2009 Champions League Final: Tale of the Tape

Here are some statistical comparisons between FC Barcelona and Manchester United from the entire 08/09 Champion's League competition.

Top Scorers (3 minimum)
8 - Lionel Messi (837 minutes)
5 - Thierry Henry (630 minutes)
3 - Bojan Krkic (317 minutes)
3 - Samuel Eto'o (691 minutes)

4 - Dimitar Berbatov (489 minutes)
4 - Wayne Rooney (864 minutes)
4 - Cristiano Ronaldo (920 minutes)

Assist Leaders
6 - Xavi Hernandez (881 minutes)
5 - Lionel Messi (837 minutes)
3 - Thierry Henry (630 minutes)

3 - Ryan Giggs (570 minutes)
3 - Wayne Rooney (864 minutes)

Club Statistics

Goals Scored
30 - Barcelona (2.5 per game)
18 - Manchester United (1.5 per game)

Goals Conceded
6 - Manchester United (0.5 per game)
13 - Barcelona (1.08 per game)

Posession Match Average
62% - Barcelona
54% - Manchester United

Corners
82 - Barcelona (6.83 per game)
80 - Manchester United (6.67 per game)

Shots on Target
87 - Manchester United (7.25 per game)
83 - Barcelona (6.92 per game)

Barcelona

Semi-Finals
Chelsea (H) 0-0
Chelsea (A) 1-1

Quarter-Finals
Bayern Munich (H) 4-0
Bayern Munich (A) 1-1

First Knockout Round
Lyon (A) 1-1
Lyon (H) 5-2

Group Stage (4-1-1)
3-1 - Sporting (H)
2-1 - Shakhtar (A)
5-0 - Basel (A)
1-1 - Basel (H)
5-2 - Sporting (A)
2-3 - Shakhtar (H)

Manchester United

Semi-Finals
Arsenal (H) 1-0
Arsenal (A) 3-1

Quarter-Finals
Porto (H) 2-2
Porto (A) 1-0

First Knockout Round
Inter (A) 0-0
Inter (H) 2-0

Group Stage (2-4-0)
0-0 - Villarreal (H)
3-0 - AaB (A)
3-0 - Celtic (H)
1-1 - Celtic (A)
0-0 - Villarreal (A)
2-2 - AaB (H)


Players 6'4" or more
Gerard Pique (B)
Edwin van der Sar (M)

Players 5'7" or less
Xavi (B)
Andres Iniesta (B)
Lionel Messi (B)
Bojan Krkic (B)
Dani Alves (B)
Carlos Tevez (M)

Oldest Player
38 - Edwin van der Sar (M)
35 - Sylvinho (B)

Youngest Player
18 - Bojan Krkic (B)
18 - Rafael (M)


All-Time Champions
3 - Manchester United (1968, 1999, 2008)
2 - Barcelona (1992, 2006) (3-time runner up)

All-Time Semi-Final Appearances
11 - Manchester United
11 - Barcelona


Random Notes

2005-2006 Barcelona and 2007-2008 Manchester United share the all-time record of winning the Champions League unbeaten with 9 wins and 4 draws.

Manchester United have never lost in a Champions League final appearance.

In 2002-2003 Barcelona was one of only four teams all-time to win all 6 games in their group stage, going 6-0-0

In 2002-2003 FC Barcelona set the record of 11 consecutive wins (including third qualifying round) in the Champions League.

Thierry Henry is the third top-scorer of all-time in the Champions League.

Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, and Thierry Henry are in a select group of only 11 players that have made more than 100 Champions League appearances all-time.

Pep Guardiola has the chance of becoming only the third coach in history to win the Champions League with the same club as a player and a coach. (Miguel Muñoz, Real Madrid; Carlo Ancelotti, AC Milan)

Ryan Giggs is the only player to score in 13 different Champions League seasons.

Barcelona's Bojan Krkic is the second youngest player to ever score a goal in the Champions League when he was 17. (Peter Ofori-Quaye)

The current Manchester United team holds the all-time record for longest undefeated run, currently at 25 games.