Real sets Barca semi
Real Madrid will meet Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals after beating Tottenham Hotspurs 1-nil in the second leg.
Real won the first leg 4-nil and so Spurs failed to find the net in the quarters.
In quarter-final matches that saw high aggregate wins apart from the Chelsea/Manchester United tie, Barcelona beat Shakhtar Donetsk 6-1 on aggregate.
Once again there will be a Bundesliga team in the semis with Schalke reaching the stage for the first time.
Schalke accounted for the defending champions Inter Milan 7-3 on aggregate.
Schalke will face Manchester United with United hosting the crucial second leg.
Eight matches at the quarter-final stage produced a total 26 goals with the round of 16 with double the number of matches only producing 38 goals.
The table below shows the goal winning margin so farin the Champions League:
Goal Margin | Frequency |
---|---|
0 | 22 |
1 | 40 |
2 | 28 |
3 | 18 |
4 | 9 |
5 | 1 |
6 | 1 |
7 | 1 |

