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.