Champions League round of 16: nicknames, stats and fun

Champions League round of 16: nicknames, stats and fun

Group winners (seeded): Barcelona (ESP), Bayern München (GER), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Juventus (ITA), Manchester City (ENG), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Porto (POR), Real Madrid (ESP)Group runners-up (unseeded): Ajax (NED), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Liverpool (ENG), Lyon (FRA), Manchester United (ENG), Roma (ITA), Schalke (GER), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) Manchester United v ParisManchester United (ENG)UEFA ranking: 15Group stage: W3 D1 L2 F7 A4Top scorer: Paul Pogba (2)Last season: round of 16 European Cup best: winners x3 (1968, 1999, 2008)< ... UEFA.com - News

How Tom Brady, Bill Belichick Helped Jimmy Garoppolo Win 49ers Debut

How Tom Brady, Bill Belichick Helped Jimmy Garoppolo Win 49ers Debut

Jimmy Garoppolo is out of Tom Brady’s shadow now. He can build his own legacy on his own team without worrying about filling TB12’s shoes. But you’d best believe he learned everything he could from the best quarterback-head coach combo in the NFL. Garoppolo came up big in his San Francisco 49ers debut Sunday, leading a 14-play, 86-yard drive late in the fourth quarter to set up Robbie Gould’s game-winning field goal with four seconds remaining. Jimmy G’s stats weren’t exactly eye-popping, but his poise on that final drive reminded some of Brady’s late-game heroics under Bill Belichick on the New England Patriots. Coincidence? Not quite. ... NESN.com

CSKA Moskva v Young Boys: play-off facts and stats

CSKA Moskva v Young Boys: play-off facts and stats

The omens do not seem promising as BSC Young Boys come to Russia needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit to make it past PFC CSKA Moskva to the UEFA Champions League group stage.Previous meetings• The clubs had not met in UEFA competition prior to the first leg. • CSKA have now won all three of their previous games against Swiss clubs. They recorded a 3-0 victory at FC Lausanne-Sport in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League group stage and were then 5-1 winners at home.• Young Boys suffered their first defeat in three home games against Russian clubs in the first leg

Napoli v Nice: play-off facts and stats

Napoli v Nice: play-off facts and stats

Having accounted for AFC Ajax, OGC Nice will head for SSC Napoli full of confidence as they aim to take the final qualification step in their first UEFA Champions League campaign.Previous meetings• The clubs met in pre-season friendlies in 2015 and 2016, with Nice winning 3-2 at home and Napoli prevailing 3-0 at the Stadio San Paolo 12 months later. • Napoli's record in eight matches against French teams in UEFA competition is: W4 D2 L2.• The Italian side's knockout record in UEFA competition against Ligue 1 clubs is W1 L2, with all three ties coming in the UEFA Cup; they

Sporting CP v FCSB: play-off facts and stats

Sporting CP v FCSB: play-off facts and stats

Beaten in both their previous UEFA Champions League play-off ties, Sporting CP will be striving to ensure it is a case of third time lucky against FCSB. Previous meetings• The first leg represents the clubs' first meeting in UEFA competition. • Sporting have played six matches against Romanian clubs – and the home team have won every one, with the away side failing to score on each occasion.• FCSB have won only one of their previous six games against clubs from Portugal, beating Rio Ave 2-1 in Bucharest in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League group stage; they drew 2-2 away.• FCSB's previous four

Hoffenheim v Liverpool: play-off facts and stats

Hoffenheim v Liverpool: play-off facts and stats

Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp returns to his homeland to take on continental debutants TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in an intriguing UEFA Champions League play-off tie.Previous meetings• This is Hoffenheim's first European tie, with the play-off first leg at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim marking the start of their maiden continental campaign. • Fourth place in the 2016/17 Bundesliga was the south-west German club's best-ever league finish.• Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six encounters with German opposition; their overall record reads P36 W17 D13 L6 F58 A31 (W11 D3 L0 at home, W2 D8 L4 away).... UEFA.com - News

Stats breakdown: Real Madrid v Juventus

Stats breakdown: Real Madrid v Juventus

• Real Madrid need one more goal to become the first team to score 500 in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final.• Dani Alves made his 99th UEFA Champions League appearance against Monaco. In Cardiff, he could become the 31st player to bring up his century in the competition. Dani Alves could make his 100th UEFA Champions League appearance