🥷 Pocket Picker
Oussama Targhalline (Feyenoord) — Collected the ball before the attack could settle in.
Oussama Targhalline: 9 Tackles + interceptions; 9 Recoveries; 8 Duels won. Collected the opposition attack before it could settle.
Champions League: this week's cards
Every Champions League round gets praise and roast cards built from real match numbers: distance run, expected goals, saves, tackles and more. Here are the latest ones; open the app to vote, share and open card packs.
🧱 The Brick Wall
Natan (Real Betis) — Granite in defence. Attackers bounced right off him.
Natan: 9 Clearances; 2 Blocks; 2 Aerial duels won. The guard did not change at the edge of the box.
🧤 Safe Hands
Tjark Ernst (Feyenoord) — Locked the gates shut. Made world-class saves look routine.
Tjark Ernst: 9 Saves; 1 Goals conceded; 1.05 Goals prevented (model). The goal was airtight this week.
🧈 Butterfingers
Berke Özer (Lille) — Every shot on target went in. Left his hands in the dressing room.
Berke Özer: 4 Goals conceded; 1 Saves; -2.51 Goals prevented (model). Saw a lot of goals this week.
🧺 Spin Cycle Striker
Ferran Torres (Paris Saint-Germain) — The xG piled up; the goals got stuck on spin.
Ferran Torres: 1.25 Expected goals (xG); 0 Goals; %0 Shot conversion. Expected goals piled up, goals did not.
🩺 The Box Surgeon
Phil Foden (Manchester City) — Took the expectation chart straight to the goals column.
Phil Foden: 3 Goals; 1.22 Expected goals (xG); 3/4 On target / attempts. Beat the expectation chart with clinical finishing.
🚀 Launch Pad Intern
Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) — Some of those shots filed a flight plan.
Riccardo Calafiori: 3 Shots off target; 4 Shots; 0.36 Expected goals (xG). Some of those shots reached orbit.
🧵 Chance Tailor
Sondre Fet (Bodø/Glimt) — Picked the seams of the defence with a pass.
Sondre Fet: 4 Chances created; 0.78 Expected assists (xA); 2 Assists. Stitched the passing lane like fine fabric.
📦 Long-Haul Delivery
Niccolò Pisilli (AS Roma) — Long passes come with a tracking number.
Niccolò Pisilli: 11/11 Accurate long balls; 77 Accurate passes; 9.1 Rating. Dropped long balls right at the address.
✂️ Cross Tailor
Alejandro Grimaldo (Atlético Madrid) — Those crosses came off the cutting table.
Alejandro Grimaldo: 4/4 Accurate crosses; 3 Chances created; 0 Assists. Cut the crosses like cloth.
📡 Satellite Service
Junior Kadile (RC Lens) — The cross went to a frequency instead of an address.
Junior Kadile: 7 Inaccurate crosses; 7 Cross attempts; 0 Assists. Sent crosses to the wrong frequency.
📞 Wrong Number
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) — The misplaced-pass page is getting crowded.
Emiliano Buendía: 12 Inaccurate passes; 38 Pass attempts; %68 Pass accuracy. Sent passes to the wrong address.
🥔 Spud of the Week
Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting CP) — Playing in wellies. Every touch was an accident waiting to happen.
Maximiliano Araújo: 3 Dispossessed; 11 Inaccurate passes; 5.9 Rating. Plenty of touches, plenty of turnovers.
⛏️ The Butcher
David Moses (SK Slavia Praha) — Went straight for the shins. The referee got arm cramp booking him.
David Moses: 4 Fouls committed; 11 Duels lost; 4 Tackles. Highest foul count of the week.