On March 16, Beijing time, on the third matchday of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Atletico Madrid defeated Manchester United 1-0 away and Benfica beat Ajax 1-0 away, both of which advanced! Two games, multiple records, let's take stock.
Manchester United 0-1 Atletico
1. Lodi's header broke the goal and finally scored his debut goal in 25 Appearances in the Champions League.
2. Atletico's last 6 Champions League away goals, Griezmann 2 goals and 2 assists, 4 goals involved.
3. Atletico have scored 9 goals in the Champions League this season, Griezmann contributed 4 goals and 2 assists, participated in 6 goals, accounting for 67%.
4. For the first time in United's history, they conceded goals in the first half of three consecutive Champions League home games.
5. In the 47th minute of the game, Ronaldo (15909 minutes) officially surpassed Casillas (15908 minutes) to become the player with the most minutes in the history of the Champions League.
6. Pogba came off the bench as the 7th player to play Against Atletico madrid in the Champions League on his birthday, with only 1 of them scoring.
7. Simeone won the 6th Champions League knockout round against Ronaldo and won for the first time.
In the eighth .C Royce played the third time in the Champions League with no shot on goal, the last time was in May 2011 when Barca played against Real Madrid.
9. Atletico became the first team in Champions League history to eliminate three former Champions League champions from the Premier League, the last time being Liverpool in 2019-20.
Ajax 0-1 Benfica
1. Núñez scored with a header, becoming the youngest Uruguayan player to score in a Champions League knockout round at the age of 22 years and 264 days.
2. Nunez has scored 26 goals in all competitions this season, the second most goalscored U23 player in Europe's top league.
3. Benfica reached the Quarter-Finals of the Champions League for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
4. In the last 10 years, Benfica has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League three times, more than Manchester United (2 times).
5. Ajax have maintained a winless run in their last 9 Champions League knockout matches with 4 draws and 5 defeats at home.