Real Madrid reaches the second leg of the round of 16 without a penalty shooter

Real Madrid will host Leipzig and in the event that the Merengues have a penalty in their favor in the second leg, the recipient of the maximum penalty will depend on who is on the field


This Tuesday, the first classified will be known to the Quarter finals from Champions League and highlights that in the return duels, Real Madrid It is the only club in the round of 16 that does not have its penalty taker defined.

The Merengues will receive at the Santiago Bernabéu Leipzig of the Bundesliga and in the event that the team from the Spanish capital has a penalty in its favor in the second leg, the recipient of the maximum penalty will depend on who is on the field.

In this season, Luka Modric, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo y Joselu They have taken penalties and the latter stands out, who has taken three penalties this season. However, two of the three shots taken by the Spanish forward hit the target. Madrid winning 4-0 and the team’s main stars on the substitute bench. It should be noted that, of the three penalties, the Spaniard only converted one.

For its part, Lois Openda has established itself as the penalty collector of the Leipzig. It is worth mentioning that the Belgian striker has, so far, 17 goals in the Bundesliga and 4 goals in the Champions League.

Regarding the collectors of the other clubs that compete in the round of 16, they stand out Harry Kane in it Bayern Munich y Ciro Immobile in the Lazio while in the Real society Mikel Oyarzabal and Brais Méndez would be the first options to take penalties in Anoeta if they have a penalty in their favor against PSG, who has Kylian Mbappé as their penalty taker.

In it Manchester City, Erling Haaland He is the player who has taken the most penalties this season, but players like Julián Álvarez and Kevin De Bruyne can also take responsibility from the 11 steps. For its part, FC Copenhagen, rival of City, has Diogo Goncalves as its penalty taker.

With the Arsenal, Bukayo Saka He is the player who has taken the ball the most times to take penalties this season while Evanilson is Porto’s trusted man.

In Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski He is the penalty taker of Xavi Hernandez y Napolirival of the culés in round of 16, Victor Osimhen He would be the player who would have the responsibility to collect if there is a maximum penalty in favor of the Neapolitans.

In the series of Dortmund y PSV, Niclas Füllkrug is the first option for the Germans while Luuk de Jong is shaping up to be the one who takes the ball from the 11 steps. It should be noted that Mexican Hirving Lozano has not taken a penalty this season for PSV.

Finally, Antoine Griezmann would be in charge of collecting a penalty in favor of the Atletico Madrid, but if the Frenchman is not fit to play against Inter, Álvaro Morata would be ‘Cholo’ Simeone’s option. For their part, Inter have Hakan Çalhanoğlu as their main penalty taker, but if the midfielder is not on the field, the Argentine Lautaro Martinez would be in charge of taking the penalty.

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