De Bruyne and Benzema, kings of goals and assists

On paper, this is the star of the Champions Round of 16. The match itself will show that to be true or not, but there is real excitement over the prospect of some of the world's biggest stars - and their outstanding coaches - coming face to face. 

Both teams have the peculiarity of not having one name stand out above the rest in terms of goals, despite some good performances on each side. However, when looking at goals and assists, there are two players that do earn the spotlight:  Karim Benzema for Real Madrid and Kevin de Bruyne for City.

Both have very even numbers, although it is the Frenchman who wins the battle slightly after his 18 goals and 9 assists in official matches this season. The Belgian gets 26, although with a reverse distribution: 18 assists and 8 goals, as ProFootballDB indicates. 

While living in the shadow of Cristiano, Benzema stuck to his craft as an assist giver. He was almost a midfielder in the area. After the Portuguese player left, he let his talent flow. He has now become the perfect combo as the top assist giver and goalscorer in his team. He has been in the top three in both statistics during his eleven years in Madrid. 

De Bruyne, on the other hand, is the best assistant in the big leagues. Not only has he scored two goals and seven assists in the whole of last year, but he is also on target to surpass his most prolific year of assists in Manchester (21) and is eight goals shy of his highest-scoring season (16).