The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 kicked off Tuesday, with three of Europe’s top strikers putting on impressive individual displays in a pair of entertaining tilts. Tottenham‘s Harry Kane broke through Juventus‘ steadfast backline, Gonzalo Higuain netted a brace in under 10 minutes, and Sergio Aguero helped Manchester City to a resounding 4-0 victory over FC Basel.
The three proved to be the stars of the day, though it was Christian Eriksen‘s free-kick that gave Spurs a 2-2 draw against Juventus. Here are some interesting stats and figures from the first day of this round of continental competition:
0: How many goals Juventus had conceded in all of 2018 before Kane happened.
1: Juventus conceded just one goal in its last 16 matches, which came at Hellas Verona‘s hands in a 3-1 win Dec. 30, 2017.
2: With his second-minute goal, Higuain scored the fastest goal Tottenham has ever conceded in the Champions League. It’s also the first time Juventus has conceded twice in two years – the last coming in February 2016 against Bayern Munich in a 2-2 draw.
4: Aguero has scored …read more