The definition of a big game player
#UCL
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Nacho, Camavinga, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Vinicius, Benzema
Subs: Lunin, Vallejo, Hazard, Asensio, Odriozola, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Rodrygo, Mendy, Mariano, Alvaro
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Jota, Salah, Gakpo, Nunez
Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Matip, Williams
Napoli XI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Mario Rui, Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
Frankfurt XI: Trapp, Buta, Ndicka, Tuta, Knauff, Rode, Sow, Lenz, Gotze, Kamada; Borre.
37 - James Milner will be the oldest Englishman (37d 70d) to start in a UEFA Champions League match since David Beckham in April 2013 (37y 335d), while tonight also sees him equal Steven Gerrard (73) for appearances in the competition. Leader.
No team has ever lost a home #UCL first leg knockout stage game by 3 goals and still managed to qualify for the next round.
Liverpool will have to go where no team has gone before tonight…
Most goals across all competitions in 2023 by players in Europe’s top five leagues:
◎ 15 - Marcus Rashford
◉ 13 - Victor Osimhen
◎ 12 - Erling Haaland
◎ 12 - Jonathan David
Osimhen keeps climbing.
OFFICIAL: The 2022/23 Champions League quarter-finalists:
Milan
Inter
Napoli
Man City
Chelsea
Real Madrid
Bayern
Benfica
Who has knocked Liverpool out of the Champions League under Jürgen Klopp?
◉ 2017/18 - Real Madrid
◎ 2018/19 - No one
◉ 2019/20 - Atlético Madrid
◉ 2020/21 - Real Madrid
◉ 2021/22 - Real Madrid
◉ 2022/23 - Real Madrid
Madrid madness.
Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola are the first managers with 13 UCL quarterfinal appearances
Masterminds
4 - Liverpool’s 6-2 aggregate loss to Real Madrid is their heaviest margin of defeat over two legs of a UEFA Champions League knockout tie. Dispatched.
For the first time in 17 years, three Italian clubs have qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals:
2005/06
◉ Inter
◉ Milan
◉ Juventus
2022/23
◉ Inter
◉ Milan
◉ Napoli
Serie A is back on the map.
25 - Napoli have scored more goals in the UEFA Champions League than any other team this season (25), while only three Italian sides have ever netted more in a single campaign in the competition:
Juventus 30 in 2002-03
Internazionale 26 in 2002-03
Lazio 26 in 1999-00
Force.