Barcelona's demolition job against Manchester City in last night's Champions League group stage extended the Spanish club's record of domination not just against the north-west squad, but against British teams in general.
Here's their impressive record:
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- Barcelona have played Man City five times in Europe and have won each game, with an aggregate score of 11-2.
- Since their shock group-stage defeat to Celtic, Barca have won ten matches in a row against British opposition, scoring 30 goals and conceding four.
- Their defeat to Chelsea four years ago has been followed by nine more games against Premier League sides – of which they've won eight and drawn one, with an aggregate score of 18-5.
- Barcelona's record against Premier League teams in the Champions League since it was introduced is: P44 W24 D13 L7.
- Their record against British clubs since 2008 - when they were knocked out the Champions League by Manchester United - reads: P22 W15 D4 L3.
- The aggregate score of those games is 51-17, with the Catalans scoring on average 2.3 goals a game.
- Striker Lionel Messi has scored 16 goals in 15 games against English teams.
- Against Arsenal in the Champions League, Barca have won six, drawn two and lost only once.
- But they have not beaten Chelsea since February 2006. In the seven encounters since then, the Blues have won twice and drawn five.
- Barca have been knocked out of the Champions League by English sides four times - Chelsea in 2005 and 2012, Liverpool in 2007 and Manchester United in 2008.
- They have won 12 Champions League knock-out ties against British clubs, including three finals - Arsenal in 2006 and Man United in 2009 and 2011.
- Since the Champions League was introduced, Barcelona have played 26 group-stage games against nine different British teams. Their record reads: P26 W14 D9 L3.
- Against Premier League teams (Man Utd, Newcastle, Arsenal, Leeds, Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City) in the group stages their record is: P17 W8 D7 L2.
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