UEFA Champions League 25/26, Round of 16 · 11 Mar 2026

Real Madrid 3–0 Manchester City

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Federico Valverde scored 96.2

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Real Madrid favourites at 43%.

Real Madrid won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Federico Valverde, 96.2 in 90′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Federico Valverde Midfielder	90	3	0	1.36	96.2
Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper	90	0	1	–	63.3
Arda Güler Midfielder	70	0	0	0.02	59.8
Vinícius Júnior Forward	90	0	0	1.00	58.6
Ferland Mendy Defender	45	0	0	–	58.2
Brahim Díaz Midfielder	76	0	1	0.19	54.4
Eduardo Camavinga Midfielder	20	0	0	–	52.2
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender	83	0	0	–	51.4
Fran García Defender	45	0	0	–	50.7
Dani Carvajal Defender	11	0	0	–	50.5
Antonio Rüdiger Defender	90	0	0	0.02	46.8
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	43.9
Manuel Ángel Morán Midfielder	14	0	0	–	43.3
Dean Huijsen Defender	90	0	0	–	42.6
Thiago Pitarch Midfielder	76	0	0	–	42.1
Franco Mastantuono Forward	14	0	0	–	40.7

Player	Min	xG	Score
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	90	0.04	72.1
Rodri Midfielder	90	–	64.9
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	90	–	64.7
Marc Guéhi Defender	90	–	64.6
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	70	0.07	60.6
Rúben Dias Defender	90	0.18	53.5
Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender	20	–	49.3
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	21	–	49.1
Omar Marmoush Forward	8	0.01	46.6
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder	69	0.13	46.3
Nico O'Reilly Defender	90	0.12	42.5
Sávio Midfielder	45	–	39.5
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	–	39.3
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder	45	0.02	39.3
Erling Haaland Forward	82	–	37.0