➢ Summary

Barcelona took part in 25 editions of the European Cup/Champions League, reached the final in seven and won four.

Barcelona took part in 20 Champions League seasons, an all-time record.

Barcelona advanced from 46 knockout stages of the European Cup/Champions League, and got eliminated from 14.

Barcelona kept 111 clean sheets in European Cup/Champions League history, including 80 in the Champions League.

Barcelona failed to score in 41 games in European Cup/Champions League history, including 31 in Champions League.

The most repeated score for a Barça win in European Cup/Champions League games is 2-0 (32 times).

The most repeated score for a Barça loss in European Cup/Champions League games is 1-2 (13 times).

Eighteen of Barcelona’s games ended in a 0-0 draw.

Barcelona are the team that scored most hat-tricks in the Champions League era (nine).

Barcelona are the team that conceded the most own goals the Champions League era (nine).

➢ Players

There were 228 different players who have featured for Barcelona in European Cup/Champions League history: 211 oufield players and 17 goalkeepers.

Barça players with most games: Xavi, 156; Puyol, 120; Valdes 110.

Barça players subbed on most times: Xavi, 24; Iniesta, 23; Pedro 21.

Barça players subbed off most times: Iniesta, 35; Xavi, 31; Guardiola, 19.

Barça players with most wins: Xavi, 95; Puyol, 71; Valdes, 67.

Barça players with most losses: Xavi, 26; Puyol, 18; Iniesta, 17.

Barça players with most goals scored: Messi, 77; Rivaldo, 25; Kluivert, 21.

Barça players with best goalscoring ratio (15 or more games played): Messi, 0.79; Evaristo, 0.63; Neymar, 0.62.

Barça goalkeepers with best conceding ratio (10 or more games played): Ter Stegen, 0.75; Valdes, 0.82; Bonano, 0.88.

Barça goalkeepers with worst conceding ratio (10 or more games played): Hesp, 1.52; Ramallets, 1.22; Zubizarreta, 0.89.

Players to score Champions League hat-tricks for Barcelona: Messi (five), Rivaldo (one), Ronaldinho (one), Eto’o (one) and Neymar (one).

Players to score Champions League hat-tricks against Barcelona: Asprilla (one) and Shevchenko (one).

➢ Facts and Records

Messi is the player with most goals in the history of the European Cup/Champions League (77).

Xavi holds the all-time record of most Champions League appearances (150).

Ramallets (Barcelona’s goalkeeper in the 1961 final) is the only player to score an own goal in a European Cup/Champions League final.

Messi has scored the most hat-tricks in the Champions League era (five).

Three different Barça players were top goalscorers of a European Cup/Champions League season: Messi (four times), Ronald Koeman and Rivaldo.

Coaches who managed Barcelona in most European Cup/Champions League games: Guardiola, 52; Rijkaard, 41; Van Gaal, 40.

Van Bommell scored the fastest Champions League goal for Barcelona: 40 seconds against Panathinaikos in 2005.

Neymar’s hat-trick against Celtic in 2013 in the space of 14 minutes is the fourth fastest hat-trick in the Champions League era.

Piqué is the only player in Champions League era to score an own goal in two consecutive seasons (2012/13 and 2013/14).

Rafinha is the youngest Barça player ever to be sent off in a Champions League game.

Three goalkeepers saved a Champions League penalty for Barcelona: Hesp, Valdés and Ter Stegen.

Teams against which Barcelona played most European Cup/Champions League games: Milan 17, Chelsea 12.

Teams against which Barcelona won most European Cup/Champions League games: Milan, eight; Celtic, six.

Teams against which Barcelona lost most European Cup/Champions League games: Bayern, five; Milan, four; Chelsea, four.

➢ Finals

Barcelona have won the last three Champions League finals they have played: 2-1 vs Arsenal, 2-0 vs Manchester United, and 3-1 vs Manchester United.

Barcelona are the only team to reach the Champions League final four times in the last 10 seasons.

Barcelona are the first team ever to score two goals from outside the box in a Champions League final (2010/11).

Barcelona are the only team ever to win two Champions League finals against the same opponent (Manchester United).

Barcelona are the only team for which two homegrown players scored in a Champions League final (2011).

Messi won the 2011 Champions League scoring in every stage: group stages, last 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final.

Messi is the shortest player ever to score a header in a Champions League final (2008/09).

Barça players with most finals played and won: Valdes, three; Puyol, three; Iniesta, three.

Barça players with most goals in finals: Messi, two and Eto’o, two.

Article made possible by the collaboration of the entire Grup 14 Stats Team: Adil Elkhandouki, Javier Camacho, Sarah Khoury, Erdi Myftaraga and @BarcaStat.

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