The highly-anticipated Champions League final clash between Barcelona and Juventus, two sides chasing after the elusive treble. is right around the corner.
The curtain calls to this season's tournament will be played in Berlin, at the Olympiastadion, with superstars Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Neymar set to take center stage. Under the leadership of the Catalan giant's MSN trio, the Blaugrana are tipped as favorites to win their 5th title.
With the encounter inches away, let's take a look at Luis Enrique side's road to the final.
Undefeated at home
With the 2014/2015 Champions League final set to be played in Berlin, this is one record the club will boast no matter the outcome of Saturday's game. In 6 home matches, the Blaugrana never tasted defeated at Camp Nou.
10 wins in 12 games
Having played 12 games, Barcelona's tally stands at 10 wins and 2 losses.
Scoring 28 goals
The Liga BBVA giants registered a whopping 28 goals en route to the final, through the group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, and semis.
Producing two of the tournament’s top four scorers
Having dazzled opponent throughout the campaign, both Messi (1st)) and Neymar (4th) have a chance of winning the top scorer price with 10 and 9 goals, respectively.
Most goals in this UCL season (games): 10 | Messi (12) 10 | Cristiano Ronaldo (12) 09 | Luiz Adriano (7) 09 | Neymar (11)
— MESSISTATS (@MessiStats) June 4, 2015
Messi and the UCL goalscoring record
The Argentine ace 1st surpassed Raul's all-time record in their 4-0 win over Apoel. Since then, he has been in a cat and mouse chase with Ronaldo to grab hold of the record. In one instance, Cristiano overtook Messi, but it only lasted a day before Leo reclaimed top spot.
How things currently stand
Far less important than winning the UCL, but still: Messi can become the 1st player to score 77+ goals in UCL history pic.twitter.com/IzXeTRGxB5
— MESSISTATS (@MessiStats) June 3, 2015
10 goals and 5 assists for La Pulga
The 27-year-old leads the goalscoring chart with 10 goals, but has also dished out 5 assists.
#UCLFINAL: 5 DAYS TO GO ― Messi gave 5 assists in his 12 UCL games for Barcelona this season - 3 to Neymar - 1 to Piqué - 1 to Rakitic
— MESSISTATS (@MessiStats) June 1, 2015
Messi is the player who created most chances (34) in the CL this season #fcblive Juventus' Tevez has second most, 28 [via opta]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) June 6, 2015
The second best goal difference tally
Barcelona have only conceded 10 goals in the Champions League, meaning they managed a +18 goal difference. Only Bayern Munich can better that tally.
Six clean sheets for Ter Stegen
German goalkeeper Marc-andre Ter Stegen has kept six clean sheets in the tournament so far, same as Italian veteran Gianluigi Buffon.
Xavi’s 150th game
The Spanish midfielder reached this feat in their second leg semis clash with Bayern Munich. He became the first player in history to make 150 Champions League appeaarances in history.
6 DAYS TO GO: Barcelona icon Xavi could become the first player to surpass 150 #UCL appearances in the #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/b9LiUz27kn
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 31, 2015
Beating the best en route to Berlin
Barcelona's road to the Champions League final was no easy one. Luis Enrique side had to make their way past Manchester City, PSG, and Bayern Munich.
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