After suffering the unexpected removal of the RB Leipzighe real Madrid punched his ticket to the quarterfinals to play his 43rd qualifying round Champions for the past 15 years.
A period in which the whites, always in the highest category of European football, won five titles, were in the semi-finals on six occasions and did not go beyond the round of 16 in three editions, leaving the last one, the the present, still not finished. but, at least, in the quarterfinals.
So, the balance is 33 victories in 42 qualifying rounds and, therefore, nine defeats and always in two games, never in a final. Against rivals such as Bayern Munich, Liverpool or Manchester City They are against the people who have suffered the most and from whom they have been removed the most.
Especially the case of the set of Guardiola who became the executioner on two occasions. The last one, last year where, after 1-1 in the first leg, in the second leg, in Etihad StadiumThe citizens They gave the whites a dance, beating them 4-0.
So, they reached these quarterfinals with the best balance of all the teams in the pot regardless of whether the second leg of some round of 16 ties was played or not. No doubt, numbers that don’t win games but give confidence.
Madrid’s history at UCL over the past 15 years
Edition 23/24: Quarterfinals (still ongoing)
Edition 22/23: lost in the semi-finals against Manchester City
Edition 21/22: he’s a champion
Edition 20/21: lost in the semi-finals vs Chelsea
Edition 19/20: fell in the round of 16 against Manchester City
18/19 edition: fell in the round of 16 against Ajax
Edition 17/18: he’s a champion
Edition 16/17: he’s a champion
Edition 15/16: he’s a champion
Edition 14/15: lost in the semifinals against Juventus
Edition 13/14: he’s a champion
Edition 12/13: lost in the semi-finals against Borussia Dortmund
Edition 11/12: lost in the semi-finals against Bayern Munich
Edition 10/11: fell in the semi-finals against FC Barcelona
Edition 09/10: fell in the round of 16 against Olympique de Lyon
Source: La Verdad
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