Manchester City will travel to the Parc des Princes tomorrow morning for a Champions League battle with Paris Saint-Germain.
Ahead of the blockbuster quarter-final first leg, the gang at oulala.com have compared the 2015-16 performances of all first-choice players on both sides to select the best combined starting XI.
The Sky Blues are surprisingly dominant over the statistics, with only four PSG players making the lineup.
GK: Kevin Trapp beats Joe Hart
Clean Sheets – 16 to 13
Saves (per game) – 2.5 to 2.1
Saves (per goal) – 4.3 to 2.2
Goals Conceded (per game) – 0.6 to 1
Catches (per game) – 2.2 to 2.7
Punches (per game) – 0.1 to 1
LB: Gaël Clichy beats Maxwell
Chances Created (per game) – 1 to 0.9
Clearances (per game) – 3.1 to 2
Successful Passes (per game) – 43 to 51
Interceptions (per game) – 4 to 1.9
Tackles Won (per game) – 1.8 to 0.7
Successful Take-Ons (per game) – 1.2 to 0.3
CB: Nicolás Otamendi beats Thiago Silva
Tackles Won (per game) – 2 to 1.3
Tackle Success Rate – 38% to 53%
Clearances (per game) – 7.6 to 4.7
Interceptions (per game) – 3.4 to 3
Blocks (per game) – 0.4 to 0.5
Aerial Duels Won (per game) – 3 to 2
CB: David Luiz beats Eliaquim Mangala
Tackles Won (per game) – 1.2 to 1.1
Tackle Success Rate – 52% to 41%
Clearances (per game) – 3.1 to 5.2
Interceptions (per game) – 3 to 2.7
Blocks (per game) – 0.4 to 0.3
Aerial Duels Won (per game) – 1.2 to 1.8
RB: Pablo Zabaleta beats Marquinhos
Chances Created (per game) – 0.1 to 0
Clearances (per game) – 2.6 to 3.2
Successful Passes (per game) – 37 to 51
Interceptions (per game) – 2 to 1.1
Tackles Won (per game) – 2.3 to 1
Successful Take-ons (per game) – 0.4 to 0.1
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CM: Fernando beats Adrien Rabiot
Chances Created (per game) – 0.4 to 0.3
Key Passes (per game) – 0.4 to 0.3
Clearances (per game) – 1.6 to 0.7
Interceptions (per game) – 1.6 to 1.9
Tackles Won (per game) – 1.8 to 2.4
Pass Completion Rate – 90% to 90%
CM: Fernandinho beats Thiago Motta
Chances Created (per game) – 0.9 to 0.6
Key Passes (per game) – 0.8 to 0.5
Clearances (per game) – 1.6 to 0.9
Interceptions (per game) – 1.6 to 1.3
Tackles Won (per game) – 2.4 to 1.5
Pass Completion Rate – 88% to 92%
LW: Kevin De Bruyne beats Lucas Moura
Chances Created (per game) – 3.5 to 1.4
Key Passes (per game) – 3 to 1.2
Pass Completion Rate – 78% to 86%
Successful Take-Ons (per game) – 1.3 to 2.4
Assists – 9 to 4
Goals – 6 to 6
AM: David Silva beats Blaise Matuidi
Chances Created (per game) – 2.9 to 0.9
Key Passes (per game) – 2.4 to 0.7
Pass Completion Rate – 86% to 92%
Successful Take-ons (per game) – 1.4 to 0.7
Assists – 11 to 5
Goals – 2 to 3
RW: Ángel Di María beats Jesús Navas
Chances Created (per game) – 3 to 1.6
Key Passes (per game) – 2.4 to 1.4
Pass Completion Rate – 80% to 84%
Successful Take-Ons (per game) – 1.7 to 1.4
Assists – 12 to 5
Goals – 9 to 0
CF: Zlatan Ibrahimovic beats S
Chances Created (per game) – 1.8 to 0.7
Assists – 11 to 2
Shots (per game) – 4.8 to 4.1
Shot Accuracy – 51% to 39%
Conversion Rate – 24% to 17%
Goals – 30 to 17
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