Real Madrid ran 8.5 kilometers less than Arsenal and yet Achieved Nothing
The Whites covered 107.5 kilometers compared to the 116 kilometers covered by the English team.
As was the case in the first leg and as has been the usual practice for Real Madrid in this year’s Champions League, the Whites covered 107.5 kilometers in the second leg of the quarterfinal against Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabéu, compared to 116 kilometers for the English team.
This was one of the main focuses of criticism directed at Real Madrid’s players in the first leg, in which they conceded three goals: Mikel Arteta’s men ran 113.9 kilometers, 12.7 kilometers more than Carlo Ancelotti’s.
A significant gap was narrowed this Wednesday, although Arsenal once again won the statistic, with 8.5 kilometers more than Real Madrid, who have only run further than their opponents on one occasion this season.
It was against Atalanta in the 3-2 victory in Bergamo. In that match, Ancelotti’s team ran 115.6 kilometers, compared to 114.9 for Gian Piero Gasperini’s team.
An edition in which Real Madrid surpassed its negative record of most defeats in the Champions League, with six , after falling to Lille, Milan, Liverpool, Atlético de Madrid and in both quarter-final matches against Arsenal .
Madrid, the team that ran the least in the second leg of the quarter-finals
Furthermore, Ancelotti’s team repeated the negative statistic of being the team with the fewest kilometers covered in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, as was the case in the first leg.
The next team with the least distance covered, according to UEFA data, was Inter Milan with 113.8 in the match that drew (2-2) against Bayern (117.8) and that qualified them for the semi-finals.
In Wednesday’s qualifying rounds, Paris Saint-Germain , who struggled to the very end to qualify against Aston Villa , ran 114.4 kilometres to the English team’s 119.6.
Borussia Dortmund were the team with the most kilometers , running the most in the second leg of the quarterfinals, covering 123.4 kilometers in their comeback attempt against a Barcelona side that covered 117.1 kilometers ; in a match that ended 3-1 for the Germans after a 4-0 victory for the Catalans a week earlier.
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