Real Madrid Midfielder completed 102 passes (96%) against Roma

Toni Kroos was the guiding light that led Real Madrid's performance in Rome. Los Blancos completely dominated possession at the Olympic Stadium and the German played a huge part in that. He made a total of 106 passes of which 102 found a teammate. A 96% completion rate which sees him continue as the Champions League's top passer of the ball. No other player has the German's passing stats or completion rate in the competition: 503 completed passes.

Real Madrid dominated the ball with 60% possession. In order to do that, they required 689 passes. Whilst that number is in no way a club record (838 against Malmo), it is impressive for a game in the last sixteen of the Champions League.

Kroos was not only the player who completed the most passes. He was also the Real Madrid man who notched up the most kilometres during the game: 11.416km. The German has really upped his game since Zinedine Zidane's arrival in the dugout and his form and performances have significantly improved on those during Rafa Benítez's time in charge. The German did not feel as comfortable out on the pitch under the club's former boss.