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Bayern Munich hope to rebound after a frustrating weekend in the Bundesliga as Robert Lewandowski is aiming for a decisive stage in the Champions League against Benfica.
The German giants are not the only ones looking for an answer, Manchester City, who scored the free goal, against Lyon, who beat the men of Pep Guardiola earlier in this campaign.
The group's rivals, Hoffenheim, are on a particular pitch as they continue to progress in European football, while Cristiano Ronaldo has a record in sight for Juventus.
We bring you the details of all the above and more in the Opta figures in anticipation of the Champions League action on Tuesday.
AEK Athens v Ajax
3 – Ajax won the previous three meetings of both teams by a total score of 7-1.
4 – AEK are one of two teams to have lost their four Champions League matches this season (with Lokomotiv Moscow). They have never lost five times in a row.
Bayern Munich / Benfica
9 – Bayern has never lost against Benfica (W6 D3), winning 2-0 in Lisbon at the opposite match.
49 – Robert Lewandowski scored 49 goals in 76 Champions League matches. Only six players have reached 50 years in the competition, while the Polish striker will be the third top scorer to reach the cape he scores in this match.
Lyon v Manchester City
1 – Lyon has lost only one of its 10 European home games against English teams (W3, D6). The defeat was produced against Arsenal in February 2001 (0-1).
12 – City is the best scorer in the Champions League this season, scoring 12 goals in four games so far.
Memphis Depay was directly involved in 30 goals in Ligue 1 in 2018 for Lyon (16 goals and 14 assists). #UCL pic.twitter.com/3IU4x9kJRZ
– UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 26, 2018
Hoffenheim – Shakhtar Donetsk
12 – Hoffenheim has both scored and cashed in his 12 games played in European competitions.
14 – Shakhtar has kept no clean sheets in its last 14 Champions League matches, conceding 30 goals in all.
CSKA Moscow vs. Viktoria Plzen
14 – Plzen has conceded more goals than any other team in the Champions League this season (14).
24 – CSKA has the youngest average among the starting eleven in the Champions League so far this season (24y20d), while Plzen has the oldest (29y309d).
Roma v Real Madrid
2 – Real Madrid have lost two of their last four games in the Champions League group stage, more than in their 26 previous matches (W18, D7, L1).
13 – Since the start of last season, only Ronaldo (16) has scored more goals in the Champions League than Roman Edin Dzeko (13).
Juventus v Valencia
0 – Juventus lost their last home game against Manchester United – they have never lost consecutive home games in all European competitions in their history.
32 – Ronaldo scored against 32 different opponents in the Champions League. If he scores against Valencia, he will match Raul's competition record, which scored against 33 different teams.
– Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 25, 2018
Manchester United v Young Boys
3 – Manchester United are without a win in their last three home games of the Champions League (D1 L2) in all European competitions. They have never been four without a win at Old Trafford.
5 – Romelu Lukaku has scored five goals in his previous three appearances against Young Boys, five times in his two games against Everton in the 2014-15 Europa League.
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