IFFHS CONTINENTAL STATS - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Picture : Real Madrid 6 of 6 !
Statistics on Champions’ League: Round of 16, 2nd leg (March 12)
Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid 1-0, pen. 2-4
*Real Madrid is the first team in the history of the European Cup/Champions League to eliminate the same opponent 6 out of 6 times (including finals).
The next rivalry with 100% elimination of the same team is Bayern Munich vs Arsenal (Bayern won 5 ties out of 5).
*All last 6 matches between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid with the possibility of extra time have gone to extra time:
2018 UEFA Super Cup,
2020 Spanish Super Cup final,
2022-23 Copa del Rey quarterfinal,
2024 Spanish Super Cup semifinal,
2023-24 Copa del Rey quarterfinal,
2024-25 Champions League round of 16.
*Of Real Madrid’s 26 extra time matches in the XXI century in all competitions, 9 were vs Atlético (the next are Bayern Múnich, Barcelona and Manchester City, 2 each).
*All 6 penalty shootouts between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid in official competitions ended by the Real Madrid win, including:
1975 Copa del Rey final,
1979 Copa del Rey 3rd round,
1980 Copa del Rey quarterfinal,
2016 Champions League final,
2020 Spanish Super Cup final.
*Atlético Madrid haven't lost a Champions League knockout match at their home stadium since March 1997 and are unbeaten in 19 games since (12 wins, 7 draws).
*Conor Gallagher's goal after 27 seconds is:
the quickest ever goal scored by an English player in a Champions League game,
the quickest goal scored by Atlético Madrid player in the competition's history (surpassing Koke's goal against Monaco after 1 minute 29 seconds in November 2018),
the 2nd quickest goal against Real Madrid in the Champions League, behind only Roy Makaay’s goal for Bayern Munich on 7 March 2006 (10 seconds).
*Vinícius Júnior has missed a penalty for the first time for Real Madrid in all competitions, excluding shootouts (from 8 attempts).
Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven 2-2
*Arsenal are only the second English club to score 9+ goals across two legs of a Champions League knockout tie, after Manchester City scored 10 vs Schalke in the 2018-19 round of 16.
*PSV have scored 2 goals in a Champions League knockout stage away game for the 2nd time in club history, after doing so against Monaco in March 2005 (2-0 win).
*Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) became the first ever English player to be directly involved in at least one goal for 4 different clubs in the Champions League.
*Sterling has registered 45 goal involvements in the Champions League (27 goals, 18 assists), with only David Beckham (52), Harry Kane (50) and Wayne Rooney (47) registering more among English players.
Aston Villa vs Club Brugge 3-0
*Aston Villa became the first team to reach the quarter-finals in their first Champions League appearance since Atalanta in 2019-20.
*Marco Asensio has scored 7 goals in his last 5 games for Aston Villa across all competitions.
*Marco Asensio has scored 12 Champions League goals as a sub (2 of them now), more than any other player in the competition.
Lille vs Borussia Dortmund 1-2
*Borussia Dortmund have qualified for the UCL quarter-finals in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2013-2014.
*Serhou Guirassy's 14 goal involvements in the Champions League this season (10 goals, 4 assists) is the joint-most by an African player in a single campaign in the competition, along with Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) in 2017-18.
*Niko Kovač hasn't lost any of his 8 away games in the Champions League as a coach (6 wins, 2 draws).
Only 3 coaches have had longer such unbeaten starts in this competition: Louis Van Gaal (14 games), Pep Guardiola and Erik ten Hag (both 11).
*Lille lost a home match while Jonathan David scored for the first time in official competitions (after 34 wins and 8 draws in 42 previous occasions).
*Jonathan David is the 2nd CONCACAF player to score 7+ goals in a single Champions League season, behind only Dwight Yorke (Trinidad and Tobago) who scored 8 with Manchester United in 1998-99.