A Valentine’s Champions League treat descends on us this week as the reigning champions of Spain, and the current defending champions of Europe, Real Madrid, host the reigning champions of France and ante-post favourites for this seasons competition, PSG. This game is one that promises to deliver plenty of excitement.
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The Parisians lead the way in the group stage for goals, having scored a whopping 25 goals in their 6 group fixtures. Real Madrid also scored an impressive 17 times in group H- the 3rd highest in the group stage behind Liverpool (23).
Madrid, who became the first side to ever successfully win the Champions League in back-to-back seasons when beating Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff last season, haven’t had it all their own way this time round. Indeed, Zidane’s side were pipped to the top spot in their group by Tottenham, having been held by Pochettino’s side at home before being outclassed at Wembley in the reverse fixture. |
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In Group B, PSG had already secured their passage as comfortable group winners having conceded just 1 goal before they tasted 3-1 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich.
In terms of goalscorers, Cristiano Ronaldo carried all before him for the Galacticos during the group stage, scoring 9 times in the 6 group matches. This total means that he’s scored more than 4x as many next highest scorer, Karim Benzema! Neymar, the man tasked with bringing a first Champions League title to Paris, has 6 goals in the competition so far equally as many as his strike partner Edinson Cavani. |
All in all, the fixture promises to make for an exciting and important night of football.
