Madrid travels to Manchester today with a clear premise: to overcome the tie. Something to which he has not been forced since the 16/17 season in which, in the quarterfinals of the Cup, he had to turn around a 1-2 that Celta achieved at the Bernabéu, the same result that the City of Guardiola last February. Then, in Balaídos, Madrid did not pass the tie (2-2) and was eliminated. One more goal would have been enough, but the Galician team knew how to keep the score and ended up accessing the semifinals.
And is that 1-2 is a difficult result to lift. Even more so with Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in front, which, if it stands out for anything, is for its offensive ability. More than 100 goals are registered in this season still unfinished and, his direct and vertical play threatens a defense, the white, which is not so iron in Europe (10 goals against in 7 games).
Statistics does not accompany
But continuing with the numbers, Real Madrid has it very complicated if it is noticed that, of the 48 results (24 at home and 24 as a visitor) that it has reaped this season between League (38), Cup (3) and Champions ( 7), you would only be worth 20 of them. That is to say, that in those 20 occasions, the white team has won by a difference of two goals, being, in addition, 13 of them at home and only 7 away. Floating remains the 1-3 against Valencia of the Super Cup achieved in neutral field that, if given in the Etihad, would also be worth to the whites.
Of those 20, in addition, one of them is the last Clásico (2-0) and four have been after confinement: Eibar (3-1), Valencia (3-0), Mallorca (2-0), Alavés (2 -0). While those who would be worth, those who have got away from the Bernabéu, have been against Celta (1-3), Eibar (0-4), Unionistas de Salamanca (1-3), Real Zaragoza (0-4), Bruges (1-3), Getafe (0-3) and Osasuna (1-4). All of them rivals -except Getafe, a participant in European competition- who are several steps below Real Madrid.
So the numbers don't win or lose games, but perhaps they help explain them. The truth is that if there is a team that can turn almost any situation that is Real Madrid and surely that, for 90 minutes (if there is no extension) the whites will fight until the end for the pass.