One stat for each team after the UCL quarter-final first legs as Bayern claim huge win

One stat for each team after the UCL quarter-final first legs as Bayern claim huge win
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11 - Sporting CP came close to securing a useful draw on home soil against Arsenal, which would have boosted their prospects for the second leg in North London next week. But Kai Havertz had different plans, netting a winner in added time to hand the visitors a 1-0 triumph. This puts Sporting in a tough spot, needing to achieve something they last managed in 2010, a victory in England. They fired off 11 shots at Arsenal, surpassing the opponents in attempts, yet failed to score.

8 - Arsenal can breathe a sigh of relief after departing Lisbon with the win. This outcome also locks in their Champions League qualification for next season, thanks to England earning a fifth spot through the European Performance Spot rankings. Still, the Gunners aim higher, and as one of three remaining teams yet to lift the UCL trophy, settling for anything short of victory in late May would sting. They notched their eighth shutout in this UCL campaign, the highest tally in a European season since 2018/19, when they made it to the Europa League final.

10 - Real Madrid face an uphill battle in their matchup, with strikes right before and after the break allowing Bayern Munich to edge a 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu. In an exciting clash in the Spanish capital, both sides unleashed 20 shots apiece, but Real now risk back-to-back quarter-final knockouts. They remain without a win in their past five outings at this UCL stage. Furthermore, Los Galacticos have endured a loss to a Bundesliga outfit in the knockout phase for the first time in a decade. They did advance from that matchup, however.

18 - Bayern have been prolific in front of goal this season, yet Tuesday's game highlighted more than just their offence. Manuel Neuer's nine saves proved crucial in clinching the result. To reach the semis for the second time in three years, they must avoid losing at home. They should note, though, that Bayern have not triumphed in the home leg of a UCL quarter-final across their last seven tries. On a positive note, they have netted 18 goals in their five away fixtures this term, their best haul since 2019/20, during which they scored 19 on the path to their most recent crown.

17 - Reduced to ten men for the entire second half, Barcelona paid a heavy price in a short burst. The Catalans shipped a goal in each period to lose 2-0 to Atletico Madrid. This leaves Blaugrana facing the threat of a third straight UCL quarter-final ousting by their LaLiga rivals. Despite the numerical deficit, Barca generated opportunities after the interval but could not convert. It snapped a run of 17 home UCL games where Hansi Flick's team had found the net.

13 - It has been almost ten years since Atleti last advanced past the quarter-finals in the Champions League, and they now stand 90 minutes from that milestone. Curiously for Los Colchoneros, they had gone 17 matches without a clean sheet in the tournament prior to stifling Barca. This marked the 13th instance of Atleti winning an away leg in a two-legged European Cup or Champions League tie. The concern for Barcelona? Atletico have won the overall tie in all 12 prior such scenarios.

4 - Strikes from Desire Doue and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia have put Paris Saint-Germain on the brink of a third consecutive semi-final appearance. They beat Liverpool 2-0 at the Parc des Princes, reversing last season's result against the same opponents. Mirroring their start with three straight wins in the league phase, Les Parisiens have now claimed three victories on the trot following home and away successes over Chelsea in the previous round. PSG hold the edge over Liverpool via head-to-head with this, their fourth success.

7 - Liverpool are in a bind right now. Like in the round of 16, the Reds dropped the opening leg away from home. Against stronger foes this time, flipping the script seems tougher. The Merseysiders have taken their most recent two UCL home matches by more than one goal, offering some optimism. Alarming for them, though, Liverpool have gone scoreless in back-to-back away games in the competition for the first time in seven years.