Ten vital Chelsea/ Barcelona Champions League statistics
Chelsea/Barcelona, UCL Semi-Final 2nd Leg, 7.45pm, Sky Sports 2
Barcelona’s 6-2 demolition of Real Madrid has seen them installed as 13/8 favourites tonight, while the hosts are available at 9/5 with Bet365. Here’s the vital statistics, courtesy of our hombres at chickendinner:
» Chelsea have won their last six Champions League home games against foreign opposition.
» Away-goal chasing Barcelona have scored in 21 consecutive La Liga and Champions League away games.
» English sides have progressed on nine of the last ten occasions that they have faced Spanish opposition in two-legged Champions League knockout ties, including each of the last six.
» Chelsea have lost just one of their last 32 Champions League home games, with that defeat coming against Barcelona in 2005-06.
» Pep Guardiola’s side have failed to win any of their last three away Champions League knockout round games. However, the two this season against Lyon and Bayern Munich ended 1-1, a result that would send Barca through on away goals.
» However, none of Barcelona’s four previous visits to Stamford Bridge this decade have ended level (they have won one and lost three), suggesting that the tie will be decided in 90 minutes and not by extra-time or away goals.
» In addition, Barcelona have gone away to Premier League sides ten times in the last decade and none of those matches have finished level. They won five of them (Arsenal, Liverpool x2, Newcastle and Chelsea) and lost five (Chelsea x3, Liverpool and Manchester United).
» Three of Chelsea’s last four home games against Barcelona have featured over 2.5 goals, which is available at 43/40 with Bet365.
» However, not since the 2000-01 season have both semi-final second-legs contained three or more goals.
» Didier Drogba has scored ten goals in his last 14 games and has scored five in his last four Champions League appearances at Stamford Bridge. He is 2/1 with Ladbrokes to score tonight.
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