The round of 16 competitions of the current edition of the Champions League competition in the current season 2023-2024 will begin this evening, Tuesday, and defending champion Manchester City will meet with Copenhagen of Denmark, while Real Madrid will be a guest of Leipzig of Germany.
Champions League
The Danish team Copenhagen will host its English counterpart, Manchester City, at ten in the evening today, at Parken Stadium, the stronghold of the Danish team, in the first legs of the round of 16 in the Champions League for the current season 2023-2024.
Meanwhile, the Spanish team, Real Madrid, will host German Leipzig at 10 pm today at the Red Bull Arena, in the first leg of the 16th round of the Champions League.
The official website of the European Football Association (UEFA) reviewed the distinguished and immortal records and statistics in the Champions League final, the most prominent of which were as follows:
The clubs most participating in the round of 16 in the Champions League
21 – Real Madrid
20 – Bayern Munich
18 – Barcelona
17 – Chelsea
15 – Arsenal
The teams that won the most in this round
Bayern Munich – 22 matches
Barcelona – 21 matches
Real Madrid – 21 matches
The most defeated clubs in the round of 16 in the Champions League
Arsenal – 13 matches
Real Madrid – 13 matches
Chelsea – 11 matches
Juventus – 10 matches
Porto – 10 matches
The biggest victories in the semi-finals
7-0 Bayern Munich vs. Basel (13/03/12)
7-0 Bayern Munich vs Shakhtar Donetsk (11/03/15)
7-0 Manchester City vs. Schalke (12/03/2019)
7-0 Manchester City vs. Leipzig (03/14/2023)
Most appearing players involved
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus) – 36 matches
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain) – 36 matches
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, Lyon) – 28 matches
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto) – 27 matches
Top scorers
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 29 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus) – 25 goals
Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich) – 17 goals
Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid) – 17 goals
Players scored in one round of 16 match
Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs. Bayer Leverkusen, 3/7/2012) – 5 goals
Erling Haaland (Manchester City vs. Leipzig, March 14, 2023) – 5 goals
Most appearing players involved
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus) – 36 matches
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain) – 36 matches
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, Lyon) – 28 matches
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto) – 27 matches
