Real Madrid have won the away first leg of a European tie on 40 occasions. If Pep Guardiola wants a sense of how hard the task ahead of them is it is perhaps encapsulated in one statistic -- only on two of the previous 39 occasions have Los Merengues been eliminated from European competition.

Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League last 16 with a 3-1 victory — and a 6-3 aggregate win — against Manchester City on Wednesday night. Madrid started the game in excellent fashion, with Kylian Mbappe latching onto a long ball over the top in the fourth minute before lobbing Ederson in the City goal.

The Reds have been held to a draw in their last two Premier League away games – at Everton and Aston Villa – and now sit just eight points ahead of second-placed Arsenal having played a game more. The Gunners can move to within five by kick-off at the Etihad as they host West Ham on Saturday afternoon.