On Wednesday, Spanish giants Barcelona will play hosts to Bayern Munich in the first leg encounter of their thrilling semi-final match-up. Pep Guardiola will guide his crew into the stadium he once called home, as both sides aim at making the tournament’s final.
For the Blaugrana, more than progression to the finals is at stake. Last time these two sides met, die Roten obliterated the Catalan giants 7-0 en route to lifting the trophy, a moment in history that most definitelt still scares the club.
Luis Enrique’s side are undefeated at home this season in the Champions League, and have a fair shot at making their 8th final in Europe’s prestigious club-football’s competition.
However, if Barcelona seeks to eliminate the Bavarians, a daunting yet accomplishable task, they must overcome these five stats, shameful for a club of their status.
Barca needs to end awful goalscoring drought vs Bayern
Given that Barcelona failed to score even once in their meeting with Bayern back in 2011/12, this stat may not be too surprising, but it stretches back to 2011 when the Blaugrana last scored past die Roten. The Liga BBVA giants have scored only one goal in their last 317 minutes vs the German side.
Barcelona: Have scored just 1 goal in their last 317 minutes of competitive action against Bayern Munich #UCLdraw
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 24, 2015
The Catalan giants must stop conceding against the Bundesliga side
In their last three competitive meetings, the Blaugrana have conceded a whopping eight times at the hands of the Bavarians. However, they do boast the best defensive side in La Liga, this term.
Messi needs to get the better of Manuel Neuer
People are familiar with La Pulga's horrible goalscoring record vs. Petr Cech and Chelsea, but none should forget his stats vs Manuel Neuer. The Argentine and German have crossed paths eight times, and Leo is yet to score past the custodian.
Count on the four-time Ballon d'Or winner to put an end to that, though, this Wednesday.
The Blaugrana must finally make their home advantage count
Three of their past four encounters at Camp Nou has ended in favor of Bayern. However, Barcelona have not lost at home in the Champions League since their 3-0 loss to the Bavarians.
Barca's last UCL home loss was their 3-0 defeat to Bayern
Barca yet to beat Bayern in the UCL last 4
The only other meeting between these two teams at this stage of the competition came back in 1995/96, and Bayern won 4-3 on aggregate. However, there is always a first for everything, and under the leadership of MSN, the Blaugrana may just record their first semi-final win over Bayern.
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