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History on Manchester United's side, Roma eye another shutout - Champions League in Opta numbers

The quarter-final line-up for the Champions League will be completed this week, with Tuesday's ties both finely balanced.

Manchester United had David de Gea to thank for a battling 0-0 draw in Sevilla, but will be hoping to spend more time on the front foot at Old Trafford.

 

Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk

4 - Shakhtar Donetsk have won four of their five competitive games against Roma (L1), all in the Champions League.

52 - More than half of the teams who lose the first leg of a Champions League knockout game away from home 2-1 end up progressing (52 per cent - 12/23).

4 - However, Roma have been eliminated from all four Champions League knockout ties in which they have lost the first leg (home or away).

1 - The Ukrainian side are aiming to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign – which they did so by beating Roma 6-2 on aggregate in the round of 16.

3 -The Italian side have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Champions League home games, winning the last two (D1).

 

Manchester United v Sevilla

1 - Manchester United have only lost one of their last nine home Champions League games against Spanish sides (W5 D3), that came against Real Madrid at this stage in 2012-13.

70 - Of the away sides who have drawn the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie 0-0, 70 per cent end up progressing to the next round (21/30).

15 - Manchester United haven't managed to score more than one goal in any of their last 15 Champions League encounters with Spanish opposition (seven goals in total).

0 - Sevilla have never won a Champions League game in England (D1 L3), with that one draw coming at Liverpool in this season's group stages.

1 - Starting with the 2011 final, Manchester United have only won one of their last eight Champions League knockout games (D3 L4).

7 - Jose Mourinho has only lost seven of his previous 69 Champions League home games as manager (W48 D14), though five of those defeats have been against Spanish opposition.