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This stadium can hold up to 69,901 people. On May 19, 2012 The UEFA Champions League final, though the teams who will be playing in the final is yet to be decided, the match will be breathtaking.

Overview Of The First Round Pt. 2

CSKA Moskva Vs. Real Madrid

1-1

Forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal for Real Madrid in the 28' min.

Midfielder Pontus Wernbloom scored for Moskva in extra time.

Seven shots were taken by Moskva with only three off target.

Real Madrid had taken 12 shots with five off target.

15 fouls were committed by Moskva with Midfielder Pontus Wernbloom being shown a yellow card in the 67' min.

Ten fouls were committed on the Real Madrid side with three Yellow cards presented yo Midfielder Xabi Alonso and defensive players Sergio Ramos and Fabio Coentrao.

Real Madrid showed they controlled the match with possession being in there favor with 52% to Moskva 48%. Real Madrid missed too many opportunities in this match to score and also with Forward Karim Benzema having suffered an injury, the attacking form from Real Madrid seemed to be missing.

Napoli Vs. Chelsea

3-1

Forward Ezequiel Lavezzi Scored Two Fantastic Goals For Napoli In The 39' And 65' Min.

Forward Edinson Cavani Scored Off A Volley In The 45'+2 Min.

Forward Juan Mata Scored The Only Goal For Chelsea In The 27' Min.

Both Teams Take 15 Shots With Napoli Missing Seven Of The 15 And Chelsea Having Missed Nine Chances.

Napoli Only Committing Seven Fouls As Where Chelsea Committed 19 Fouls Though Out The Game.

Forward Edinson Cavani Was Shown A Yellow Card For Over Celebrating Lavezzi's Goal In The 39' Min.

Chelsea Midfielder Raul Meireles And Defender Grey Cahill Were Given Yellow Cards For Aggressive Tackles And Meireles Will Miss The Second Leg Due To The Card.

This Match Was An Amazing Contest With Napoli Able To Pull Away With Three Home Goals Due To Mistakes Made In Chelsea's Backfield. Chelsea Still May Be Able To Secure Themselves A Spot In The Quarter-Finals If They Prepare To Play Til The Final Whistle Next Time These Two Teams Meet And Letting The Appropriate Players On The Field Will Greatly Increase Their Chances Of Staying In The Competition.

Marsielle Vs Inter Milan

1-0

Marsielle Forward Andre Awye Scored A Late Goal In Extra Time To Set Them On The Right Path To Advance To The Next Stage.

Marsielle Took 14 Shots With Nine Being On Target.

Inter Only Taking Five Shots With Them Being All On Target.

18 Fouls Were Committed By Marsielle And Inter Committed 21 Fouls Though Out The Game.

Defender Souleymane Diawara Received The Only Yellow On The Marsielle Side.

Inter's Defensive Players Dejan Stankovic And Cristian Chivu Were Shown Yellow Cards Along With Forward Mauro Zarate.

Possession Being In Favor Of Marsielle At 54% To Inter 46%.

This Match Nearly Ended 0-0 But With The Brilliant Connection With The Ball From The Corner Awye Was Able To Head The Ball To The Back Of The Net And Place Marsielle In Front For The Next Leg.

Basel Vs Bayern
1-0

Midfielder Valentin Stocker Scored The Only Goal For Basel In The 86' Min.

Basel Took Seven Shots During The Game With Only One Being Off Target.

Bayern Had Taken 13 Shots With Five Being Off Target.

Basel Only Committed Six Fouls This Match.

Bayern Committed 12 Fouls Though The Course Of This Match.

Basel's Defender David Abraham Was Shown A Yellow Card.

Bayern's Defensive Player Rafinha And Forward Thomas Muller Were Shown Yellow Cards.

The Vistors Bayern Controlled Most Of This Game With Possession Showing 57% To 43% Basel. Basel Goalkeeper Yann Sommer Proved To Be More Of A Challenge Then The Bayern Forwards Had Expected With Sommer Blocking Eight Shots On Goal.

This Post Wraps Up All The First Eight Matches Of The First Round. This Week Will Bring New Matches, New Stats And New Stars. I Will Bring You All The Updates And Highlights As The Second Leg Completes Its First Four Matches.

Overview Of The First Round Pt. 1

The First Round of 16 had few surprises and had only brought about a few changes in club standing. Below you will find the new stats for the teams.

Lyon Vs. Apoel

1-0

Goal Scored By Midfielder Alexandre Lacazette In The 58' Min.

15 Shots Were Taken On The Lyon Side, Five Of Which Were On Target.

Only One Shot Was Taken By Apoel.

15 Fouls Were Committed By Lyon, Apoel Committing 12.

Both Midfielders Helio Pinto And Marcinho Were Shown Yellow Cards.

Lyon Controlled The Game With Possession Being 63% To 37% Apoel.

Leverkusen Vs. Barcelona

1-3

Leverkusen Goal Was Scored By Defender Michal Kadlec In The 52' Min.

Two Goals Were Scored By Forward Alexis Sanchez On The

41' And 55' Min Mark.

Messi Scored One Goal For Barcelona In The 88' Min. 

Seven Shots Were Taken By Leverkusen With Only Three Of Them Off Target.

12 Shots Were Taken By Barcelona With Only Five Being Off Target.

15 Fouls Were Committed By Leverkusen And Nine Being Committed By Barcelona.

Four Yellow Cards Were Shown During This Match, Three Of Which Went To Leverkusen Defensive Players: Daniel Schwaab, Vedran Corluka, And Gonzalo Castro.

Barcelona Midfielder Thiago Was Shown The Final Yellow.

Barcelona Dominated This Match With Possession Of The Ball Being 72% To 28% Leverkusen.

Zenit Vs. Befina

3-2

Two Goals Were Scored For Zenit By Midfielder Roman Shirokov In The 27' And 88' Min.

One Goal Was Scored By Midfielder Sergei Semak (71' Min).

In The 20' Min Defender Maxi Pereira Scored For Befina.

Forward Oscar Cardozo Placed The Ball In The Back Of The Net For Befina In The 87' Min.

Ten Shots Were Taken By Zenit With Half Being Off Target.

12 Shots Were Taken By Befina With Only Four Being Off Target.

14 Fouls Were Committed By Zenit To 13 Fouls Being Committed By Befina.

Five Yellow Cards Were Shown. Two Of Which Were Presented To Defenders: Bruno Alves, Aleksandr Anyukou.

Two Belonged To Befina Midfielders: Pablo Almar, Bruno Cesar And Defender Luisao.

Though Possession Is In Zenit Favor Being 53% To 47% Befina, It Was A Very Close Match. The Mistake Made By Defender Maxi Pereira Caused Midfielder Sergei Semak To Intercept The Ball In Front Of Goal And Score.

Milan Vs. Arsenal 

4-0

Forward Robinho Scored Twice For AC Milan In Both The 28' And 49' Min.

Forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ripped A Penalty Shoot In The 79' Min.

Midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng Scored A Fantastic Volley In The 17' Min.

15 Shots Were Taken By AC Milan But Only Five Were On Target.

Eight Shots Were Taken By Arsenal With Only Three Flying Off Target.

Two Yellow Cards Were Shown To AC Milan Defensive Players: Philippe Mexes, Luca Antonini And One Being Shown To Midfielder Massimo Ambrosini.

Arsenal Received Two Yellows Going To Midfielder Alex Song And Defender Johan Djourou.

This Game Is A Example Of That If You Possess The Ball Though Out The Game You Still May Lose The Match. With Arsenal Possession Being 53% To AC Milan 47%, They Lost The Match Due To Lack Of Finishing And By AC Milan Goalkeeper Christian Abbiati Amazing Save Against Arsenal Forward Robin van Persie Powerful Strike In The Second Half.

I Will Post The Last Four Matches Of The First Round In A Days Time.