Stats & facts: The game in Bilbao
Men's football•
The top numbers from the goalless draw in the UEFA Champions League Matchday 6 game against Athletic Club.
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Thanks to their draw in the Basque country, Paris Saint-Germain are officially through to the knockout stages for the 14th time in as many seasons. Only Bayern Munich (and potentially Real Madrid) can say the same. The other French clubs have qualified a total of 8 times together in this period, ahead of potential qualifications for Monaco and Marseille this season.
With 13 points with two games remaining, Luis Enrique's men have already done as well as they did in the whole of the league phase last season. Last season, five of the six teams with the same total after six games finished in the top 8 (Arsenal 3rd, FC Internazionale Milano 4th, Bayer Leverkusen 6th, LOSC Lille 7th, Aston Villa 8th). Only Stade Brestois 29 went into the play-offs (18th).
It is only the club's fourth goalless draw in the competition and the first in more than 10 years (0-0 vs Real Madrid CF in October 2015). Paris have lost just one of their last nine away games in the competition (7 wins).
The Rouge-et-Bleu were unlucky in San Mamés as witnessed by Bradley Barcola's effort off the crossbar. No team in Europe's top five leagues has hit the woodwork in all competitions more than Paris Saint-Germain (54 times, equal with Barcelona). In the Champions League, Paris (14) is headed only by Bayern (18) in the category.