#UCL
Arsenal draw 2-2 with Bayern Munich with goals from Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, first leg
Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol score for Manchester City in an all-action 3-3 draw with Real Madrid
It’s all to play for in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final…
No player has scored more goals as a substitute for clubs in Europe’s big-five leagues this season than Leandro Trossard (6).
Leandro Trossard is the first ever Arsenal player to score in each of his first four Champions League home games for the club:
vs. PSV
vs. Sevilla
vs. Porto
vs. Bayern
The Belgian makes history.
3+ - This is only the fourth time in the UEFA Champions League that both teams have scored 3+ goals in the first leg of two-legged knockout stage tie, with the previous instance also being between these two sides (Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid in the 2021-22 semi-finals). Cinema.
Longest unbeaten runs in Champions League history:
◎ 25 - Man Utd (Sep 2007-May 2009) WWWWWDDWWWDW🏆DWWDDDDWDWWW🥈
◉ 22 - Man City (Sep 2022-)
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Pep’s coming for another Fergie record.
+4.5 - There were six goals scored between Real Madrid and Manchester City, despite the combined xG in the match being just 1.5 - the biggest differential in any of the 114 games in the UEFA Champions League this season. Precision.
Erling Haaland in the first leg against Manchester City:
20 touches
1 shot
0 take ons
Haaland lost possession on 7 of his 20 touches (35%), the highest on the team, and misplayed 3 of his 9 passes.
Neutralized by Antonio Rudiger and the Real Madrid backline ..
Phil Foden has scored more goals from outside the box than any player for a Premier League club across all competitions this season (6).
We think Pep’s happy about it.
Thierry Henry (10 in 2002/03 & 11 in 2003/04) is the only man to be directly involved in more goals in a single Champions League season for Arsenal than Bukayo Saka in 2023/24:
◎ 8 games
◉ 4 goals
◉ 4 assists
Lil Chilli has his target.
Harry Kane is the first player to reach double figures for goals and assists in the Champions League this season and he’s is also leading the race for the Golden Boot.
Five players have been directly involved in 8+ goals in the UCL in 2023/24:
◉ Harry Kane
◉ Phil Foden
◉ Jude Bellingham
◉ Bukayo Saka
◎ Galeno
It’s looking bright for the Euro’s.
+4.5 - There were six goals scored between Real Madrid and Manchester City, despite the combined xG in the match being just 1.5 - the biggest differential in any of the 114 games in the UEFA Champions League this season. Precision.
The Remontada
Mbappé’s hat trick at the Camp Nou
Luis Suárez ends David Luiz
Messi’s final Champions League game with Barcelona
PSG swooping Neymar
Barcelona and PSG