SK Stat Attack: 20 of the best stats from the Champions League night as Madrid draw Dortmund

Dortmund have been excellent in the Champions League this season

After yet another exhilarating Champions League night, here are 20 of the best stats covering all the action

21 – Borussia Dortmund created a record for the most CL goals scored in a group. The previous record of 20 was held by Manchester United (98-99)

19 - Aubameyang scored his 19th goal in the 19th game 2016/17.

7 – Marco Reus has had a hand in 7 goals in 4 games 2016/17 (3 goals, 4 assists). Dortmund are elevated to greatness when he plays. What a player!

2 – Ronaldo has scored 2 goals in this season’s CL, his lowest total in the group stage for Madrid. He had scored 11 at this stage in 15-16. Ouch.

4 – For the 1st time Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t scored for Madrid after 4 CL matches

34 – Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 34 games in all comps (W25 D9), equalling the club record set by Leo Beenhakker’s team in 1988-89

50 – Tonight’s game was Zinedine Zidane’s 50th game as manager of Real Madrid. Not a bad start to his managerial career, eh?

7 - James Rodríguez has made more assists than any other Real Madrid player this season (all competitions). That’s a surprising one, isn’t it!

8 - Dani Carvajal has delivered eight assists in 2016, more than any other La Liga defender (all competitions). 5 of them came this season. He wasn’t very defending today, but he was excellent going forward

50 – Karim Benzema has scored his 50th CL goal. He’s the 6th player to reach this milestone and the 2nd Frenchman after a certain Monsieur Thierry Henry

29 - Lucas Vázquez is the Real Madrid player with the most appearances in their current unbeaten streak

21 – Real Madrid’s unbeaten run whenever Vazquez starts extends to 21! What a lucky charm the man is, eh?

43 – CSKA's Igor Akinfeev has failed to keep a clean sheet in his last 43 CL games. His last came against Arsenal in 2006.

1 - Leicester City are the first team since Malaga in 2012/13 to finish top of their group on their Champions League debut.

5 - Leicester City’s 0-5 defeat is the biggest margin of defeat by an English side in Champions League/European Cup history.

1 - This is the first UCL match that Gianluigi Buffon has not started for Juventus since 10th December 2008. THAT IS A GOOD EIGHT YEARS! That man is a Legend!

104 – Harry Winks completed 104 passes vs. CSKA; more than any other player in the Champions League tonight. He also had a 96% pass accuracy!.

11 – Danny Drinkwater completed just 11 passes in the first half vs. Porto. What a contrast!

0 - Dinamo Zagreb finished the UCL Group Stage having won none of their games, and not having scored one goal. They are only the second team to do so.

16 – Kobenhavn’s Ludwig Augustinsson created 16 chances in the Champions League group stage; no other defender had more.


This is something from yesterday, that turned up today

13 – Lionel Messi has scored all of his last 13 Champions League goals with his left foot

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