Statistics between Catalan giant Barcelona &
Italian power house AC Milan.
Prior
to today’s match Barcelona & AC Milan clashed 15 times between them,
13times in UEFA Champions League or formerly known as European Cup & twice
in the both legs of the final of 1989 UEFA Super Cup, 7 in Nu-Camp, 7 in San
Siro & 1 in neutral venue at Olympic Stadium, Athens during 1994 UEFA
Champions League final.
Barcelona
has won 6 of them, AC Milan has won 5 times while 4 of them finished in a
stalemate.
Overall they met 13 times in Champions
League, they clashed once in the Champions League final of 1993-94 where AC
Milan won the triumph by thumping Barcelona by a clear 4-0 margin.
First time they met in the round of 16 stage
or Champions League on 1959-60, Barcelona won that by 7-1 aggregate, first leg
at San Siro by 2-0 margin & second leg at Nu-Camp by 5-1 margin.
Second
time they met in the final of 1989 UEFA Super Cup where AC Milan bagged the
crown by 2-1 aggregate, first leg at Nu-Camp ended in an 1 all stalemate &
AC Milan won the second leg at San Siro by 1-0 margin.
In the
next encounter AC Milan won the 1993 Champions League final hammering Barcelona
by 4-0 margin.
Fourth
time they met on 2000-01 in the preliminary group stage of the Champions
League, AC Milan won this time by 5-3 aggregate, first leg they won by 2-0
margin at Nu-Camp while the second leg in San Siro ended in a 3 all stalemate.
Fifth
time they met on 2004-05 in the group stage of the Champions League, this time
AC Milan won by aggregate on behalf of their one away goal, AC Milan won the
first leg at San Siro by 1-0 margin while Barcelona won the second leg at
Nu-Camp by 2-1 margin.
Sixth
time they met in the semi finals stage of 2005-06 Champions League which was
won by Barcelona by 1-0 aggregate, Barcelona won the first leg at San Siro by
1-0 margin while the second leg at Nu-Camp finished in a goalless stalemate.
Seventh
time they met in the group stage of the 2011-12 Champions League, this time
Barcelona won by 5-4 in aggregate, first leg at Nu-Camp ended in a 2 all
stalemate while Barcelona won the second leg at San Siro by 3-2 margin.
In
the same edition of 2011-12 Champions League they met once again in the quarter
stage of which was once again won by
Barcelona by 3-1 margin, first leg at San Siro ended in a goalless stalemate
while Barcelona won by 3-1 margin at Nu-Camp.
Whether
record is concern AC Milan is the second successful team after Real Madrid in
UEFA Champions League formerly known as European cup, AC Milan have won it
seven times in 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 & 2007. Only Real Madrid,
with nine triumphs, have won it more times than AC Milan.
In the
other hand Barcelona have won the competition four times in 1992, 2006, 2009
& 2011.