Dortmund eye top spot and a goalscoring record

The group phase of the Champions League
concludes on Wednesday and there is plenty on
the line for the clubs involved.

As the likes of Real Madrid and Borussia
Dortmund battle it out for top spot, Tottenham
are among the clubs looking to salvage third
place and a Europa League berth.
But while Dortmund have their sights set on an
enviable goalscoring record, other sides must
overturn the weight of history in order to get a
much-needed win.
Here are some of the best stats from the
concluding fixtures before the knockout stages,
courtesy of Opta.
Bayer Leverkusen v Monaco:
5 - Monaco are unbeaten in their five previous
competitive encounters with Leverkusen, all in
the Champions League (W3 D2).
7 - Leverkusen have not suffered a loss in their
last seven Champions League games (W1 D6),
marking their longest run without a defeat in the
competition.
Tottenham v CSKA Moscow:
3 - In this season's group stage, only three of
Tottenham's 58 shots have found the back of
the net (five per cent).
1 - CSKA have won only one of their six away
games against English opposition in the
Champions League (D2 L3), this came in
November 2013 versus Manchester City (2-1).
Legia Warsaw v Sporting CP:
0 - Legia failed to register a shot on target
against Sporting in their previous encounter last
September.
14 - Sporting have lost 14 of their 21 Champions
League away games, winning only three and
drawing four.
Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund:
11 - Madrid have won 11 of their last 14
Champions League home games against German
clubs (D2 L1), with their only defeat in that run
coming against Schalke in March 2015 (4-3).
19 - With 19 goals this season, Dortmund are
only one short of equaling the record tally in a
Champions League group campaign (Manchester
United 1998-99, Barcelona 2011-12, Real Madrid
2013-14).
54% - Only Real Madrid (55.4%) and
Sevilla (55.3%) have higher duels success
ratio than Besiktas in CL this season
(54%). Formidable.
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Club Brugge v Copenhagen:
10 - Brugge have failed to keep a clean sheet in
their last 10 games at home, with their last
shutout dating back to September 2002 against
Lokomotiv Moscow (0-0).
1 - Copenhagen have won only one of their 12
away games in the Champions League (D2 L9),
that victory coming against Panathinaikos in
September 2010 (2-0).
Porto v Leicester City:
11 - In 11 games, no English club have scored
more than one goal on their trips to Porto in the
Champions League.
1 - Porto have lost only one of their last 11
home games in the Champions League (W7 D3),
which was against Dynamo Kiev in November
2015 (2-0). It is also the only time they
have failed to score in those 11 games.
Juventus v Dinamo Zagreb:
2 - Juventus have lost only two of their last 37
home games in the Champions League (W22,
D13), with Bayern Munich inflicting both of those
defeats.
11 - Dinamo Zagreb have lost their last 11
Champions League away games, conceding 38
goals and scoring only three in the process.
Lyon v Sevilla:
2 - Lyon must beat Sevilla by at least two goals
to finish second and qualify for the Champions
League knockout stages.
6 - Wissam Ben Yedder has scored six goals in
10 competitive games against Lyon, including the
only one in their encounter last September (1-0).