IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Picture : Kylian Mbappé scored the winning goal for Paris SG.
Statistics on Champions’ League Round of 16 games (February 15)
*Real Madrid suffered their just 2nd defeat in the whole history of the Champions’ League (0-1 vs Paris SG) by a goal scored in the compensation time. The first such case happened on 5 March 2008 (1-2 vs Roma, goal from Vucinic)
*Real Madrid have played only 2nd game in the Champions’ League the last 20 years without a single shot on goal. The first such case happened also against Paris SG (18 September 2019, defeat 0-3).
*Lionel Messi has held his 8th consecutive game against Real Madrid without goals and assists (7 with Barcelona and 1 with Paris SG).
*Messi has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo as the player with the most penalties taken in Champions’ League history – 23 against 22.
*Messi equaled Thierry Henry as the player with the most missed penalties in Champions’ League history. Each of them failed 5 penalties being followed by Agüero and Van Nistelrooy (4 errors).
Also, it was his first missed penalty against Real Madrid (after scoring 6 from 6 Barcelona).
*Thibaut Courtois became the first Real Madrid goalkeeper to save a penalty in Champions’ League game in the last 14 years (since Iker Casillas save against Lazio on 11 December 2007).
*Manchester City became 14th team in Champions’ League history to score 200 goals. They took fewer games for reaching this milestone than any of the other 13 teams (97).
*Manchester City’s 4-0 lead vs Sporting after half-time is the biggest ever advantage achieved after half-time by an away team in a Champions’ League play-off stage game.
*Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) made his 17th assist for last 5 Champions’ League seasons. Only Kylian Mbappé achieved more for this period (20).
*Sporting Lisbon has played their third play-off stage game in Champions’ League history (0-5 vs Manchester City). In all three they were defeated with 5+ goal difference (after 0-5 and 1-7 from Bayern in 2009).