{"id":1406,"date":"2019-05-31T11:04:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T11:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spursforlife.com\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2019-05-31T11:04:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T11:04:16","slug":"the-numbers-behind-tottenhams-champions-league-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spursforlife.com\/the-numbers-behind-tottenhams-champions-league-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Numbers behind Tottenham\u2019s Champions League Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We are a matter of hours away from the final of the 2019 Champions League and who would have thought after trailing Ajax in the semi-finals with 45 minutes to go Tottenham would be contesting this season\u2019s final?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After\nconquering Manchester City in the quarter-finals, demolishing Liverpool should\nbe a piece of cake! Right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well no,\nhowever, there are some stats that work in Tottenham\u2019s favour when compared to\ntheir rivals Liverpool ahead of the epic Madrid clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Total attempts on target \u2013 65<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although\nSpurs have only scored 20-goals in the tournament so far (joint 5<sup>th<\/sup>)\ntheir total attempts on target stands at 65 which is the third highest in the\ncompetition and more importantly is 11 more than Liverpool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admittedly\nthe Reds have converted a higher percentage of their chances compared to the\nLilywhites having netted 22-goals but it at least shows Tottenham have the\nability to create the chances required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Harry Kane\/Lucas Moura goals scored \u2013 5<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite\nmissing a large bulk of the end of the campaign, Harry Kane has still scored\nmore goals in his eight games than any other Liverpool player in the Champions\nLeague with 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, after\nnetting a stunning hat trick against Ajax, Lucas Moura has netted the same\nnumber as Kane in his 11 games which is one more than Mo Salah has managed in\nhis 11 Champions League games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10-4 win\nfor the Lilywhites then!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fouls committed \u2013 162<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apologies\nabout ending on a sour note but one area of concern is Tottenham\u2019s ability to\ncommit a foul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only Ajax\nhave given away more fouls in the competition this season than the Lilywhites\nwith 164 whilst surprisingly Manchester United sit third in the fouls table\nwith 155.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool\nhave committed eleven fouls fewer than Spurs meaning either Tottenham are\nreally clever with tactical fouls or just a little dirtier than the Reds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll let\nyou decide which. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you\nhave forgotten (unlikely I know) kick off is at 8pm from Atletico Madrid\u2019s Wanda\nMetropolitano Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019mon you\nSpurs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>We are a matter of hours away from the final of the 2019 Champions League and who would have thought after trailing Ajax in the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/spursforlife.com\/the-numbers-behind-tottenhams-champions-league-journey\/\" title=\"The Numbers behind Tottenham\u2019s Champions League Journey\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1370,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[186,98],"class_list":["post-1406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league","tag-champions-league","tag-liverpool"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - 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