Madrid memories have APOEL forgetful again
Memories will be influenced of a many noted European debate in APOEL FC’s story when they revisit Real Madrid CF on matchday one – while a UEFA Champions League holders are looking to turn a initial organisation in over 40 years to win a prize 3 seasons running.
• Champions in Milan in 2016 and in Cardiff final May, Madrid – triumphant in 3 of a final 4 campaigns carrying also carried a prize in 2014 – have not mislaid a home organisation diversion in roughly 8 years and will wish a certain start as they tract a trail to subsequent May’s Kyiv final.
Previous meetings
• The teams met for a initial and usually time in a 2011/12 quarter-finals, with Madrid posting a gentle victory. Three goals in a final 19 mins of a Nicosia initial leg, from Karim Benzema (72, 90) and Kaká (82), put a Merengues in authority of a tie; they followed adult by winning 5-2 during home with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice and Kaká, José Callejón and Ãngel Di MarÃa once apiece. Gustavo Manduca and Esteban Solari were on aim for APOEL.
• The line-ups during a Santiago Bernabéu on 4 Apr 2012 were:
Madrid: Casillas, Ramos, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo (Callejón 46), Granero (Albiol 65), Hamit Altıntop, Nuri Åžahin, Kaká, Ronaldo, HiguaÃn (Di MarÃa 55).
APOEL: Pardo, Paulo Jorge, Kaká, Poursaitides, AÃlton (Solari 70), Charalambides, Manduca (Adorno 68), Pinto (Satsias 78), Morais, Marcinho, Boaventura.
Match background
Real Madrid
• Champions of Europe for a 12th time in 2016/17 – courtesy of their 4-1 final win opposite Juventus – Madrid will aim to turn a initial organisation given FC Bayern München in 1976 to explain 3 unbroken European Champion Clubs’ Cups. AFC Ajax (1971–73) and Madrid themselves (1956–60) are a usually other sides to have won 3 or some-more in a row.
• In 21 prior participations in a UEFA Champions League, Madrid have never unsuccessful to swell from a initial organisation stage.
• Madrid finished second in their organisation in 2016/17, behind Borussia Dortmund – the initial time given 2012/13 they had unsuccessful to tip their section.
• The Spanish organisation have a ideal record opposite Cypriot clubs, winning all 6 prior contests and scoring 34 goals while surrender usually three. At home their goals total is 17–3.
• Madrid have not mislaid during home in a UEFA Champions League organisation theatre given a 3-2 retreat opposite AC Milan on 21 Oct 2009. Their home organisation record given afterwards is W20 D2 – with Dortmund, twice, a usually visitors to equivocate better during a Santiago Bernabéu.Â
• The 2-2 pull with Dortmund on matchday 6 final season is a unique arise Madrid have unsuccessful to win in their final 12 European home fixtures. The Merengues have won 31 of their final 36 UEFA Champions League home matches, losing only once – 4-3 to FC Schalke 04 in their 2014/15 turn of 16 second leg, when they still prevailed 5-3 on aggregate.
APOEL
• The Cypriot bar are in a organisation theatre for a fourth time, carrying formerly competent in 2009/10, 2011/12 – when they went all a approach from second subordinate turn to quarter-finals, losing to Madrid – and 2014/15.
• APOEL have won by from a second subordinate turn to strech this organisation stage, violence Luxembourg’s F91 Dudelange (2-0 on aggregate) and FC Viitorul of Romania (4-1). In a play-offs they overcame SK Slavia Praha 2-0 during home before a goalless divided draw.
• Thwarted in a play-offs by FC København 12 months ago, APOEL went on to finish initial in their UEFA Europa League group, subsequently ousting Athletic Club 4-3 on total in a turn of 32 before losing to RSC Anderlecht 1-0 both home and away in a final 16.
• APOEL have mislaid 5 of their final 7 European divided matches.
• APOEL have mislaid on 7 of their 8 visits to Spain, sketch a other diversion 0-0 during Club Atlético de Madrid in a 2009/10 UEFA Champions League organisation stage. They were beaten 3-2 during Athletic final term, though won a tie with a 2-0 second-leg success on home soil.
• APOEL competent for this season’s UEFA Champions League by clinching a fifth unbroken Cypriot joining pretension in 2016/17.
Coach and actor links
• Zinédine Zidane scored a opening idea in France’s 4-0 feat over Cyprus in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 12 Oct 2005. Stathis Aloneftis was in a visiting side.
• Ronaldo struck twice and supposing an support in Portugal’s 4-0 UEFA EURO 2012 subordinate delight in Cyprus on 2 Sep 2011.
• Gareth Bale got a Wales winner opposite Antreas Makris’s Cyprus in Nicosia in a UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier on 3 Sep 2015.
• Igor De Camargo was in a KRC Genk organisation beaten 6-0 during Madrid in a UEFA Champions League initial organisation theatre on 25 Sep 2002.
• Roberto Lago done 194 joining outings for RC Celta de Vigo between 2007 and 2013 before relocating to Getafe CF. He played 52 times for a Madrid bar over 3 years.
• Lago’s record opposite Madrid with Celta and Getafe was W1 D0 L5. The solitary win was a 2-1 Celta success in a Copa del Rey fifth turn initial leg in Dec 2011; Madrid won a lapse 4-0.
• Jesús Rueda was during Real Valladolid from 2007 to 2015, spending 2009/10 on loan with Córdoba CF. He played during a Bernabéu twice, both for Valladolid; his side mislaid both matches, surrender 4 goals in each.