Barcelona vs Liverpool is upon us! The highly-anticipated Champions League showdown between the two favorites will begin on Wednesday, with the Camp Nou being the venue for the first leg.
Messi will do battle with PFA Player of the Year Virgil Van Dijk while Pique and Co. will be tasked with the difficult task that is stopping Salah. All of this should make for a thrilling encounter.
Furthermore, the fact that quite a number of records could be set in this tie makes everything all the more interesting. Here are all the feats that could be registered in today's semi-final encounter.
Liverpool's unbeaten run at Camp Nou
Only one English team has ever won at Camp Nou and they are none other than Liverpool. More interestingly, the Reds have never lost a game at the Blaugrana's home ground in four previous visits, winning two and drawing the other two. That record will be put under threat once again.
Liverpool at Camp Nou. Will their unbeaten run finally fall?
Reds @ Camp Nou #UCL pic.twitter.com/Aj3u3IhT6e
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 30, 2019
The Reds' perfect knockout stage record to come to an end?
Another statistic that favors the Premier League giant is the fact that they have won all three of their two-legged ties with the Catalan giant. The first was a 2-1 win in the 1975/76 UEFA Cup semi-finals, which was followed by a 1-0 triumph in the 2000/01 UEFA Cup semi-finals. Their last encounter was in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League round of 16, with the Merseyside winning on away goals in a 2-2 scoreline.
Barcelona's home unbeaten run
Barcelona holds the record for the longest unbeaten run at home in the Champions League, which currently stands at 31 games (W28, D3). This run began in September 2013 and eclipsed the previous record of 29 held by Bayern Munich, but Klopp's men could end this on Wednesday.
Messi to add to his tally against EPL sides?
After his brace against Man United in the quarter-finals, Leo's record against Premier League clubs in this competition stands at 24 goals in 32 matches, more than he has managed against teams from any other countries. However, there is one stain on this record.
Messi toyed around with Man United. Will he do the same against Liverpool?
Messi Man Utd
— Goal (@goal) April 23, 2019
Can he do the same against Liverpool and VVD? pic.twitter.com/x56YuBpJLB
Leo aiming to end his Liverpool hoodoo
The Argentine has scored against all the Premier League teams he has faced, except for one: Liverpool. While he has only crossed paths with them twice before in 2006/07 when he was just a youngster, he will definitely be aiming to score against the Reds for the first time ever.
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