Ucl: Apoel-Real Madrid 0-6 |As it happened...

21 nov 2017

Real Madrid will be taking on Apoel soon in the UEFA Champions league as this is a must win for Zidane's club. Los Blancos have been struggling of late so they will hope to score a ton of goals tonight. View the confirmed lineups and live commentary right here on Calciomercato.com.

MATCH PREVIEW :

- Real Madrid have won all three previous encounters with APOEL Nicosia; doing so by a margin of 11 goals to two across those matches.
- A win in this match for Real Madrid will seal a place in the Last 16 of this season’s Champions League; they will qualify regardless of the result in this game provided Borussia Dortmund lose to Tottenham Hotspur.
- Real Madrid have won the European Cup/Champions League on 12 occasions – including three of the last four – more than any other team in history. In fact, they’ve won each of their last six finals in the competition.
- Real Madrid are playing in the Champions League for the 21st consecutive season, the longest run in the history of the competition. They have always made it out of the group stages.
- APOEL have progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League only once in their three previous appearances; they are sat on two points this season, there has only been two previous instances (of 28) when a team has had progressed to the Last 16 since 2003/04 with that many points after four group games.
- Real Madrid’s run of 30 Champions League group games without tasting defeat came to an end on Matchday 4 against Tottenham Hotspur (W22 D8).
- Real Madrid have failed to score only once in their last 54 Champions League group games (Paris SG 0-0 Real Madrid, October 2015).
- APOEL have averaged the lowest share of possession this season in the Champions League (30%); they recorded that number against Los Blancos on Matchday 1, the Cypriot side could only register one shot on target in that 0-3 defeat.
- Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer this season in the Champions League (6) and has recorded 16 goals in his last nine Champions League appearances; he got on the scoresheet with two goals in the reverse fixture with APOEL on Matchday 1.
- Ronaldo attempted nine shots (incl. blocks) in that game against APOEL earlier this season; the most recorded by a player in a single 2017/18 Champions League fixture.

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