Champions League Primer: Stats, form and more for this week's quarter-final clashes

Joe Dyer
03 April 2018

Roma have a huge task on their hands stopping Barcelona

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Arm yourself with all the essential information from this week's four quarter-final clashes in the Champions League...

"Since the start of 2013-14, Barcelona haven't lost a single Champions League match at Camp Nou; winning 23 and drawing two games there in this period. In these games, they've outscored their opponents 77-12."

Juventus v Real Madrid

Tuesday April 3, 19:45 BST
League Position: Juventus 1, Real Madrid 3
Five Game Form (all comps, most recent first): WDWWW, WWWWW
Top Scorer: Paulo Dybala/Gonzalo Higuain 22, Cristiano Ronaldo 37
Match Odds: Juventus 3.211/5, Real Madrid 2.546/4, The Draw 3.412/5
Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over 2.245/4, Under 1.784/5
To Qualify: Juventus 2.962/1, Real Madrid 1.51/2

Opta Stat: Juventus are currently on a 27-game unbeaten run at home in European competition (W16 D11 L0) and have not lost on home soil in Europe since April 2013 versus Bayern Munich (0-2). In these 27 games, they have kept a clean sheet on 14 occasions.

Summary: A repeat of last year's final sees Italian champions Juventus host the soon-to-be-dethroned kings of Spain, Real Madrid, in a potentially high-class encounter. Madrid are chasing a hat-trick of Champions League titles however, and will be in confident mood after defeating Juve 4-1 in Cardiff to become the first team to successfully defend their European crown. But it's the Italian giants who have had the upper hand in recent knock-out matches between the two and they remain the last side to eliminate Real from the competition. Perhaps surprisingly then Juventus go into the home leg as underdogs to win on Tuesday night, and with the likes of Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuaín in their side could they represent a bit of value to send Ronaldo and co back to the Spanish capital with a first leg defeat?

Sevilla v Bayern Munich

Tuesday April 3, 19:45 BST
League Position: Sevilla 6, Bayern Munich 1
Five Game Form (all comps, most recent first): DLWLW, WLWWW
Top Scorer: Wissam Ben Yedder 17, Robert Lewandowski 35
Match Odds: Sevilla 5.69/2, Bayern Munich 1.674/6, The Draw 4.3100/30
Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over 1.728/11, Under 2.3411/8
To Qualify: Sevilla 7.26/1, Bayern Munich 1.152/13

Opta Stat: Bayern Munich have been eliminated by a Spanish club in each of the last four Champions League seasons: 2016-17 to Real Madrid (QF), 2015-16 to Atlético Madrid (SF), 2014-15 to Barcelona (SF) and 2013-14 to Real Madrid (SF).

Summary: Bayern Munich are the shortest price of all eight teams to make it to the semi-final stage but they need to be wary of a dangerous opponent in the form of Sevilla - as James Horncastle warns on this site. The streetwise Spanish side are three-time Europa League champions this decade, claimed the scalp of Manchester United already and come into the game having drawn 2-2 with Barcelona this weekend. On the flipside Bayern are dominating the Bundesliga and come into the game having destroyed Borussia Dortmund 6-0 in der Klassiker so will be confident of advancing to the final four.

Liverpool v Manchester City

Wednesday April 4, 19:45 BST
League Position: Liverpool 3, Man City 1
Five Game Form (all comps, most recent first): WWLDW, WWLWW
Top Scorer: Mo Salah 37, Sergio Aguero 30
Match Odds: Liverpool 3.052/1, Man City 2.56/4, The Draw 3.65
Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over 1.75/7, Under 2.3811/8
To Qualify: Liverpool 3.211/5, Man City 1.444/9

Opta Stat: Liverpool haven't lost a home match in European competition since October 2014 (0-3 vs Real Madrid) and are now unbeaten in 14 European games at Anfield (W9 D5 L0).

Summary: In a perfect world Liverpool and Manchester City would have preferred to be kept apart, but what the quarter-final draw has served up is a mouth-watering all-English clash between not just the two most entertaining teams in the Premier League, but arguably the two most exciting teams still left in this competition. They have already shared 12 goals in their two league meetings this term, City thrashing Liverpool 5-0 at the Etihad after Sadio Mane's early sending off before the Reds got revenge by inflicting the first league defeat of the season on Pep Guardiola's men in a seven-goal thriller at Anfield. This will be the first meeting between the two famous clubs in European competition, and on the evidence of what we've witnessed so far this term the Champions League is about to explode into action with another hugely entertaining encounter. Who wins? You decide.

Barcelona v Roma

Wednesday April 4, 19:45 BST
League Position: Barcelona 1, Roma 3
Five Game Form (all comps, most recent first): DWWWW, DWWWW
Top Scorer: Lionel Messi 36, Eden Dzeko 18
Match Odds: Barcelona 1.251/4, Roma 15.014/1, The Draw 7.06/1
Over/Under 2.5 Goals: Over 1.558/15, Under 2.8815/8
To Qualify: Barcelona 1.152/13, Roma 8.415/2

Opta Stat: Since the start of 2013-14, Barcelona haven't lost a single Champions League match at Camp Nou; winning 23 and drawing two games there in this period. In these games, they've outscored their opponents 77-12.

Summary: Athough Barca needed two late goals to draw 2-2 at Sevilla it's very hard to see them getting troubled in the first leg in front of a sold-out Nou Camp. The Opta stats tell you how dominant Barcelona are at home, outscoring opponents 77-12. That shows how tough this task is for Roma who were stopped by Bologna on the weekend to take their winless run to four games.