermaine Jenas 5,70), Adel Taarabt 5,00, Stéphane Mbia 5,20 - Jamie Mackie 5,10, Bobby Zamora 4,80 (61' Loïc Remy 6,00). - coach: Redknapp. = average: 5,45 [poor]
Man United: David De Gea 6,50 - Patrice Evra 6,00, Rio Ferdinand 6,40, Rafael 7,20, Nemanja Vidic 6,40 - Ryan Giggs 7,00, Michael Carrick 6,20, Ashley Young 5,80 (68' Antonio Valencia 6,20), Nani 6,70 - Robin van Persie 6,00 (41' Danny Welbeck 6,50), Javier Hernández 5,70 (62' Wayne Rooney 6,20). - coach: Ferguson. = average: 6,34 [good]

23 February, 2013

A selection of record attendances.

Official attendance - home team - year - opponent

177.656 Fluminense 1963 - vs Flamengo
174.770 Flamengo 1976 - vs Vasco da Gama
149.191 Botafogo 1969 - vs Flamengo
146.082 Corinthians 1977 - vs Ponte Preta (Morumbi)
136.505 Celtic 1970 - vs Leeds United (Hampden Park)
133.444 Vasco da Gama 1976 - vs Flamengo
132.834 Cruzeiro 1997 - vs Vila Nova

129.690 Real Madrid 1956 - vs Milan
129.377 Atlético Mineiro 1969 - vs Cruzeiro
123.318 Palmeiras 1979 - vs Santos
122.209 São Paulo 1980 - vs Santos
118.567 Rangers 1939 - vs Celtic
110.432 Bahia 1989 - vs Fluminense
98.421 Grêmio 1981 - vs Ponte Preta
96.070 Crvena Zvezda 1975 - vs Ferencváros
95.722 Queen's Park 1930 - vs Rangers
92.000 Celtic 1938 - vs Rangers (Parkhead)
88.816 Chivas USA 2005 - vs LA Galaxy (Los Angeles Coliseum)
88.768 Internacional 1975 - vs Cruzeiro
88.075 Hertha Berlin 1963 - vs Köln
84.569 Manchester City 1934 - vs Stoke
83.954 Milan 1993 - vs Inter
83.260 Manchester United 1948 - vs Arsenal (Maine Road)
83.000 1860 Munich 1973 - vs Augsburg (Olympiastadion)
83.000 Borussia Dortmund - on several occasions

82.905 Chelsea 1935 - vs Arsenal
81.000 Eintracht Frankfurt 1959 - vs Pirmasens
79.610 Goiás 1975 - vs Portuguesa
78.299 Everton 1948 - vs Liverpool
77.691 New York Cosmos 1977 - vs Fort Lauderdale
76.588 Aston Villa 1946 - vs Derby
76.098 Manchester United 2007 - vs Blackburn (new Old Trafford)
75.118 Sunderland 1933 - vs Derby
75.038 Tottenham 1938 - vs Sunderland
75.031 Charlton Athletic 1938 - vs Aston Villa
74.473 Panathinaikos 1986 - vs AEK Athen (OAKA)
73.295 Arsenal 1935 - vs Sunderland
73.000 Wiener SC 1962 - vs Rapid
72.841 Sheffield Wednesday 1934 - vs Man City
71.281 São Paulo 1942 - vs Corinthians (Pacaembu)
70.504 Manchester United 1920 - vs Aston Villa (old Old Trafford)
69.255 Los Angeles Galaxy 1996 - vs MetroStars (Rose Bowl)
68.287 Sheffield United 1936 - vs Leeds
65.860 Hibernian 1950 - vs Hearts
65.942 Atlético Paranaense 1983 - vs Flamengo
65.562 Feijenoord 1966 - vs Ajax
64.815 West Bromwich Albion 1937 - vs Arsenal
64.238 Nürnberg - on several occasions

64.073 Anderlecht 1963 - vs Dundee FC (Heysel)
64.000 Rapid Wien 1961 - vs Austria Wien
63.129 AEK Athens 2004 - vs Olympiakos
61.905 Liverpool 1952 - vs Stoke
61.315 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1939 - vs Liverpool
61.202 Colorado Rapids 2002 - vs Chicago Fire
57.893 Cardiff City 1953 - vs Arsenal
58.311 Coritiba 1980 - vs Flamengo
58.200 1860 München 1948 - vs Nürnberg (Grünwalder Strasse)
57.892 Leeds United 1967- vs Sunderland
57.714 Olympique Marseille 1999 - vs Lyon
55.833 Ajax 1977 - vs Feyenoord
54.775 Burnley 1924 - vs Huddersfield
53.396 Hearts 1932 - vs Rangers
52.194 IFK Göteborg 1959 - vs Örgryte
52.002 Guarani 1982 - vs Flamengo
51.801 Crystal Palace 1979 - vs Burnley
51.700 FC Basel 1972 - vs FC Zürich
51.385 Portsmouth 1949 - vs Derby
51.380 Stoke City 1937 - vs Arsenal
50.734 GAIS Göteborg 1976 - vs IFK Göteborg
49.838 Partick Thistle 1922 - vs Rangers
49.768 Port Vale 1960 - vs Aston Villa
49.335 Fulham 1938 - vs Millwall
48.912 Lens 1992 - vs Marseille
48.894 Djurgården 1958 - vs IFK Göteborg (Råsunda)
48.852 Olympique Lyon 1980 - vs Saint-Etienne
48.672 Millwall 1937 - vs Derby County (The Old Den)
47.750 Lille 2012 - vs Bayern Munich (Grand Stade de Lille)

47.310 Notts County 1955 - vs York
46.760 Paris-SG 1982 - vs Saint-Etienne
46.405 Örgryte 1958 - vs Landskrona
45.634 Iraklis Salonika 1971 - vs Panathinaikos
45.252 PAOK Salonika 1976 - vs AEK Athens
45.061 Aberdeen 1935 - vs Hearts
44.842 Saint-Etienne 1987 - vs Marseille
44.285 FC Nantes 1985 - vs Bordeaux
43.024 Dundee FC 1953 - vs Rangers
42.684 Preston North End 1938 - vs Arsenal
42.322 West Ham United 1970 - vs Tottenham
42.415 Olympiakos 1965 - vs AEK Athen (Karaiskaki)

42.221 Girondins de Bordeaux 1985 - Juventus
41.826 Derby County 1969 - vs Tottenham
41.025 Paris FC 1979 - vs Marseille
41.641 FC København 1998 - vs Brøndby
40.669 AIK Stockholm 1975 - vs Djurgården
40.209 Vasco da Gama 1979 - vs Londrina (São Januário)
39.749 Racing Paris 1954 - vs Lens
39.146 Bradford City 1911 - vs Burnley
38.768 Brentford 1949 - vs Leicester
38.349 Anderlecht 1980 - vs Standard Liège (Vanden Stock)
38.219 Leyton Orient 1929 - vs Tottenham
38.010 Ipswich Town 1975 - vs Leeds

37.925 Stade Francais 1954 - vs Reims
37.783 Strasbourg 1993 - vs Marseille
36.982 Toulouse 1998 - vs Marseille
36.766 AEK Athens 1981 -Panathinaikos (Nikos Goumas)
36.469 Palmeiras 1993 - vs Santos (Palestra Italia)
35.632 Motherwell 1952 - vs Rangers
35.611 Hammarby 2003 - vs Djurgården 

35.353 Queens's Par Rangers 1974 - vs Leeds
35.000 Bury 1960 - vs Bolton
34.445 Wrexham 1957 - vs Man United
34.146 HJK Helsinki 1998 - vs PSV Eindhoven
34.099 Watford 1969 - vs Man United
32.989 Santos 1964 - vs Corinthians (Vila Belmiro)
32.786 Swansea City 1968 - vs Arsenal (Vetch Field)
32.523 Kuusysi Lahti 1986 - vs Steaua Bukarest (Olympiastadion, H:ki)
32.234 IFK Norrköping 1956 - vs Malmö FF
32.000 Swindon 1972 - vs Arsenal
31.651 Grimsby 1937 - vs Wolverhampton
31.508 Brøndby 2003 - vs FC København
31.306 Raith Rovers 1953 - vs Hearts
31.033 Southend 1979 - vs Liverpool
30.968 Chesterfield 1939 - vs Newcastle
30.384 Nancy 1976 - vs Saint-Etienne
30.115 Wimbledon 1993 - vs Man United
30.069 Luton Town 1959 - vs Blackpool
29.638 Montpellier 2001 - vs Marseille
29.490 Rennes 2006 - vs Marseille

29.328 Malmö FF 1967 - vs Helsingborg
28.872 ADO Den Haag 1971 - vs Feyenoord
28.813 Lille 1950 - vs Racing Paris
28.799 Bournemouth 1957 - vs Man United
28.766 Metz 1992 - vs Marseille

28.516 Rosenborg 1985 - vs Lillestrøm
28.000 OB Odense 1973 - vs B 1909
27.833 Stockport 1950 - vs Liverpool
27.816 Dunfermline 1968 - vs Celtic
27.500 Carlisle 1957 - vs Birmingham City
27.000 Aris Salonika 1978 - vs PAOK
26.407 Dundee United 1952 - vs Aberdeen
26.404 Öster 1967 - vs Brage
26.178 Gårda 1937 - vs Brage
26.154 Helsingborg 1954 - vs Malmö FF
26.126 Panathinaikos 1963 - vs AEK (Apostolos Nikolaidis)
26.000 St Pauli 1964 - vs Bayern München
25.826 Charleroi 2000 - vs Anderlecht
25.624 IFK Malmö 1969 - vs Helsingborg
25.453 Walsall 1961 - vs Newcastle
25.225 Ayr United 1969 - vs Rangers
24.800 Brann Bergen 1961 - vs Fredrikstad
24.523 Northampton 1965 - vs Fulham
24.424 Tranmere 1972 - vs Stoke
24.000 Ilves Tampere 1984 - vs Juventus
23.990 AGF Århus 1963 - vs Esbjerg
23.935 Scunthorpe 1954 - vs Preston
23.591 Vålerenga 2004 - vs Rosenborg

23.532 Rouen 1977 - vs Saint-Etienne
23.196 Lincoln 1967 - vs Derby
23.015 Nîmes 1992 - vs Marseille
23.002 Gillingham 1948 - vs QPR
23.000 Vejle 1960 - vs AGF

22.989 Angers 1969 - vs Marseille
22.908 Nice 1959 - vs Stade Reims
22.750 Oxford United 1964 - vs Preston
22.654 Elfsborg 1961 - vs IFK Norrköping
22.515 East Fife 1950 - vs Raith Rovers
22.000 Esbjerg 1961 - vs KB
22.000 Auxerre 1995 - vs Marseille
21.908 Torquay 1955 - vs Huddersfield

21.595 Tours 1981 - vs Saint-Etienne
21.198 AaB Ålborg 1969 - vs KB
20.984 Exeter 1931 - vs Sunderland
20.950 Panionios 1974 - vs Panathinaikos

20.866 Sochaux 1977 - Saint-Etienne
20.650 Swansea 2012 - vs Man United (Liberty Stadium)
20.346 Troyes 2012 - vs Amiens

20.314 Halmstad 1956 - vs Djurgården
20.093 Millwall 1994 - vs Arsenal
20.046 Örebro 1961 - vs Degerfors
20.000 Monaco 1992 & 1994 - vs Marseille (new Louis II)
18.892 Viking 1957 - vs Odd
18.000 Bastia 1992 - vs Marseille

18.000 Toulon 1985 - vs Monaco
17.342 Mulhouse 1990 - vs Marseille
17.264 Hartlepool 1957 - vs Man United

17.122 Lorient 2012 - - vs Bordeaux
17.073 AC Ajaccio 1968 - vs Gazelec Ajaccio
16.687 Strømsgodset 1969 - vs Rosenborg
16.400 Start Kristiansand 1974 - vs Viking
16.318 Yeovil 1949 - vs Sunderland

16.006 Monaco 1958 - vs Reims (old Louis II)
15.467 Alloa 1955 - vs Celtic

15.360 Dijon 1991 - Marseille
15.093 Kalmar FF 1949 - vs Malmö FF
14.794 Lyngby 1991 - vs B 1903
14.615 Molde 1987 - vs Moss
14.500 Køge 1954 - vs B 93
14.421 Ajaccio 1969 - vs Bastia
14.000 OPS Oulu 1980 - vs Liverpool
14.000 Hvidovre 1966 - vs Frem
14.000 Cambridge 1970 - vs Chelsea
13.621 Bryne 1980 - vs Viking
13.595 Lillestrøm 1993 - vs Rosenborg
13.510 Arbroath 1952 - vs Rangers
13.365 TPS Turku 1987 - vs Inter 

13.240 Avignon 1976 - Saint-Etienne
12.782 Tampere United 2002 - vs HJK
12.228 Silkeborg 1995 - vs Brøndby
12.189 Bodø/Glimt 1975 - vs Viking
12.000 Cork City 1991 - vs Dundalk
11.526 Kettering 1947 - vs Peterborough
10.389 Cheltenham 1934 - vs Blackpool
10.275 Altrincham 1925 - vs Sunderland
10.225 Tromsø 1990 - vs Rosenborg

Today 16 years ago: Fiorentina 1, Juventus 1.

0-1 16' Del Piero, 1-1 49' Robbiati. Sent off: 56' Carnasciali. Att: 41.437 (L. 1.941.148.000).
Fiorentina: Toldo 6,50 - Carnasciali 5,00, Padalino 5,75, Falcone 5,50, Serena 5,50 - Piacentini 4,75 (46' Robbiati 6,75), Bigica 5,25 (46' Cois 6,00), Rui Costa 5,50, Schwarz 6,25 - Kanchelskis 5,25 (60' L. Amoruso 5,50), Batistuta 6,25. - coach: Ranieri 5,75. = average: 5,70 [disappointing]
Juventus: Rampulla 6,25 - Pessotto 5,25 (77' Pessotto), Ferrara 7,00, Montero 6,25, Iuliano 7,00 - Di Livio 6,00, (60' Lombardo 6,00), Zidane 5,25, Deschamps 6,50, Jugovic 7,50 - Del Piero 7,00, Padovano 6,00. - coach: Lippi 6,00. = average: 6,33 [good]

Average ratings Milan 2012/13.

League matches only.

7,17 Balotelli
6,42 El Shaarawy
6,25 Niang
6,19 De Sciglio
6,09 Yepes
6,08 Pazzini
6,06 Constant
6,04 Ambrosini
5,95 Montolivo
5,93 Abate
5,88 Zapata
5,84 Abbiati
5,77 Zaccardo
5,75 Muntari
5,63 Mexès
5,50 Nocerino
5,45 K. P. Boateng
5,42 Antonini

22 February, 2013

The 'big' nations in the Champions League, 2010-13.

Total points
185 Spain
167 England
130 Germany
97 Italy
80 France

Won
56,2% Spain
51,4% Germany
51,0% England
40,9% Italy
35,4% France

Draws
24,2% Italy
24,0% Spain
21,6% Germany
20,8% England
16,9% France

Lost
19,8% Spain
27,0% Germany
28,1% England
34,8% Italy
47,7% France

Scored goals
2,17 Spain
1,77 Germany
1,69 England
1,52 Italy
1,20 France

Conceded goals
0,97 Spain
1,09 England
1,31 France
1,35 Italy
1,39 Germany

Average points home
78,1% Germany
74,5% England
73,6% Spain
57,6% Italy
44,8% France

Average points away
53,9% Spain
43,3% England
41,2% Germany
40,4% Italy
37,4% France

Average points per scored goal
1,031 England
1,026 France
0,99 Germany
0,97 Italy
0,89 Spain


Points in one season (max 39)
31: Real Madrid 2011/12
30: Barcelona & Man United 2010/11
27: Real Madrid 2010/11, Barcelona 2011/12
26: Bayern Munich 2011/12
25: Chelsea 2011/12

Today 26 years ago: top rated players Serie A.

6,81 F. Baresi (Milan)
6,80 Zenga (Inter)
6,72 Manfredonia (Juventus)
6,66 Magrin (Atalanta)
6,62 Virdis (Milan)
6,58 Passarella (Inter)
6,55 Ancelotti (Roma)
6,52 Tacconi (Juventus)
6,51 Renica (Napoli)
6,50 Romano (Napoli)

Player ratings Lazio 2, Borussia M'Gladbach 0.

1-0 10' Candreva, 2-0 33' Álvaro González. Att: 20.000.
Lazio: Marchetti 6,25 - Konko 6,25, Biava 6,50, Cana 6,75, Radu 6,50 - Candreva 7,00 (82' Pereirinha), Álvaro González 6,75 (69' Onazi 6,00), C. Ledesma 6,25, Hernanes 6,00, Lulic 6,50 - Floccari 6,25 (78' Kozák). - coach: Petkovic 6,50. = average: 6,42 [strong]
M'gladbach: ter Stegen 5,00 - Stranzl 6,00, Jantschke 5,50, Álvaro Domínguez 4,50, Wendt 5,00 - Cigerci 5,50 (68' Hanke 5,50), Marx 5,25 (78' Xhaka), Nordtveit 5,25 - Herrmann 5,75, L. de Jong 5,00, Arango 5,50 (52' Younès 6,25). - coach: Favre 5,00. = average: 5,38 [feeble]

21 February, 2013

Champions League, round of 16: all players rated.

 In red, players finishing top 10 in the 2012 Ballon d'Or.

7,30 João Moutinho, Pastore, Marchisio
7,20 K. P. Boateng
7,10 Lahm, Kroos, De Gea, Welbeck
7,00 Montolivo, Fernando, Jackson Martínez, Lavezzi
6,90 Ambrosini, Javi Martínez, T. Müller, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rami
6,80 Mexès, Muntari, El Shaarawy, Alex Sandro, Izmailov, Antunes, Douglas Costa, João Pereira, Lucas Moura
6,70 Burak Yılmaz, J. Jones, Michel Bastos, Van Buyten, Srna, Fábio Coentrão, Di María, Özil, M. Cáceres, Barzagli, Peluso, Matri
6,60 Abate, Lucho González, Wilshere, Schweinsteiger, Mandžukić, Leitner, Lewandowski, Diego López, Bonucci, Vucinic
6,53 [average FC Porto & Juventus]
6,52 [average Milan & Bayern Munich]
6,50 Zapata, Varane, Xabi Alonso, Canales, Jallet
6,40 Draxler, Khedira, R. Ferdinand, P. Jones, Buffon
6,38 [average Paris St-Germain]
6,30 Constant, Niang, Pazzini,  Neustädter,  Farfán, Otamendi, Mangala, Varela, James Rodríguez, Willy Caballero, Sergio Sánchez, Weligton, Demichelis, Luíz Gustavo, Robben, Taison, Kehl, Carrick, Sirigu, Alex Costa, Sakho, Verratti, Chantôme, Matuidi, Pirlo
6,24 [average Real Madrid]
6,21 [average Man United]
6,20 Drogba, Hildebrand, Höwedes, Höger, Dante, Hummels, S. Bender, Götze, Van Persie, Tino Costa, Commons
6,15 [average Schalke 04]
6,10 Selçuk İnan, Podolski, Alaba, Ribéry, Piszczek, Blaszczykowski, Evra, Evans, Rooney, Padoin
6,08 [average Bor. Dortmund]
6,00 Abbiati, Iniesta, Muslera, Sabri Sarıoğlu, Kolasinac, Helton, Pyatov, Raţ, Fernandinho, Reus, Modric, Kagawa, Giggs, Feghouli, Maxwell, Wanyama, Lichtsteiner, Vidal
5,98 [average Shakhtar]
5,90 Puyol, Sagna, Cazorla, Walcott, Neuer, Alex Teixeira, Schmelzer, Lustig, S. Brown
5,87 [average Valencia]
5,80 Piqué, Hamit Altıntop, Amrabat, Felipe Melo, Toulalan, Hübschman, Mkhitaryan, Forrest
5,79 [average Galatasaray]
5,72 [average Arsenal]
5,70 Szczesny, Arteta, Ramsey, Rosický, Luíz Adriano, Arbeloa, Ricardo Costa, Nelson Valdez, Soldado
5,63 [average Málaga]
5,60 Víctor Valdés, Xavi, Busquets, Eboué, Koscielny, Sergio Ramos, Parejo, Banega, Forster, K. Wilson
5,55 [average Celtic]
5,50 Semih Kaya, Matip, Giroud, Felipe Santana, Higuaín, Rafael
5,40 Nounkeu, Iturra, Portillo, Rakitskiy, Valencia, Guardado, Matthews, Watt
5,38 [average Barcelona]
5,30 Pedro, Camacho, Chygrynskiy, Weidenfeller, Benzema, Izaguirre, Mulgrew, Hooper
5,20 Alexis Sánchez, Messi, Riera, Sneijder, Huntelaar, Santa Cruz, Vermaelen, Ibrahimovic
5,10 Dani Alves
5,00 Jordi Alba, Júlio Baptista, Isco, Piazón, Guaita
4,90 Mertesacker
4,70 Fàbregas, Joaquín
4,40 Ambrose

Player ratings Galatasaray 1, Schalke 04 1.

1-0 12' Burak Yılmaz, 1-1 45' J. Jones. Att: 50.734.
Galatasaray: Fernando Muslera 6,00 - Dany Nounkeu 5,40, Sabri Sarıoğlu 6,00 (83' Umut Bulut), Semih Kaya 5,50, Albert Riera 5,30 - Hamit Altıntop 5,80 (66' Emmanuel Eboué 5,70), Wesley Sneijder 5,20 (46' Nourredine Amrabat 5,80), Felipe Melo 5,80, Selçuk İnan 6,10 - Didier Drogba 6,30, Burak Yılmaz 6,70. - coach: Terim. = average: 5,82 [mediocre]
Schalke: Timo Hildebrand 6,20 - Joel Matip 5,60, Sead Kolasinac 6,00, Benedikt Höwedes 6,20, Marco Höger 6,20 - Jermaine Jones 6,70, Roman Neustädter 6,20 - Michel Bastos 6,70, Jefferson Farfán 6,20, Julian Draxler 6,30 (84' Tranquillo Barnetta) - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 5,20 (75' Teemu Pukki). - coach: Keller. = average: 6,14 [satisfactory]

Player ratings Milan 2, Barcelona 0.

1-0 56' K. P. Boateng, 2-0 81' Muntari. Att: 75.932 (4.659.762 euro).
Milan: Christian Abbiati 6,00 - Ignazio Abate 6,70, Cristian Zapata 6,60, Philippe Mexès 6,80, Kevin Constant 6,40 - Riccardo Montolivo 7,10, Sulley Muntari 6,90, Massimo Ambrosini 7,00, Kevin-Prince Boateng 7,40 - Giampaolo Pazzini 6,50 (75' M'Baye Niang 6,40), Stephan El Shaarawy 6,90 (88' Bakaye Traoré). - coach: Allegri 8,20. = average: 6,72 [superiour]
Barcelona: Víctor Valdés 5,70 - Dani Alves 5,10, Carles Puyol 5,90 (88' Javier Mascherano), Gerard Piqué 5,80, Jordi Alba 5,00 - Sergio Busquets 5,60, Cesc Fàbregas 4,70 (62' Alexis Sánchez 5,20), Xavi 5,60 - Pedro 5,30, Lionel Messi 5,20, Andrés Iniesta 5,90. - coach: Roura 5,00. = average: 5,42 [feeble]



Las notas de Milan 2, Barcelona 0.
Le pagelle di Milan-Barcellona 2-0.

20 February, 2013

Average ratings Schalke 04 2012/13.

League matches only. 

6,94 Farfán
6,73 Unnerstall
6,67 Draxler
6,62 Höwedes
6,61 Holtby
6,53 J. Jones
6,34 Neustädter
6,19 Fuchs
6,07 Uchida
5,95 Matip
5,79 Huntelaar

Average ratings Arsenal 2012/13.

6,46 Cazorla
6,34 Walcott
6,32 Wilshere
6,18 Podolski
6,15 Gibbs
6,14 Arteta
6,10 Giroud
6,09 Jenkinson
6,04 Oxlade-Chamberlain
6,01 Diaby
5,97 Szczesny, Vermaelen
5,96 Ramsey, Coquelin
5,94 Sagna
5,93 Mannone
5,90 Mertesacker
5,86 Gervinho
5,78 Koscielny
5,70 Rosický
5,00 André Santos

Today 11 years ago: Barcelona 1, Roma 1.

0-1 57' Panucci, 1-1 82' Kluivert. Att: 90.507.
Barcelona: Reina x — Puyol 7,00, Christanval 5,75, F. de Boer 6,00, Sergi 6,25 (74' Xavi) — Luis Enrique 5,50, Cocu 6,50, Motta 5,75 (68' Rochemback) — Rivaldo 6,50 — Kluivert 6,50, Saviola 5,25 (57' Overmars 5,75). — coach: Rexach. = average: 6,07 [satisfactory]
Roma: Antonioli 6,75 — Zebina 5,75, Samuel 6,00, Panucci 6,75 — Cafu 6,25, Tommasi 6,50, Emerson 5,25, Lima 6,00 (74' Guigou), Candela 5,50 — Batistuta 5,25, Totti 5,25 (81' Delvecchio). — coach: Capello. = average: 5,93 [vulnerable]

Clubs and nations represented in CL top 8, 1994-2012.

Clubs represented
Quarterfinal teams:

1994/95-1999/00: 29 [Bayern, Real Madrid, Man United 4]
2000/01-2005/06 23 [Milan, Real Madrid 4]
2006/07-2011/12: 24 [Man United, Barcelona 5]

Semifinal teams
1994/05-1999/00: 14 [Juventus 4]
2000/01-2005/06: 18 [Milan, Real Madrid 3]
2006/07-2011/12: 11 [Barcelona 5]

Final teams
1994/95-1999/00: 8 [Juventus, Real Madrid 3]
2000/01-2005/06: 10 [Milan, Real Madrid 2]
2006/07-2011/12: 7 [Man United 3]

Total
1994/95-1999/00: 51
2000/01-2005/06 51
2006/07-2011/12: 42

Nations represented
Quarterfinal teams:

1994/95-1999/00: 15
2000/01-2005/06: 9
2006/07-2011/12: 11

Semifinal teams
1994/05-1999/00: 8
2000/01-2005/06: 7
2006/07-2011/12: 5

Final teams
1994/95-1999/00: 5
2000/01-2005/06: 6
2006/07-2011/12: 4

Total
1994/95-1999/00: 28
2000/01-2005/06 22
2006/07-2011/12: 20

Total clubs + nations
1994/95-1999/00: 79
2000/01-2005/06: 73
2006/07-2011/12: 62

Player ratings FC Porto 1, Málaga 0.

1-0 56' João Moutinho. Att: 42.209.
FC Porto: Helton 6,00 - Danilo 6,30, Otamendi 6,30, Mangala 6,30, Alex Sandro 6,80 - João Moutinho 7,20, Fernando 6,90, Lucho González 6,60 (91' André Castro), Izmailov 6,70 (70' Atsu 6,00), Varela 6,30 (58' James Rodríguez 6,20) - Jackson Martínez 7,00. - coach: V. Pereira. = average: 6,51 [very good]
Málaga: Willy Caballero 6,20 - Sergio Sánchez 6,10, Weligton 6,30, Demichelis 6,20, Antunes 6,70 - Toulalan 5,80, Iturra 5,40 (78' Camacho 5,30), Júlio Baptista 5,10 (78' Piazón 5,00) - Joaquín 4,90 (63' Portillo 5,40), Isco 5,10 - Santa Cruz 5,20. - coach: Pellegrini. = average: 5,62 [failing]



Las notas de FC Porto 1, Málaga 0.

Player ratings Arsenal 1, Bayern Munich 3.

0-1 7' Kroos, 0-2 21' T. Müller, 1-2 55' Podolski, 1-3 77' Mandžukić. Att: 59.974.
Arsenal: Szczesny 5,70 - Sagna 5,90, Mertesacker 4,90, Koscielny 5,60, Vermaelen 5,20 - Wilshere 6,60, Arteta 5,70 - Ramsey 5,70 (71' Rosický 5,70), Cazorla 5,90, Podolski 6,10 (71' Giroud 5,50) - Walcott 5,90. - coach: Wenger. = average: 5,72 [disappointing]
Bayern: Neuer 5,90 - Lahm 7,10, Van Buyten 6,70, Dante 6,20, Alaba 6,10 - Javi Martínez 6,90, Schweinsteiger 6,60 - T. Müller 6,90, Kroos 7,10 (73' Luíz Gustavo 6,30), Ribéry 6,10 (66' Robben 6,30) - Mandžukić 6,60 (78' M. Gómez). - coach: Heynckes. = average: 6,52 [very good]



Einzelkritik Arsenal London-Bayern München 1:3.

19 February, 2013

Today 10 years ago: Real Madrid 2, Bor. Dortmund 1.

0-1 30' Koller, 1-1 43' Raúl, 2-1 55' Ronaldo. Att: 65.000.
Real Madrid: Casillas 6,67 — Michel Salgado 7,33 — Iván Helguera 6,33, Pavón 6,33, Roberto Carlos 6,17 — Flávio Conceição 6,17 , Makelele 6,17 — Figo 7,17, Raúl 7,17, Zidane 7,17 (81' Solari) — Ronaldo 6,33 (74' Guti). — coach: Del Bosque. = average: 6,64 [excellent]
Dortmund: Lehmann 6,17 — Evanilson 6,67 (83' Ricken), Metzelder 5,67 , Wörns 5,67, Dedê 5,50 — S. Reuter 6,33 (76' Kehl), Frings 5,67 — Rosicky 6,50 — Ewerthon 6,33, Koller 6,83, Amoroso 5,17 (67' Reina). — coach: Sammer. = average: 6,05 [acceptable]

African Champions League 2000-13.

Totalt points 2000-13:
1. Egypt : 210
2. Tunisia : 200
3. Nigeria : 128
4. Ivory Coast : 80
5. D. R. Congo : 62
6. Algeria : 61
7. Morocco : 45
8. Sudan : 43
9. South Africa : 42
10. Ghana : 39
11. Cameroon : 32
12. Senegal : 23
13. Angola : 19
14. Zimbabwe : 18
15. Libya : 11
16. Zambia : 8
17. Tanzania : 7
18. Malawi : 6
19. Mozambique : 0

Average points (of max):

53,0% Egypt
51,3% Tunisia
50,0% Ghana
49,0% D. R. Congo
47,4% Nigeria
46,0% Ivory Coast
45,2% Angola
39,8% Sudan
38,9% South Africa
38,3% Senegal
38,1% Cameroon
37,5% Morocco
36,3% Algeria
30,0% Zimbabwe


Home
74,2% Egypt
73,0% D. R. Congo
72,8% Tunisia

Away
35,9% Ghana
31,8% Egypt
29,7% Tunisia

18 February, 2013

Top rated players Brazilian Série A 2012.

7,12 Neymar (Santos)
6,53 Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Atlético Mineiro)
6,50 Paulinho (Corinthians)
6,43 Fred (Fluminense)
6,41 Zé Roberto (Grêmio), Juninho Pernambucano (Vasco da Gama)
6,39 Bernard (Atlético Mineiro)
6,37 Diego Cavalieri (Fluminense)
6,36 Lucas (São Paulo)
6,33 Seedorf (Botafogo)
6,24 Barcos (Palmeiras), Wellington (Fluminense)
6,23 Osvaldo (São Paulo), Luis Fabiano (São Paulo)
6,22 Jefferson (Botafogo)
6,21 Andrezinho (Botafogo), Ralf (Corinthians), Réver (Atlético Mineiro)
6,18 Felipe (Flamengo)
6,17 Jean (Fluminense)


Neymar's average rating is the highest ever in the League history. The old record average was 6,91, set by Santos' Giovanni in the 1995 season.

Memory Lane: Real Madrid 1976/77.

3,74 Pirri
3,39 Miguel Ángel
3,24 Uria
3,19 Camacho
3,14 H. Jensen
3,12 Velázquez
3,00 Breitner
2,96 Sol
2,94 Roberto Martínez
2,91 Benito
2,89 Santillana
2,72 Del Bosque
2,69 Guerini
2,67 Sánchez Barrios

Top Four positions in the Champions League (1992-2012).

In bold text, teams still in competition the current season.

9 times: Barcelona
8: Man United
7: Milan, Real Madrid
6: Chelsea
5: Juventus, Bayern Munich
3: Liverpool, Monaco, Ajax
2: FC Porto, Bor. Dortmund, Valencia, Inter, Arsenal
1: Marseille, IFK Göteborg, Rangers, Paris St-Germain, Panathinaikos, FC Nantes, Dinamo Kiev, Leeds United, Bayer Leverkusen, Deportivo, PSV Eindhoven, Villarreal, Lyon, Schalke 04.

Per nation
20: England, Spain
14: Italy
9: Germany
7: France
4: Holland
2: Portugal
1: Scotland, Sweden, Greece, Ukraine


Per city
9: Barcelona, Milan
8: Manchester, London
7: Madrid
5: Turin
3: Liverpool, Monte Carlo, Amsterdam
2: Porto, Dortmund, Valencia

Clubs among Top Four
5: France, Spain, England
4: Germany
3: Italy
2: Holland
1: Scotland, Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Ukraine

Memory Lane: major trophies in "big" nations, 1980s.

10: Real Madrid, Liverpool
9: Juventus
8: Bayern Munich
6: Barcelona
5: Roma, Hamburger SV, Bordeaux
4: Milan, Everton, Monaco
3: Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao, Inter, Napoli, Sampdoria, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Eintr. Frankfurt, Paris St-Germain
2: Valencia, Man United, FC Nantes, Marseille, Metz
1: Atlético de Madrid, Zaragoza, Verona, Arsenal, West Ham, Coventry, Wimbledon, Ipswich, Nottingham Forest, Stuttgart, Werder Bremen, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Köln, Bor. Dortmund, Leverkusen, St-Etienne, Bastia.



League Cup and national Super Cups not included.

Average ratings Eintracht Frankfurt 2012/13.

League matches only.

7,77 Trapp
7,16 Rode
7,03 Schwegler
6,86 A. Meier
6,76 S. Jung
6,75 Inui
6,66 Oczipka
6,57 Aigner
6,55 Zambrano
6,37 Anderson   
5,95 Occean
5,79 Matmour