After winning their respective first legs away from home, the three Premier League clubs in the Champions League last 16 are looking to ensure that England is well-represented in the quarter-finals.Arsenal already have one foot and four toes in the last eight, while Aston Villa haven’t quite got the job done yet and Liverpool hold the slenderest of advantages.Here, we take a look at some notable numbers ahead of what we hope will be another riveting couple of nights of action in Europe’s top club competition.
Liverpool (1) v (0) PSG | Can Reds take control?Alisson made nine saves in a man-of-the-match performance for Liverpool against PSG last week (Image credit: Alamy)Following their smash-and-grab 1-0 victory after surviving a PSG onslaught in the first leg in Paris, Liverpool will be hoping to get the job done in more comfortable fashion at Anfield and secure a third Champions League quarter-final appearance in four years.Arne Slot’s side faced a whopping 27 shots last week at the Stade de France, where substitute Harvey Elliott scored their 87th-minute winner with his very first touch of the ball.You’d expect the Reds to find themselves less under the cosh on Merseyside, and they have restricted their opponents to fewer than 10 shots in six of their last seven home games in all competitions.
Arsenal (7) v (1) PSV | Will Gunners break another record?Arsenal became the first side ever to score seven goals in an away Champions League knockout game (Image credit: Alamy).