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Bizzare wrote:IMO, Barca played a really laid back game in the second half most likely because it was obvious that the Title was already theirs. Who else find the stadium and after match celebrations wasn't like previous years. Was kinda dead.
The 10 stats with which Barcelona battered Manchester United
The Catalans enjoyed a dominant performance to claim their fourth Champions League crown, and the numbers they generated over 90 minutes help to emphasise their control
May 28, 2011 11:15:00 PM
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by Robin Bairner
Barcelona secured the Champions League title this evening at Wembley with a quite masterful performance against a Manchester United side who found themselves chasing shadows for much of the match.
Even before kick-off it was a night for numbers. Both sides were chasing their fourth European crown, while Lionel Messi stood on the cusp of equalling Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record for individual goals in a Champions League campaign. By the end of 90 minutes, all the numbers favoured the Catalans, who ran out 3-1 victors, with Messi striking a historic blow, which also happened to be his first goal on English soil.
The final score failed to paint the entire picture of the match, in which Barca enhanced their reputation as the greatest side on earth today, but the statistics at full-time helped to portray the utter dominance Pep Guardiola’s side enjoyed over the course of this memorable encounter.
63 – The ball was Barcelona’s for a great proportion of the match, and at their peak they were pushing 70 per cent possession. When full-time arrived, a late surge from United had seen them claw some ground back in that regard, but they were still well short of their Catalan rivals, having had to spend the majority of the evening harrying their opponents, who controlled play for 63 per cent of the time.
19 – Over the course of the evening, the Blaugrana mustered an impressive 19 shots on goal, 12 of which found the target. The English club managed only five attempts at Barcelona’s goal, and their only shot on target was Wayne Rooney’s first half equaliser.
5 – Though he was being employed as a midfielder, Andres Iniesta racked up five strikes – more than the entire side from Old Trafford.
63 – The ball was Barcelona’s for a great proportion of the match, and at their peak they were pushing 70 per cent possession. When full-time arrived, a late surge from United had seen them claw some ground back in that regard, but they were still well short of their Catalan rivals, having had to spend the majority of the evening harrying their opponents, who controlled play for 63 per cent of the time.
19 – Over the course of the evening, the Blaugrana mustered an impressive 19 shots on goal, 12 of which found the target. The English club managed only five attempts at Barcelona’s goal, and their only shot on target was Wayne Rooney’s first half equaliser.
5 – Though he was being employed as a midfielder, Andres Iniesta racked up five strikes – more than the entire side from Old Trafford.
pioneer wrote:X_Factor wrote:^ tell them that nah....
they say ohh La liga weak, EPL is soo great....
Arsenal get it, ManU get it....who else?...chelsea?
Ummm la liga great cuz it have one or two teams that ALWAYS dominate?
Where as the EPL is unpredictable?
Get serious.
Even Seria A more exciting than la liga, i think we argued this to hell though.
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