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Madrid perfect in Portugal, N'Zonzi the pass master - Champions League in Opta numbers

Real Madrid will hope to continue their impressive goalscoring run against Portuguese opponents away to Sporting CP on Tuesday as they look to secure Champions League progression.

In their last 20 meetings with Primeira Liga sides, Madrid have never failed to find the back of the net, encouraging news ahead of a trip to Lisbon in Group F – where a point would confirm a last-16 berth for Zinedine Zidane's holders.

Borussia Dortmund's clash with Legia Warsaw also promises goals if the teams' form so far in this season's competition is anything to go by, with the latter hoping to avoid breaking an unwanted record.

With the help of Opta, we bring you the best stats for Tuesday's Champions League group stage fixtures.

 

20 - Real Madrid have never failed to score against Portuguese opposition across 20 matches in all competitions.

 

24 - Legia Warsaw have conceded more goals than any other team in this season's tournament (16). The record over a Champions League group stage belongs to BATE Borisov, who conceded 24 goals in 2014-15.

2 of 26 - Only two of Borussia Dortmund's last 26 Champions League games has ended in a draw (W15 L9).

 

233 - Sevilla's Steven N'Zonzi has completed more passes in the opposition half than any other player in the Champions League this season (233).

100 - Gianluigi Buffon became the fifth goalkeeper to reach the landmark of 100 Champions League appearances in the last round. He's still 60 games short of Iker Casillas' record though (160).

 

 

 

2 - Tottenham have failed to score more than one goal in each of their last eight Champions League games. In this season's group stages, only two of Tottenham's 52 shots have found the back of the net.

 

2 - Porto striker Andre Silva has only had two shots on target in 360 minutes in this season's Champions League but both of them have found the back of the net.

 

6 - Dinamo Zagreb have failed to score in their last six Champions League games – the record in the competition belongs to Deportivo La Coruna (eight). They are the only team yet to find the net in this season's tournament – registering only three shots on target.