Real Madrid v Tottenham: Champions League match facts
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
- Madrid emerged victorious from the clubs' one previous encounter, in the 1984/85 UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Peter Shreeves' Tottenham, the then-holders, were undone by a 15th-minute Steve Perryman own goal in the first leg at White Hart Lane, the defender deflecting in a cross from Emilio Butragueño, today Madrid's director of institutional relations. That defeat was Tottenham's first home reverse in UEFA competition and the first time they had even failed to score; of their previous 42 games, they had won 35 and drawn seven. Perryman was sent off in the 78th minute of the goalless second leg and Amaro Amancio's Madrid, whose side also featured Jorge Valdano, now the club's director general, went on to lift their first European trophy in 19 years.
MATCH BACKGROUND
- The clubs could hardly have more contrasting European Cup histories. While Tottenham have played one previous quarter-final Madrid have been in 27, winning 21.
- Madrid have been in impeccable form at the Bernabeu in this season's competition, winning four out of four with 11 goals scored and none conceded. Tottenham, however, have been almost as prolific on their travels, registering 11 times in five games including the play-off round.
- The Spanish side suffered 1-0 first-leg defeats in their last two home meetings with English opposition. They went down to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League in 2008/09 and to Arsenal in 2005/06, losing both last-16 ties on aggregate without scoring.
- Madrid's last success against a Premier League club came in 2002/03 with a 6-5 defeat of Manchester United in the quarter-finals that included a 3-1 first-leg win at home.
- This is Tottenham's fourth trip to Spain where they have previously recorded one draw – that 1985 stalemate at the Bernabeu – and two defeats, by Barcelona in the 1982 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, and Sevilla in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup quarter-final. In both instances they finished aggregate losers.
- Tottenham's most recent encounter with Spanish opposition brought a 2-1 home loss to Getafe in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup group stage. Esteban Granero, now a Madrid player, scored the visitors' first goal.
- The London club won their first European trophy by beating Atletico Madrid 5-1 in the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in Rotterdam.
UEFA MILESTONES AND STATS
TOTTENHAM
- Spurs have scored 46 European Champion Clubs' Cup goals. They have struck 296 in UEFA competition, conceding 145.
- Tottenham and Madrid are the joint highest scorers among the quarter-finalists with 19 goals.
- Spurs have had 40 shots on goal and won 34 corners, both fewer than any other team in the last eight.Aaron Lennon and Benfica's Carlos Martins are the competition's leading assist providers having set up five goals.
- Peter Crouch has committed 24 fouls, more than any player still in the competition.
- Tottenham first team coach Joe Jordan serves a one-match ban in the first leg
REAL MADRID
- Madrid have scored 895 goals in UEFA competition.
- Madrid and Tottenham are the joint highest scorers among the quarter-finalists with 19 goals.
- Madrid have had more shots on target (67), won more corners (53) and collected more yellow cards (20) than any other team in the last eight.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has had 19 shots wide, more than any other player.
- Sergio Ramos and FC Schalke's Jefferson Farfan are the only players to have been booked four times this season.
- Ronaldo, Ramos, Pepe, Ricardo Carvalho, Angel Di María and Raul Albiol are within a booking of a ban.
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