AS Roma vs Real Madrid 0-2 : Bale shines but Roma go through
MATCH PREVIEW:
- Roma have lost each of their last three meetings with Real Madrid, failing to score in each match.
- Real Madrid have won four of their five away games against Roma (all Champions League), with the exception being a 1-2 loss in February 2008.
- Roma have kept just one clean sheet in their 11 previous meetings with Real Madrid, a 1-0 away win in October 2002.
- Roma are looking to win four consecutive Champions League games for the first time.
- Roma have won their last seven home Champions League games, keeping a clean sheet in six of them while scoring 20 goals.
- Real Madrid have lost two of their last four away Champions League group stage games – more than they’d lost in their previous 26 such games (W18 D7 L1).
- Roma’s Edin Dzeko has been directly involved in more Champions League goals than any other player in the competition this season (5 goals, 2 assists).
- Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale has scored four goals in his four away Champions League games against Italian sides, including a hat-trick vs Internazionale in October 2010.
- Since the start of last season, only Cristiano Ronaldo (16) has scored more Champions League goals than Roma’s Edin Dzeko (13).
- Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has scored six goals in his last six Champions League games.
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