Tuesday, April 3, 2012

FC barcelona vs AC milan at Camp Nou for tonight





Facts & stats ahead of this Champions League quarter-final second-leg clash at Camp Nou Siro where Barcelona play host to AC Milan 






- AC Milan have always managed to progress to the next round after drawing the first leg of a knockout tie in Champions League or European Cup. On three occasions, they have drawn 0-0 at the San Siro before advancing in the second leg.

- Barcelona's last Champions League defeat in a knockout tie came against Italian opposition ( 3-1 vs. Inter Milan in the first leg of their semi-final clash in 2009-10).

- Barcelona are unbeaten in their last six meetings with AC Milan, winning three and drawing three of these games.

- And since the defeat against Inter, Pep Guardiola's side have lost just once (vs. Arsenal in February 2011), and have scored 60 goals in 22 games.

- Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has scored 30 goals in his last 26 Champions League appearances.

- But Messi has scored just one goal in his seven meetings against Italian opposition in the Champions League, that being a penalty against AC Milan in the group stage of this season's competition.

- Milan's former Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in five of his last seven Champions League games.

- Milan have won just four of their last 16 games in the Champions League.

- Barcelona have taken more penalties than any other team in the competition this season (three).

- And in Milan's nine Champions League games to date this season, five penalties have been awarded, three of which they have conceded to the opposition.





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