It took Erling Haaland 37 minutes to complete a pass against Real Madrid tonight
That’s sad. The last mile is always difficult for Arsenal. Rooting for Arteta & team to win the Premier League title.
If Real Madrid win the Champions League this season, players like Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos, Dani Carvajal and Nacho would have won 6 Champions Leagues each.
Imagine.
Marco Asensio’s family were the victims of projectiles and insults in the stadium against Barcelona on Tuesday!
(Source: @lequipe)
Barcelona have been fined €32,000 following the behaviour of their supporters at the Parc des Princes:
Smoke bombs and fireworks [€2,000 fine]
Degradations [€5,000]
Racist incidents in the parking lot [€25,000]
(Source: @RMCsport)
Erling Haaland lost possession more times (14) than he completed passes (11) over the two legs against Real Madrid.
Most goal involvements in the #UCL this season:
◉ 10 - Harry Kane
◉ 8 - Kylian Mbappé
◉ 8 - Jude Bellingham
◎ 8 - Phil Foden
◎ 8 - Bukayo Saka
◎ 8 - Galeno
Now just three remain in the competition.
28 & 42 - After their draw with Real Madrid last night, Manchester City have now equalled both their longest ever unbeaten run in all competitions (28 games) and their longest ever unbeaten home run in all competitions (42 games). Laws.
Against Real Madrid, Rodri set single match records in the #UCL this season for:
◉ Touches (171)
◉ Accurate passes (142)
◉ Accurate passes in the opposition half (108)
◉ Accurate passes in the final third (68)
His 67-game unbeaten run goes on (in 90 minutes at least).
𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: The dates for the Champions League semi-finals:
30/04 Bayern vs. Real Madrid
01/05 Dortmund vs. PSG
07/05 PSG vs. Dortmund
08/05 Real Madrid vs. Bayern
Thierry Henry: “I know Man City had the ball and this and that, but the way Real Madrid defended was just astonishing.”
There is something called defending. You can control the game defending well. I know people will say City was the best team, but defending is part of the game. I think the best team, the team that defended well, went through."
Erling Haaland has played more games against Real Madrid without scoring or assisting than any other team in his senior career (4).
Antonio Rüdiger has played all four matches.
Did Real Madrid progress from their last 12 #UCL quarter-finals?
◉ Yes - 2011
◉ Yes - 2012
◉ Yes - 2013
◉ Yes - 2014
◉ Yes - 2015
◉ Yes - 2016
◉ Yes - 2017
◉ Yes - 2018
◉ Yes - 2021
◉ Yes - 2022
◉ Yes - 2023
◉ Yes - 2024
The Final Boss.
Only two English teams have defended a European Cup / UEFA Champions League trophy:
Liverpool
◉ 1977
◉ 1978
Nottingham Forest
◉ 1979
◉ 1980
Manchester City in their last four penalty shootouts:
v West Ham (2021/22 EFL Cup)
v Arsenal (2023 Community Shield)
v Sevilla (2023 UEFA Super Cup)
v Real Madrid (2023/24 #UCL QF)
Achilles’ heel of Pep Guardiola’s machine?