Arsenal-Barca, the stats that kill – Sports.fr

A few hours Barça-Arsenal, both sides benefit from several notable statistics. Here are the details more explicit, between the Gunners rather comfortable home and face the Catalans Blaugrana rather comfortable … just short against Arsenal.

Advantage Arsenal

– The last match in London between the two teams turned in favor of the Gunners, winning 2-1 at the same stage of the competition in 2011. David Villa opened the scoring, Robin van Persie and Andrei Arshavin had scored for Arsenal

– At home, the picture is very positive Gunners against Spanish clubs. eight wins, three draws and two defeats. And eight knockout clashes against teams from Spain, Arsenal went five times

-. Conversely, Barcelona not historically successful in England. Indeed, the Catalans have a total of eight successful, eight draws and 14 defeats when they move to an English club

-. In six matches played in Petr Cech face, Lionel Messi has not scored a goal. Rare enough for us to talk about nemesis, as the Argentine normally martyred guardians of the world … And he never scored either moving to Arsenal.

Advantage Barca

– the last three duels between Barca and Arsenal have turned in favor of the Blaugrana two qualifications in 2010 (quarter-finals) and 2011 (second round), and a final win in 2006 (Stade de France)

-. If Arsenal has reached the group stage for the 16th consecutive time, the players Arsene Wenger blocked by knockout in five years. From 2011 to 2015 inclusive, the Gunners have been eliminated at this stage of the competition

– Barça obviously for him the shape of the moment. Not a defeat in the group stage (like Real Madrid ) to adhere strictly to the champions League. And if we broaden the Barcelona remain eight consecutive quarterfinals of C1

-. If Lionel Messi has never deceived Petr Cech, he has a habit of feasting against Arsenal, albeit only in camp Nou. The “Pulga” scored six times in four matches, including a resounding quadrupled in 2010.

The latest confrontations (in London)

February 16, 2011, knockout final first leg (2-1 to Arsenal):

Arsenal Szczesny – Eboue, Koscielny, Djourou, Clichy – Song (Arshavin 68 ‘), Wilshere – Walcott ( Bendtner 77), Fabregas, Nasri – Van Persie
Barça. Valdes – Alves, Pique, Abidal, Maxwell – Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta (Adriano 89) – Pedro, Messi, Villa (Keita 68 ‘)

March 31, 2010, go quarterfinals (2-2).

Arsenal Almunia – Sagna (Walcott 66), Gallas (Denilson 44th), Vermaelen, Clichy – Fabregas, Song, Diaby – Nasri, Bendtner, Arshavin (Eboue 27th)
Barça: Valdes – Dani. Alves, Pique, Puyol, Maxwell – Busquets, Xavi – Pedro, Messi (Milito 87 ‘), Keita – Ibrahimovic (Henry 77)

.