Round of 16- City & Arsenal only English clubs left in 2023/24 Champions League

We’re just days away from the Champions League Round of 16, and the draw, as always, has thrown up some mouth-watering ties. Four Spanish teams have made it to the knockout stages (the fifth was Sevilla, who qualified via winning the EL, but surprisingly finished bottom of their group), with three each from Germany and Italy.

Round of 16 Draw

FC Porto (POR) v Arsenal (ENG)
Napoli (ITA) v Barca (ESP)
PSG (FRA) v Real Sociedad (ESP)
Inter (ITA) v Atletico Madrid (ESP)
PSV (NED) v Dortmund (GER)
Lazio (ITA) v Bayern (GER)
Copenhagen (DEN) v Man City (ENG)
Leipzig (GER) v Real Madrid (ESP)

The most interesting ties on paper appear to pit Serie A opposition against La Liga ones, with Inter Milan up against Atletico Madrid and Napoli set to square off against Barcelona.

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xG Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool 2024 | Attendance AFC vs LFC 60,374 Expected Goals Stats

Here is a look at the xG stats for Arsenal v Liverpool (official crowd attendance of 60,374 at the Emirates Stadium on 4 February, 2024)

Only one shot on target in the whole game for Liverpool and very few clear cut chances for the Reds.

xG Arsenal 2.85-0.43 Liverpool shots map (Actual score AFC 3-1 LFC)

1-0 Saka goal vs Liverpool xG 0.68
1-1 Saliba own goal vs Liverpool (no xG for an own goal)
2-1 Martinelli goal vs Liverpool xG 0.72
3-1 Trossard goal vs Liverpool xG 0.05

Other notable chances for Arsenal include Saka’s 11th minute and Kiwior’s 84th minute header chances.

xG Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool 2024

Arsenal v Liverpool 3-1 Match Stats for comparison

(AFC on left; LFC on right)

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