Transcendent Griezmann and Aguero's knockout dry spell - Champions League in Opta numbers

Bayer Leverkusen must battle with Atletico's stingy Champions League safeguard, while Man City v Monaco could be a free-scoring issue.

The last 16 of the Champions League started in style a week ago, with Barcelona and Arsenal enduring lowering annihilations at Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, while Real Madrid defeated an early terrify without a hitch against Napoli at Santiago Bernabeu.

Hoping to follow in the strides of their Ligue 1 partners, free-scoring Monaco go to Manchester City, who will plan to recreate their rushed to the semi-finals last time around.

They tumbled to possible victors Real Madrid and beaten finalists Atletico are likewise back in real life at Bayer Leverkusen, having pipped Bayern to top spot in Group D.

Here we take a gander at the numbers behind two all the more charming ties, cordiality of Opta.

Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid

5 – Leverkusen have achieved the knockout stages for the fifth time in their last six Champions League crusades. In any case, they have neglected to advance past the last 16 since 2001-02, when they lost to Real Madrid.

8 – The Bundesliga side are unbeaten in their past eight Champions class recreations (W2 D6). Just Real Madrid are on a more drawn out undefeated streak (10 diversions) among clubs still in the opposition.

25 – Atletico have kept 25 clean sheets in 42 recreations since their Champions League return in 2013-14 – more than whatever other club in a similar period.

54 – Antoine Griezmann has been included in 54 for every penny of Atleti's objectives in the opposition since last season. The France forward has scored 10 and helped three of a general pull of 24.

1 – Javier Hernandez has a lone objective in six Champions League appearances for Leverkusen this term. He had five in five last time around.

Manchester City v Monaco

0 – Manchester City have never lost in three European matches with French adversaries (W1 D2), with every one of the three of those diversions coming against PSG.

4 – Monaco have won their Champions League assemble four circumstances in the same number of cooperations under the present arrangement, additionally proving to be the best in 2014-15, 2004-05 and 2003-04. They finished the last season as beaten finalists.

1 – City have just won one of their five home knockout diversions in the Champions League (D2 L2) yet they are undefeated at their previous eight trips at the Etihad Stadium in the opposition.

522 – Sergio Aguero is without an objective in his most recent 522 minutes of knockout-stage activity in Europe's top rivalry. The City striker has just scored in one of his previous six Champions League diversions at the Etihad, despite the fact that this was the point at which he scored a cap trap against Borussia Monchengladbach in September.

10 – Despite just making 10 Champions League begins, Monaco star Radamel Falcao has six objectives and a help.