After their victory in Rome to qualify mathematically for the next phase of the Champions League, Real Madrid set another record in the European competition. Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Manchester City, Roma, Juventus and Manchester United have also been guaranteed a presence in the Round of 16. It means that Real are the team that has qualified from the group stage the most times.
They've achieved it on 23 occasions, the last 22 consecutively, and since the 1997/98 season they haven't failed to do so. In addition, between the 1999/00 and 2002/03 campaigns, the competition format meant that all the teams that passed the first group had to play a second.
Real Madrid participated in all four and also managed to get through. Santiago Solari's side have managed to qualify top of their group, a situation that will allow them to have the advantage of playing the second leg of the Round of 16 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
In total, Los Blancos have finished as group winners on 15 occasions. Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United have managed to qualify from the group stage on 22 occasions, while Juventus have achieved it 19 times. Valencia have been eliminated this season, but in nine previous editions, they've managed to qualify. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, have it in their hands to qualify for an eighth time.
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