Champions League Match of the Day pundit Thomas Hitzlsperger praises the technique shown by Declan Rice in both of his free-kick goals aginst Real Madrid, while Rory Smith argues that Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois should have done a better job setting up the wall for both set pieces. MATCH REPORT: Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid...
Arsenal’s Declan Rice scores two stunning free-kicks against Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium. Read full article at source...
Via Opta’s expected goals (xG) model, Rice’s first free-kick had an xG of 0.037 (3.7%) and his second an xG of 0.063 (6.3%). The probability of scoring both comes in at a combined total of 0.23%. Or put in layman’s terms, a one-in-435 chance. But which one was better? BBC pundit Green, who was at...
Watch free-kick specialists in FA Cup action, including David Beckham, Dimitri Payet and Frank Lampard. Read article in full at source...
