Juventus’ task against Real Madrid tonight is so difficult that a result which would see them through at the Bernabeu has only occurred 24 times in history.
The Bianconeri need to win 3-0 to take the game to extra-time, and if they concede tonight they need to score at least four to progress.
Only six teams in history have ever gone through in a Champions League tie after losing the first leg at home, and it’s never happened from 3-0 down.
Juventus’ task against Real Madrid tonight is so difficult that a result which would see them through at the Bernabeu has only occurred 24 times in history.
The Bianconeri need to win 3-0 to take the game to extra-time, and if they concede tonight they need to score at least four to progress.
Only six teams in history have ever gone through in a Champions League tie after losing the first leg at home, and it’s never happened from 3-0 down.
What’s more, SportMediaset has broken down the statistics of the 1959 home matches in Real Madrid history, and on only 24 occasions was there a result which would see the Old Lady through.
That works out to just 1.21 per cent of Los Merengues’ home matches, and they’ve gone through 31 of the 32 times in which they won their away tie.
This will be the 21st meeting between the two clubs in European football, with only Madrid and Bayern having met more times [24].
Los Blancos are looking to reach an eighth semi-final in a row – which would be a record – and are still in with a chance of lifting the trophy for the third consecutive season.
Juve have kept clean sheets in six of their last 10 away matches, but tonight they’ll be facing Cristiano Ronaldo, who has never failed to score past them.
The Bianconeri are his favourite target, with nine goals in six matches against them, a joint-record for any player against a single team in the competition.
Ronaldo also has nine against Bayern Munich, while Lionel Messi, his great rival, has nine against Arsenal.
In the Champions League era, Juventus have scored 21 goals at the quarter-final stage. Ronaldo on his own has 22.