Ruben Dias’ game by numbers vs. Bayern:
77 touches
7x possession won
7 duels contested
6 duels won
5 accurate long balls
3 tackles
3 clearances
3 blocks
Two HUGE blocks to help his side keep a clean sheet.
Ruben Dias’ game by numbers vs. Bayern:
77 touches
7x possession won
7 duels contested
6 duels won
5 accurate long balls
3 tackles
3 clearances
3 blocks
Two HUGE blocks to help his side keep a clean sheet.
Nathan Ake’s game by numbers vs. Bayern:
100% aerial duels won
59 touches
8 duels contested
6 duels won
6 clearances
3 tackles
3x possession won
0x dribbled past
Left side on lock.
Inter have kept four consecutive clean sheets in the knockout rounds of the #UCL for the first time in their history:
◉ 0-1 vs. Liverpool (A)
◉ 1-0 vs. Porto (H)
◉ 0-0 vs. Porto (A)
◉ 0-2 vs. Benfica (A)
And three of the matches have been away from home.
Erling Haaland had lost to Bayern Munich all seven times he faced them before today.
He had a goal and an assist in Manchester City’s win
𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟐-𝟎𝟑 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥
Milan 1-1 Inter (agg)
Milan won on away goals
𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟐-𝟎𝟑 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥
Juve 0-0 Milan
Milan won on pks
𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟒-𝟎𝟓 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥
Milan 5-0 Inter (agg)
Milan vs. Napoli is the fourth time Italian clubs meet in the UCL knockouts
One year ago today, Chelsea and Madrid met in a classic UCL quarterfinal second leg with Karim Benzema scoring a 96th-minute header to win the tie 5-4 on aggregate.
Today they go again
N’Golo Kanté’s last four appearances:
◉ Tuchel’s Chelsea vs. Spurs
◉ Potter’s Chelsea vs. Aston Villa
◉ Bruno’s Chelsea vs. Liverpool
◉ Lampard’s Chelsea vs. Real Madrid
Bonkers.
Milan XI: Maignan; Calabria, Kjær, Tomori, Hernández; Tonali, Krunić, Bennacer; Leão, Brahim, Giroud.
Napoli XI: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Mário Rui; Lobotka, Anguissa, Zieliński; Lozano, Elmas, Kvaratskhelia.
vs. Chelsea
vs. Chelsea
vs. Man City
vs. Man City
vs. Liverpool
vs. Liverpool
vs. Chelsea
Benzema’s last 11 goals in the Champions League have been against Premier League teams
Hat trick in the first leg last season
Winner in extra time in the second leg
Opens the scoring today
Karim Benzema vs. Chelsea
N’Golo Kanté Chelsea appearances this season:
vs. Everton (Tuchel)
vs. Tottenham (Tuchel)
vs. Aston Villa (Potter)
vs. Liverpool (Bruno)
vs. Real Madrid (Lampard)