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Porto's home comforts, shot-shy Leicester & Sevilla meet - Champions League in Opta numbers

The knockout stages of the Champions League continue on Wednesday with the final two last-16 first legs.

Juventus travel to Porto, aiming to take their domestic dominance onto the European stage, where goalkeeping icons Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas will go head-to-head.

Meanwhile, Leicester City's Champions League adventure goes on as Claudio Ranieri's Premier League strugglers go to Sevilla.

 

3 - Porto have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Champions League games, the longest current run among all 16 teams left in this season's competition.

2 - No team conceded fewer goals than Juventus in this season's group stages (two in six games).

 

5 - Sevilla have kept more clean sheets than any other side in this season's Champions League (five in six games).

7 - However, Sevilla and Leicester City only scored seven goals in the group stages, the lowest tally among teams left in this season's competition alongside Atletico Madrid.

83 - 83% of goals conceded by Leicester in this season's competition came in their final group game (5/6), when they were already guaranteed of top spot.

459 - Only Marco Verratti has completed more passes (479) than Sevilla midfielder Steven N'Zonzi (459) in this season's Champions League.