Torfabrik, Kartenflut & Co.: Champions League statistics before the round of 16

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In the 96 games so far, more goals have been scored than has rarely been the case in the Champions League up to this point. An average of 3.09 goals per game is the third best value after 2019/20 and 2017/18. To the statistics

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The last time that many red and yellow cards were shown in a Champions League group stage was in 2018/19. Overall, more than the current value of 4.23 cards per game in just four seasons.

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17 yellow and 3 red cards are top values, although LOSC Lille had the most warnings in the group stage with 23. The Shakhtar Donetsk players saw the fewest cards: only 5 yellow cards.

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… was FC Bayern. With 22 goals, the Munich team scored the most goals of all teams before the round of 16. Ajax (20) followed in second place ahead of Man City (18), Liverpool (17) and RB Leipzig (15) as the top scoring team of the first round that is no longer in the knockout phase.

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… like last year’s top scorer. Sébastien Haller scored 10 goals in 6 games for Ajax Amsterdam in the group stage. As many as Erling Haaland recorded as the top snapper 2020/21 at the end of the tournament. To the top scorers list by season

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remains in the tournament as the only German team that reached the round of 16. That happened to the Bundesliga representatives in the premier class for the last time in 2018/19 and before that in 2008/09. A year earlier, FC Bayern were missing in the round of 16 and Schalke 04 were the only German representatives. Statistics: CL performance by country

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Despite the fact that only one German team remains in the Champions League tournament, the German teams did not perform worst in the top league comparison. Serie A also sent four teams, two of which progressed, but overall they collected fewer victories than Wolfsburg, Leipzig, BVB and Bayern. It is 12 to 10 between Germany and Italy. The Bundesliga clubs are third in the ranking behind the Premier League and LaLiga clubs. For the nation ranking

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… FC Bayern (€816m) is only fifth in the round of 16. The most valuable team among the remaining teams is Man City (€991m). RB Salzburg has the lowest squad value in the upcoming knockout round (€204m). All squad values ​​to click through

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… the team from Real Madrid has in the remaining field of participants. All players together come to 1239 missions in the premier class. Striker Karim Benzema alone has already recorded 135 games, Toni Kroos 120. Statistics for the most experienced teams and players

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… is the most valuable match of the first knockout round. A squad value of €910m (Paris) meets €780m (Real). The most valuable game still possible of the entire tournament came in the group stage, when PSG faced Man City (€991m). Both teams won their respective home games.

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… Edouard Mendy goes into the knockout phase. In the group stage he kept his box clean in 80 percent of the games. Bayern’s Manuel Neuer follows alongside Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) and Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) with 66.7 percent in a shared second place. To the statistics

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In the ranking of the best preparers, a duel between Kylian Mbappé (PSG) and Bruno Fernandes (Man United) continues in the Champions League round of 16. Both have so far reached their maximum of 6 assists.

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… could at least in theory march to the final with Manchester United and make it clear that he has played in the final for the seventh time in the Champions League. In the premier class with previous competitions, that would be the third highest value in history. Ronaldo won 83.3 percent of his finals (5 out of 6), once with United and four times with Real Madrid. The Portuguese has long been at the top of the ranking of historic record players, both in terms of appearances (181) and goals (140).