Bayern Munich, Real Madrid Expected to Have Easiest Quarter-Finals Matches
Published on March 31st, 2014 3:37 pm ESTThere are four Champions League quarter-finals matches this week: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid, Manchester United vs Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea and Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund.
We’ve already covered the odds for each first leg match in a previous article - today we are going to look at some of the statistics that may help you when it comes to putting down your wagers for Tuesday and Wednesday's matches.
Manchester United vs Bayern Munich
Manchester United is 1-2-3 against Bayern Munich in their last six Champions League matches
Manchester United has been perfect at home in Champions League action so far this year
Bayern Munich has won their last seven Champions League away games and are undefeated in their last nine
Manchester United has shut out their last three Champions League opponents at home, but Bayern Munich has scored in 26 of their last 27 Champions League matches
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Barcelona has gone undefeated in their last 14 Champions League quarter-final matches (8-6-0)
Atletico Madrid has won more Champions League games than any other club so far this year
Atletico Madrid has allowed an average of 0.5 goals per game in Champions League this year
Lionel Messi has scored 67 goals in Champions League play
Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea
Chelsea has played PSG twice in the past and has posted a clean sheet both times
Chelsea has only given up 2 goals in their last seven Champions League games
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is red hot and has scored 10 goals in his last seven Champions League matches
Chelsea has held their opponents to clean sheets in five of their last eight Champions League matches, but PSG has scored in 16 straight Champions League games
Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid is unbeaten in their last 9 Champions League matches
Real Madrid has scored in 33 straight Champions League games
Cristiano Ronaldo has 13 goals in Champions League play so far this year and will likely break Lionel Messi’s record of 14 goals
Ronaldo has 48 goals in 47 lifetime Champions League games