1. Svilar's coming of age
All the talk after the last round of fixtures was about Mile Svilar's error which handed Manchester United a 1-0 at the Estadio Da Luz but in the return leg on Tuesday , the young Belgian turned in a sensational performance, making a string of saves as well as keeping out Anthony Martial's first half penalty. United's first of the night will go down as an own goal but there was nothing Svilar could do about that and it certainly shouldn't be held against him.
18y 65d - Mile Svilar is the youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty in a Champions League match (18y 65d old). Wall. pic.twitter.com/LyHgtBWgp0
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 31, 2017
2. Lukaku's drought continues
After a sensational start to his Manchester United career, during which he scored 11 goals in 10 games, Romelu Lukaku has now failed to find the net in his last six outings, meaning that his drought has stretched eight hours in all competitions.
3. Chelsea end England's unbeaten record
Until Tuesday night, England's five representatives in the Champions League were yet to lose a game in the competition this term but Chelsea broke that proud record as they were thumped 3-0 by Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.
1 - Chelsea's defeat was the first suffered by an English team in the Champions League this season (W12 D4 L1). Blue. pic.twitter.com/jimyeysWda
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 31, 2017
4. Chelsea's woeful defending
Chelsea's woes in Rome can perhaps be summed up in the following tweet:
Not sure there will be a worse piece of collective defending than this all season. pic.twitter.com/sgpW05lAt1
— Julian Bennetts (@julian_bennetts) October 31, 2017
5. Layvin Kurzawa makes CL history
PSG left-back Laywin Kurzawa scored a hat-trick against Anderlecht as the French giants sealed their place in the knockout stages, becoming the first defender in history to score three times in a Champions League game.
3 - @layvinkurzawa is the first defender to score a hat-trick in the history of the Champions League. Shh. pic.twitter.com/F7YwfI3uR3
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) October 31, 2017
6. Barca struggle in front of goal
Barcelona drew a blank against Olympiakos in Greece as they failed to score in a champions League Group Stage game for the first time in five years.
0 - Barcelona have failed to score in a #UCL group game for the first time since December 2012 against Benfica (0-0). Novelty. pic.twitter.com/anvy1FyIat
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 31, 2017
7. Fabregas joins the CL 100-club
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas became the fifth youngest player to make 100 Champions League appearances.
100 - @cesc4official tonight becomes the fifth youngest player to make 100 Champions League appearances (30y 180d old). Centurion. pic.twitter.com/EVqAm8AbKY
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 31, 2017