Barcelona faced Bayern at the Allianz Arena in four official games but never won (two draws and two losses).

Barcelona kept two clean sheets in eight official encounters against Bayern, while Bayern kept three.

The biggest score between the two sides is 4-0, and was recorded twice: 4-0 for Barça in 2009, and 4-0 for Bayern in 2013 (Barça’s heaviest defeat in Champions League history, alongside the 4-0 against Dinamo Kiev in 1997).

Xavi is the Barça player who faced Bayern most times: seven games.

Figo is the Barça player who faced Bayern most times without ever winning: four games.

Bojan, Márquez and Henry are the only Barça players who won all of their encounters against Bayern: one game.

Thomas Müller is the Bayern player who scored most goals against Barcelona: three goals.

The scorers of Barcelona’s nine official goals against Bayern are: Messi (four), Hagi (one), Oscar (one), Giovanni (one), De la Peña (one), Henry (one), Eto’o (one), Keita (one).

Players to play for both teams: Thiago Alcântara, Pepe Reina, Patrick Andersson, Van Bommel and Mark Hughes.

Coaches to manage both teams: Richard “Dombi” Kohn, Udo Lattek, Louis van Gaal and Pep Guardiola.

Barcelona played eight previous official games on May 12: three Barcelona wins, four draws and one loss.

Mark Clattenburg was appointed as the referee of the match. He previously officiated one match for Barcelona: The 3-1 win against PSG in the quarterfinals this season.

List of Barcelona’s official games against Bayern Munich:

• UEFA Cup semifinals, 1995/96:

Bayern Munich 2-2 Barcelona

Barcelona 1-2 Bayern Munich

• Champions League group stage, 1998/99:

Bayern Munich 1-0 Barcelona

Barcelona 1-2 Bayern Munich

• Champions League quarterfinals, 2008/09:

Barcelona 4-0 Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich 1-1 Barcelona

• Champions League semifinals, 2012/13:

Bayern Munich 4-0 Barcelona

Barcelona 0-3 Bayern Munich

• Champions League semifinals, 2014/15:

Barcelona 3-0 Bayern Munich

Anecdotes about friendlies between Barcelona and Bayern:

Barcelona faced Bayern in the Joan Gamper trophy three times, winning all of them.

The Mohammed V trophy final 1969, played in Casablanca Morocco, ended 2-2 between Barcelona and Bayern. There was a penalty shootout with four kicks for each team. Gerd Müller took all the four Bayern penalties and scored three, Martí Filosía took Barcelona’s penalties, scored all four and won the title for Barça.

In 1979, during the European Toulouse tournament semifinal, Barcelona withdrew from the game against Bayern because Bio’s “paradinha” penalty goal (a small stop before shooting the penalty) in the shootout was denied by the referee.

Barcelona won the 2011 Audi Cup final against Bayern by a 2-0 scoreline. Thiago, Bayern’s current player, scored the two goals and was chosen as the MVP of the game.