REVIEW: A look at past meetings between Manchester City v Barcelona:

A look at tonight’s champions league big clash between Manchester City and Barcelona at the Etihad stadium. The match kicks off at 7:45pm today.

PAST MEETINGS:

Barcelona 0 Manchester City 1 (Petrov), Pre-season friendly, August 2009




STATS:

Of the last ten Champions League meetings between English clubs and Spanish clubs, English clubs have won 4, with their Spanish counterparts claiming just 2 wins.

Lionel Messi has scored 6 goals in his last 6 games against English opposition.

Manchester City average 3.5 goals at home this season, the equal highest in Europe’s top five leagues, while Barcelona average 2.25 goals away.

The last two goals scored by English clubs against Spanish clubs in the Champions League have both been own goals (Inigo Martinez for Real Sociedad, and Sergio Ramos for Real Madrid, both against Manchester United).

In their last match (against Rayo Vallecano), Barcelona recorded more goals (6) than crosses (5), the first such instance in La Liga this season.

ODDS:
Manchester City to win: 2.87
Barcelona to win: 2.37
Draw: 3.5
TV: Live on ITV at 7.30pm, highlights at 10.35pm.

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