The Champions League 2021/22 group stage ended on the 8th of December 2021. Below are some facts/stats we believe every football fan should know.

GROUP A • Man City -12 points • PSG – 11 points • RB Leipzig – 7 points • Club Bruges – 4 points	GROUP B • Liverpool – 18 points • Atletico – 7 points • Porto – 5 points • AC Milan – 4 points
GROUP C • Ajax – 18 points • Sporting CP – 9 points • Borussia Dortmund – 9 points • Besiktas – 0 points	GROUP D • Real Madrid – 15 points • Inter Milan – 10 points • Sheriff – 7 points • Shaktar – 2 points
GROUP E • Bayern – 18 points • Benfica – 8 points • Barcelona – 7 points • Dynamo Kyiv – 1 point	GROUP F • Manchester UTD – 11 points • Villarreal – 10 points • Atlanta – 6 points • Young Boys – 5 points
GROUP G • Lille – 11 points • Salzburg – 10 points • Sevilla – 6 points • Wolfsburg – 5 points	GROUP H • Juventus – 15 points • Chelsea – 13 points • Zenit – 5 points • Malmoe – 1 points

Stats leaders of the group stage

Most Goals: Sebastien Haller(Ajax) – 10 goals.

Most assists: Bruno Fernandes(Manchester United) – 5 assists.

Most shots: Lautaro Martinez(Inter Milan) – 25 shots.

Most Key Passes: Vinicius Jr(Real Madrid) – 10.

Most Dribbles: Nicolas Moumi Ngamal – 32.

Most Tackles: Rasmus Kristensen – 28.

Most Passes: Lisandro Martinez – 504.

In 19 out of the 29 seasons of the Champions League competition, 10 goals would have been enough to earn you a UCL golden boot.

Sebastien Haller scored 10 goals in the group stage of the Champions League alone. This happened in his debut season of the tournament.

He has joined the elite who have scored 10 goals or more in the Champions League group stage alone. Below Is the list:

• Cristiano Ronaldo – 11 goals(2015/16)
• Lionel Messi – 10 goals(2016/17)
• Robert Lewandoski – 10 goals(2019/20)
• Sebastien Haller – 10 goals(2021/22)

Clubs that have conceded only one goal in the UCL group Stage:

• Inter Milan 1992/93
• Ajax 1995/96
• Juventus FC 1996/97
• Villarreal 2005/06
• Liverpool 2005/06
• Chelsea 2005/06
• Manchester Utd 2010/11
• Monaco 2014/15
• PSG 2015/16
• FC Barcelona 2017/18
• Manchester City 2020/21

I guess I’m not the only one who expected Chelsea FC to be on the list (winks).

Shocking guests in the Europa league

The most shocking teams in next year’s Europa league have to be FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.

The departure of Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona has made the team look mediocre. On the other hand, Erling Haaland’s injury might be the cause for his team’s poor performance which has seen them moving to the UEL next year.

• The last time FC Barcelona played in the Europa League was in 2003, the season before Lionel Messi arrived. In 2021, he left FC Barcelona, and now they are going to play in the Europa League next year.

• Erling Haaland has scored 23 goals in his last 19 Champions League matches. Imagine how much havoc he’s going to cause in the Europa League if he ends up playing there.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi in the UCL group Stage.

	Cristiano Ronaldo	Lionel Messi
Apps	5	5
Goals	6	5
conversion	30%	33.3%
Key-passes	9	8
Dribbles	6	14
Pass Accuracy	83.3%	87.4%
MOTM Awards	2	2
Rating	7.95	7.96

It has always been a close race between the GOATs.

Champions League Round Of 16 Draw.

The Champions League Round of 16 took place today, and the tournament will resume on the 15th of February (time yet to be decided). Check out the fixtures:

• Salzburg vs Bayern Munich
• Sporting vs Man City
• Benfica vs Ajax
• Chelsea vs Lille
• Atlético Madrid vs Man Utd
• Villarreal vs Juventus
• Inter Milan vs Liverpool
• PSG v Real Madrid

NOTE: All stats are from WhoScored ratings.

Let us know your thoughts on the Champions League group stage for 2021/22, and your favourite fixtures/predictions in the comment box below.