APOEL v Real Madrid
APOEL are the first-ever Cypriot side to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League.Jose Mourinho has lost just three of his last 33 matches as a coach in the Champions League, with all three defeats at the hands of Barcelona.
Real Madrid have suffered just one defeat in their last 21 matches in the Champions League (W15 D5).
Jose Mourinho's outfit have scored 24 goals in their eight games in the Champions League this season; an average of three a game.
Madrid have conceded only three goals in their last eight away games in the Champions League.
APOEL Nicosia have advanced to the quarter finals despite winning only three of their eight CL games this season.
The Cypriot side have netted just one goal in their last four games in the competition.
APOEL have made 125 fouls in the Champions League this season and have picked up 24 yellow cards; both more than any other side.
Iker Casillas has posted the best saves to shots percentage in the Champions League this season (91%).
Excluding qualifiers, only one of the 20 matches between Cypriot and Spanish sides in Europe have ended in favour of the team from Cyprus. A.Famagusta won 2-0 at home versus Athletic Bilbao back in September 1994 in a UEFA Cup match.
Marseille v Bayern Munich
Marseille have kept a clean sheet in nine of their last 14 Champions League matches (excl. quals).The French side have won four and drawn one of their last five European matches against German opposition (excl. quals); including two wins over Borussia Dortmund this season in the CL.
Bayern won 7-0 against Basle in their last Champions League game; their biggest win in the competition (old & new format) since winning 9-0 against Omonia Nicosia in the 1973 European Cup.
The last time that Bayern faced French opposition in the Champions League was back in the 2009/10 semi-finals, when they defeated Lyon 4-0 on aggregate.
This is the furthest that Marseille have gone on the Champions League since winning the competition in 1992/93.
On the last two occasions that a German side have reached the Champions League quarter final stage (Bayern in 2009/10 and Schalke in 2010/11); they have progressed to the semis.
Four of the five goals that Marseille have scored in their last three Champions League games have arrived in the final five minutes of the game.
Bayern striker Mario Gomez has scored 18 goals in his last 13 Champions League appearances for Bayern (excl. quals); netting three hat-tricks (2 x 3 goals, 1 x 4 goals) in that period.
Only Lionel Messi (12) has scored more goals in the Champions League than Mario Gomez (10) this season.
Marseille have fired in the most crosses from open play in the Champions League this season (173).
Benfica v Chelsea
Since 2003/04, Chelsea have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League more times than any other side (Barcelona 6).By winning 4-1 at home to Napoli in the second leg of their CL last 16 tie, Chelsea became only the third English club to lose a European Cup first leg tie by two or more goals & still progress (Man Utd 1957 & Leeds 1992).
The Blues have scored in nine successive European matches for the first time in their history (excl. qualifiers).
Chelsea have not won any of their last five Champions League away games, losing three and drawing two.
Benfica have failed to find the net in just one of their last 17 matches in European competition (excl. qualifiers).
No player has assisted more goals in the Champions League this season than Benfica's Nicolas Gaitán (5).
Benfica have lost just one of their last eight European home games (excl. quals) against English opposition.
Chelsea have faced Portuguese opposition only six times in the Champions League, all six of which have come against FC Porto. Their record in these games is W4, D1, L1 and they've scored in each match.
Didier Drogba has scored four goals Chelsea's last four Champions League matches.
No side has scored a higher proportion of their goals in the first half of Champions League games this season than Benfica (67%).
Milan v Barcelona
The last occasion that Barcelona lost a Champions League knockout tie came against Italian opposition. They lost 3-1 at the San Siro against Inter Milan in the 2009-10 semi final first leg, before winning 1-0 at home in the second leg.Since losing that tie, Barcelona have scored 60 goals in 21 games in the Champions League and have lost just once (v Arsenal in Feb 2011).
AC Milan have won only four of their last 15 Champions League games.
Barcelona are unbeaten in their last five meetings with AC Milan, winning three and drawing two of these games.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in five of his last six appearances in the Champions League, as well as providing three assists in this period.
Barcelona have taken more penalties than any other team in the Champions League this season (three).
There have been five penalties awarded in the eight AC Milan games in the Champions League this season (three conceded, two won).
Barcelona have averaged 74.3% possession in their games so far this season - the next best team have averaged 62.6%.
Lionel Messi has scored 30 goals in his last 25 appearances in the Champions League for Barcelona.
AC Milan have won possession with 85% of their tackles in the Champions League this season; a higher proportion than any other team.
