Eleven of the teams in the round of 16 have already been announced. Four teams have qualified but are unsure whether they will place first or second, while five of the remaining 11 teams will also qualify. Ones who win their group do better in the knockout phase than teams that finish second. Good teams had a higher percentage of possession than bad teams. For 14% of their matches, teams eliminated in the group stage possessed the ball in their defensive third.
Teams that were eliminated in the round of 16 have the same problem. Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals or farther did as well. When it comes to possession in the defensive third, there was no difference between teams with varied accomplishments. There were some discrepancies as you progressed up the pitch. In the Champions League, a goal takes on average four passes and 12 seconds to score.
Seventy-six percent of the goals were scored in open play, while twenty-four percent came from set pieces. Crosses accounted for 17% of all Champions League goals scored over the last seven seasons. Only one in every forty corners resulted in a goal.
