UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS FC Barcelona (First leg: 2-1) Camp Nou - Barcelona Wednesday 18 March 2015 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Round of 16, Second leg Manchester City FC Last updated 09/11/2020 18:16CET 1 Previous meetings 2 Match background 8 Squad list 11 Head coach 13 Match officials 14 Fixtures and results 16 Match-by-match lineups 20 Competition facts 22 Team facts 24 Legend 26
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASONMATCH PRESS KITS
FC Barcelona
(First leg: 2-1)Camp Nou - BarcelonaWednesday 18 March 201520.45CET (20.45 local time)
Match backgroundManchester City FC again face a daunting trip to FC Barcelona as they seek to turn round their UEFA ChampionsLeague round of 16 tie.
• For the second year running City were beaten in the home first leg by Barça, this time going down 2-1 in Manchesteron 24 February.
• The match also provides a Camp Nou return for two Barcelona old boys in Yaya Touré, who swapped Catalonia forManchester in 2010, and Txiki Begiristain, now City's director of football.
• This is only City's second appearance in the round of 16, but for Barcelona it is the 11th in a row. Their record at thisstage over the past decade is eight wins and two defeats, both losses coming against English opposition (Chelsea FC2004/05, Liverpool FC 2006/07).
Previous meetings• The clubs met for the first time in a competitive fixture last season. Barcelona won the first leg in Manchester 2-0,with Lionel Messi (pen) and Daniel Alves scoring. Messi and Alves struck again in a 2-1 second-leg win, either side ofVincent Kompany's goal. In both games City had a player sent off – first Martín Demichelis, then Pablo Zabaleta.
• The lineups in Barcelona on 12 March 2014 were:Barcelona: Valdés, Alves, Piqué, Mascherano, Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Fàbregas (Sergi Roberto 86), Neymar (AlexisSánchez 80), Messi, Iniesta.Man. City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, Touré, Fernandinho, Nasri (Navas 75), Silva (Negredo 72),Milner, Agüero (Džeko 46).
• Touré played against a City side including Pablo Zabaleta when they won 1-0 at Barcelona in a pre-season friendlyin August 2009.
• Barcelona had visited City on 10 August 2003 for the English side's inaugural match in a stadium built for the 2002Commonwealth Games. Nicolas Anelka and Trevor Sinclair scored either side of Javier Saviola for Barcelona, whofeatured Xavi Hernández in their starting XI and Andrés Iniesta as a substitute.
Match backgroundBarcelona• Four-time European champions Barcelona are seeking a record eighth successive quarter-final appearance.
• Barcelona won all three home games in Group F, including a 3-1 success against Paris Saint-Germain on matchdaysix. They have lost just one of their last 30 UEFA Champions League home matches, winning 23.
• Barcelona's record at home to English clubs is W16 D11 L2.
• Barcelona lost the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final 2-1 to Manchester United FC but defeated Arsenal FC inthe 2006 UEFA Champions League final and United in the 2009 and 2011 finals.
• Barcelona have progressed 33 out of the 35 times they won the away first leg in UEFA competition, most recentlyagainst City last season. Those two failures came against 1. FC Köln in the 1980/81 UEFA Cup first round (1-0 away,0-4 home), and FC Metz in the 1984/85 European Cup Winners' Cup first round (4-2 away, 1-4 home).
• Barcelona's shoot-out record in UEFA competition is W5 L1:5-4 v KKS Lech Poznań, 1988/89 European Cup Winners' Cup second round0-2 v FC Steaua Bucureşti, 1985/86 European Cup final5-4 v IFK Göteborg, 1985/86 European Cup semi-final4-1 v RSC Anderlecht, 1978/79 European Cup Winners' Cup second round3-1 v Ipswich Town FC, 1977/78 UEFA Cup third round5-4 v AZ Alkmaar, 1977/78 UEFA Cup second round
Man. City• City reached the last 16 on the back of an impressive escape act in Group E. They had taken only two points fromtheir first four fixtures but bounced back with wins over FC Bayern München and AS Roma to snatch second place.
• City's victory in Rome on matchday six was their fourth in their last seven away games in the competition since thebeginning of last season.
• The English champions' record in Spain is W1 D1 L4. Their only victory was a 3-0 success at Villarreal CF in the2011/12 group stage in which Touré scored twice.
• While City are seeking to reach the quarter-finals for the first time, in Manuel Pellegrini they have a coach who haspreviously been there with Villarreal (2006, 2009) and Málaga CF (2012).
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• Aside from their 2013/14 defeat by Barcelona and this season's tie, City have lost only one other home first leg inUEFA competition, against FC Midtjylland in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup second qualifying round; they triumphed by thesame scoreline in Denmark and went through 4-2 on penalties.
• City's shoot-out record is W2 L0:4-2 v FC Midtjylland, 2008/09 UEFA Cup second qualifying round4-3 v Aalborg BK, 2008/09 UEFA Cup round of 16
Coach and player links• During nine seasons coaching Villarreal, Real Madrid and Málaga in Spain, Pellegrini managed only four victoriesagainst Barcelona. The Chilean lost both Liga 'clásicos' as Madrid coach in 2009/10 (0-1 a, 0-2 h) and his overallrecord against Barcelona was P22 W4 D4 L14.
• City's director of football, Begiristain, filled the same role at Barcelona between 2003 and 2010. He was previously amember of the Blaugrana's 1992 European Cup-winning squad and also won four Liga titles, the European CupWinners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup.
• During three seasons with Barcelona (2007–10), Touré made 74 Liga appearances and scored four goals, winningtwo league titles and the 2009 UEFA Champions League.
• Zabaleta spent three years at Barcelona's city rivals RCD Espanyol (2005–08) and appeared in four Liga derbies(W0 D2 L2).
• Frank Lampard was in the Chelsea FC side that drew 2-2 at Barcelona in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions Leaguesemi-finals to book their place in the final. Lampard scored three goals in ten appearances against Barcelona withChelsea, beating them in the 2004/05 round of 16, but losing out in the 2005/06 round of 16 and 2008/09 semi-finals.
• Agüero hit five goals in ten Liga outings against Barcelona for Club Atlético de Madrid between 2006 and 2011.
• David Silva faced Claudio Bravo when his Spain side – also including Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Iniesta – hadtheir 2014 FIFA World Cup elimination sealed by a 2-0 loss to Chile. Bravo's Chile subsequently lost on penalties to aBrazil side containing City's Fernandinho as well as Neymar and Alves.
• Luis Suárez struck both Uruguay goals past Joe Hart in the 2-1 victory that eliminated England from the 2014 WorldCup. With Liverpool FC, Suárez scored once in six appearances against City (W2 D3 L1).
• Javier Mascherano was unbeaten in seven games against City with Liverpool (W2 D5 L0) but did lose his one matchagainst them with West Ham United FC (0-2 a) in 2006.
• Ivan Rakitić was in the FC Schalke 04 side beaten 2-0 at home by a City team including Hart and Kompany in the2008/09 UEFA Cup group stage.
• Gaël Clichy was an unused substitute for Arsenal in the 2006 UEFA Champions League final defeat by Barcelona.Clichy and Samir Nasri played in the Arsenal teams eliminated by Barcelona in 2009/10 and 2010/11.
• Navas played alongside Alves and Adriano in the Sevilla FC side that beat Barcelona 3-0 in the 2006 UEFA SuperCup.
• Gerard Piqué spent four years in Manchester as a United player from 2004–08, making 23 appearances but neverfacing City.
Match factsBarcelona• Barcelona have won 16 of their last 17 games, the exception a 1-0 home defeat by Málaga CF on 21 February.
• The Catalan giants kept their first clean sheet in six outings on Saturday as Messi struck twice in a 2-0 victory at SDEibar.
• Luis Suárez has scored six goals in his last five matches in all competitions.
• Messi struck his 32nd hat-trick for Barcelona in the 6-1 victory against Rayo Vallecano de Madrid on 8 March,breaking Telmo Zarra's record of hat-tricks in Spanish football. It was his 24th treble in the Liga, nudging him backahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, and he has now passed 40 goals for the sixth consecutive season.
• With Real Madrid CF losing at Athletic Club, the Rayo Vallecano win took Barcelona to the top of the Liga for the firsttime since 1 November 2014.
• The Catalan club completed a 6-2 aggregate victory against Villarreal CF on 4 March, a 3-1 win setting up a Copadel Rey final date against Athletic Club on 30 May. The pair are the competition's most successful teams.
• Sergio Busquets has been sidelined with an ankle injury suffered at Villarreal on 4 March; Thomas Vermaelen is outfor the season following hamstring surgery.
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Manchester City• Clichy is suspended following his sending-off in the first leg but Yaya Touré is available after a three-match ban.Agüero, Edin Džeko and Zabaleta are all a booking away from suspension.
• Of the teams in the last 16, City have received more red cards (3) than any other.
• City suffered their third defeat in four outings on Saturday, losing 1-0 away to nearby Burnley FC.
• City have lost as many games as they have won in all competitions in 2015: five, drawing the other three.
• Agüero scored 19 goals in 21 games in all competitions before a month-long absence with a knee injury. Since his10 January return, he has registered just four in 11 outings.
• Džeko struck his 50th Premier League goal in a City shirt during the 2-1 loss at Liverpool FC on 1 March. It was theBosnian's fourth league goal of the campaign.
• The Citizens' 4-1 win at Stoke City FC on 11 February was their first victory in six matches in all competitions.
• January signing Wilfried Bony started every match – scoring two goals, both in the quarter-finals against Algeria – asIvory Coast won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. He made his City debut as a second-halfsubstitute against Newcastle United FC on 21 February.
• Touré was also ever-present for Ivory Coast, his one goal coming in the semi-finals against DR Congo. The Stokegame was the only match City won during his absence.
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Squad listFC Barcelona
Current season All-timeUCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA
No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers
Coach- Manuel Pellegrini CHI 16/09/1953 61 - - - 6 - - - 53 - 87 -
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Head coachLuis EnriqueDate of birth: 8 May 1970Nationality: SpanishPlaying career: Real Sporting de Gijón, Real Madrid CF, FC BarcelonaCoaching career: FC Barcelona B, AS Roma, RC Celta de Vigo, FC Barcelona
• Known for his versatility, Luis Enrique spent the bulk of his playing career with Spain's two most successful clubshaving started out at hometown side Sporting Gijón.
• Won the Liga and Copa del Rey with Madrid and Barcelona − whom he surprisingly joined on a free transfer from theMerengues in 1996 − and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup at the Camp Nou, where he playedunder, among others, Sir Bobby Robson, Louis van Gaal and Frank Rijkaard.
• A scorer of 12 goals in 57 appearances for Spain and an Olympic gold medallist on home soil in 1992, Enriquemoved into coaching with Barcelona B in 2008, succeeding his former Azulgrana team-mate Josep Guardiola.
• Appointed coach of Roma in June 2011 but held the post for just one season after a disappointing campaign inwhich the capital club lost in the UEFA Europa League play-offs to ŠK Slovan Bratislava and finished outside theEuropean qualification places in Serie A.
• Resurfaced at Celta in summer 2013, leading the Galician side to a ninth-place finish in the Liga in his only season incharge. Left in May 2014 and was soon announced as Gerardo Martino's replacement at Barcelona on a two-yearcontract.
Manuel PellegriniDate of birth: 16 September 1953Nationality: ChileanPlaying career: CF Universidad de ChileCoaching career: CF Universidad de Chile, CD Palestino (three times), Chile Under-20, CD O'Higgins, CDUniversidad Católica, LDU de Quito, CA San Lorenzo de Almagro, CA River Plate, Villarreal CF, Real Madrid CF,Málaga CF, Manchester City FC
• The former centre-back began his coaching career in 1988 with the sole club of his playing days, Universidad deChile, before spending the next 16 years working with sides in Chile, Ecuador and Argentina.
• Took over at Villarreal in 2004, guiding them to third place in the Liga in his debut season and securing a place in theUEFA Champions League for the first time. His side also reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.
• The following campaign, Villarreal defied expectations by reaching the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, losing1-0 on aggregate to Arsenal FC. Guided team to second place in the 2007/08 Liga, a club record, and the UEFAChampions League quarter-finals the following season, again knocked out by Arsenal.
• Joined Real Madrid on 2 June 2009, the Merengues winning a then club record 96 points in the Liga but still finishingsecond behind FC Barcelona, prompting Pellegrini's dismissal in May 2010. That November he succeeded JesualdoFerreira as coach of Málaga and in the following campaign oversaw a fourth-placed league finish, the club's best ever.
• In an echo of his feats with Villarreal, he then took the Andalusian team through UEFA Champions League qualifyingand all the way to the quarter-finals. In summer 2013, joined Manchester City on a three-year deal and won his firstEuropean silverware in his debut season with the Premier League and League Cup.
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Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA) , Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) , Daniele Orsato (ITA)Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Roland Tis (BEL)Herbert Fandel (GER)
Match officialsRefereeAssistant refereesAdditional assistant refereesFourth officialUEFA DelegateUEFA Referee observer
Tournaments: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2012 Olympic Games
Finals N/A
UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countriesinvolved in this match
Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue
20/10/2010 UCL GS Manchester United FC Bursaspor 1-0 Manchester24/11/2010 UCL GS Panathinaikos FC FC Barcelona 0-3 Athens13/09/2011 UCL GS Borussia Dortmund Arsenal FC 1-1 Dortmund06/12/2011 UCL GS Chelsea FC Valencia CF 3-0 London04/04/2012 UCL QF Real Madrid CF APOEL FC 5-2 Madrid02/10/2012 UCL GS Valencia CF LOSC Lille 2-0 Valencia23/10/2012 UCL GS FC Barcelona Celtic FC 2-1 Barcelona21/11/2012 UCL GS Manchester City FC Real Madrid CF 1-1 Manchester21/08/2013 UCL PO Fenerbahçe SK Arsenal FC 0-3 Istanbul11/12/2013 UCL GS Chelsea FC FC Steaua Bucureşti 1-0 London25/02/2014 UCL R16 Olympiacos FC Manchester United FC 2-0 Piraeus01/10/2014 UCL GS Arsenal FC Galatasaray AŞ 4-1 London25/11/2014 UCL GS APOEL FC FC Barcelona 0-4 Nicosia
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved inthis match
Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue
28/08/2008 UEL 2QR HNK Hajduk Split RC Deportivo La Coruña 0-2 Split05/09/2008 U21 QR England Portugal 2-0 London
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25/02/2010 UEL R32 Galatasaray AŞ Club Atlético de Madrid 1-2 Istanbul08/10/2010 EURO QR Spain Lithuania 3-1 Salamanca20/10/2010 UCL GS Manchester United FC Bursaspor 1-0 Manchester24/11/2010 UCL GS Panathinaikos FC FC Barcelona 0-3 Athens17/03/2011 UEL R16 Liverpool FC SC Braga 0-0 Liverpool05/05/2011 UEL SF Villarreal CF FC Porto 3-2 Villarreal13/09/2011 UCL GS Borussia Dortmund Arsenal FC 1-1 Dortmund06/12/2011 UCL GS Chelsea FC Valencia CF 3-0 London16/02/2012 UEL R32 AFC Ajax Manchester United FC 0-2 Amsterdam04/04/2012 UCL QF Real Madrid CF APOEL FC 5-2 Madrid02/10/2012 UCL GS Valencia CF LOSC Lille 2-0 Valencia17/10/2012 WC QR Poland England 1-1 Warsaw23/10/2012 UCL GS FC Barcelona Celtic FC 2-1 Barcelona21/11/2012 UCL GS Manchester City FC Real Madrid CF 1-1 Manchester04/04/2013 UEL QF Chelsea FC FC Rubin Kazan 3-1 London21/08/2013 UCL PO Fenerbahçe SK Arsenal FC 0-3 Istanbul11/12/2013 UCL GS Chelsea FC FC Steaua Bucureşti 1-0 London25/02/2014 UCL R16 Olympiacos FC Manchester United FC 2-0 Piraeus10/04/2014 UEL QF Sevilla FC FC Porto 4-1 Seville01/10/2014 UCL GS Arsenal FC Galatasaray AŞ 4-1 London25/11/2014 UCL GS APOEL FC FC Barcelona 0-4 Nicosia
Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue
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Fixtures and resultsFC BarcelonaDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers24/08/2014 League Elche CF (H) Messi 42, 63, El Haddadi 4631/08/2014 League Villarreal CF (A) S. Ramírez 8213/09/2014 League Athletic Club (H) Neymar 79, 8417/09/2014 UCL APOEL FC (H) Piqué 28
21/09/2014 League Levante UD (A) Neymar 34, Rakitić 44, S. Ramírez 57,Pedro Rodríguez 64, Messi 77
30/09/2014 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (A) Messi 12, Neymar 5604/10/2014 League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (A) Messi 35, Neymar 3618/10/2014 League SD Eibar (H) Xavi Hernández 60, Neymar 72, Messi 7421/10/2014 UCL AFC Ajax (H) Neymar 7, Messi 24, S. Ramírez 90+425/10/2014 League Real Madrid CF (A) Neymar 401/11/2014 League RC Celta de Vigo (H)05/11/2014 UCL AFC Ajax (A) Messi 36, 7608/11/2014 League UD Almería (A) Neymar 73, Jordi Alba 8222/11/2014 League Sevilla FC (H) Messi 21, 72, 78, Neymar 49, Rakitić 6525/11/2014 UCL APOEL FC (A) Suárez 27, Messi 38, 58, 8730/11/2014 League Valencia CF (A) Busquets 90+4
03/12/2014 Cup SD Huesca (A) Rakitić 12, Iniesta 16, Pedro Rodríguez 39,Rafinha 72
15/02/2015 League Levante UD (H) Neymar 17, Messi 38, 59, 65 (P), Suárez73
21/02/2015 League Málaga CF (H)24/02/2015 UCL Manchester City FC (A) Suárez 16, 3028/02/2015 League Granada CF (A) Rakitić 25, Suárez 48, Messi 7004/03/2015 Cup Villarreal CF (A) Neymar 3, 88, Suárez 73
08/03/2015 League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (H) Suárez 5, 90+1, Piqué 49, Messi 56 (P),63, 68
14/03/2015 League SD Eibar (A) Messi 31 (P), 5518/03/2015 UCL Manchester City FC (H)22/03/2015 League Real Madrid CF (H)05/04/2015 League RC Celta de Vigo (A)08/04/2015 League UD Almería (H)11/04/2015 League Sevilla FC (A)19/04/2015 League Valencia CF (H)26/04/2015 League RCD Espanyol (A)29/04/2015 League Getafe CF (H)03/05/2015 League Córdoba CF (A)10/05/2015 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H)17/05/2015 League Club Atlético de Madrid (A)24/05/2015 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (H)30/05/2015 Cup Athletic Club
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 FC Barcelona 27 21 2 4 78 16 652 Real Madrid CF 27 21 1 5 77 24 643 Valencia CF 27 17 6 4 48 22 574 Club Atlético de Madrid 27 17 5 5 51 23 565 Sevilla FC 27 16 4 7 49 33 526 Villarreal CF 27 14 7 6 43 24 497 Málaga CF 27 13 5 9 31 30 448 Athletic Club 27 10 6 11 25 32 369 RCD Espanyol 27 9 6 12 32 37 3310 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 27 8 9 10 30 36 3311 RC Celta de Vigo 27 8 8 11 28 31 3212 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 27 10 2 15 32 50 3213 Getafe CF 27 8 5 14 24 37 2914 SD Eibar 27 7 6 14 26 38 2715 Elche CF 27 7 6 14 23 48 2716 UD Almería 27 6 7 14 22 40 2517 RC Deportivo La Coruña 27 6 7 14 23 44 2518 Levante UD 27 6 7 14 23 51 2519 Granada CF 27 4 10 13 18 43 2220 Córdoba CF 27 3 9 15 19 43 18
FC Barcelona
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Manchester City FCDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers17/08/2014 League Newcastle United FC (A) Silva 38, Agüero 90+225/08/2014 League Liverpool FC (H) Jovetić 41, 55, Agüero 6930/08/2014 League Stoke City FC (H)13/09/2014 League Arsenal FC (A) Agüero 28, Demichelis 8317/09/2014 UCL FC Bayern München (A)21/09/2014 League Chelsea FC (H) Lampard 85
24/09/2014 Cup Sheffield Wednesday FC (H) Lampard 47, 90+3, Džeko 53, 77, JesúsNavas 54, Touré 60 (P), Pozo 88
27/09/2014 League Hull City AFC (A) Agüero 7, Džeko 11, 68, Lampard 8730/09/2014 UCL AS Roma (H) Agüero 4 (P)04/10/2014 League Aston Villa FC (A) Touré 82, Agüero 8818/10/2014 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) Agüero 13, 20 (P), 68 (P), 7521/10/2014 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (A) Agüero 29, Milner 3825/10/2014 League West Ham United FC (A) Silva 7729/10/2014 Cup Newcastle United FC (H)02/11/2014 League Manchester United FC (H) Agüero 6305/11/2014 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (H) Touré 808/11/2014 League Queens Park Rangers FC (A) Agüero 32, 8322/11/2014 League Swansea City AFC (H) Jovetić 19, Touré 6225/11/2014 UCL FC Bayern München (H) Agüero 22 (P), 85, 90+130/11/2014 League Southampton FC (A) Touré 51, Lampard 80, Clichy 8803/12/2014 League Sunderland AFC (A) Agüero 21, 71, Jovetić 39, Zabaleta 5506/12/2014 League Everton FC (H) Touré 24 (P)10/12/2014 UCL AS Roma (A) Nasri 60, Zabaleta 8613/12/2014 League Leicester City FC (A) Lampard 4020/12/2014 League Crystal Palace FC (H) Silva 49, 61, Touré 8126/12/2014 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) Fernando 8, Touré 13 (P), Silva 3428/12/2014 League Burnley FC (H) Silva 23, Fernandinho 3301/01/2015 League Sunderland AFC (H) Touré 57, Jovetić 66, Lampard 7304/01/2015 Cup Sheffield Wednesday FC (H) Milner 66, 90+110/01/2015 League Everton FC (A) Fernandinho 7418/01/2015 League Arsenal FC (H)24/01/2015 Cup Middlesbrough FC (H)31/01/2015 League Chelsea FC (A) Silva 4507/02/2015 League Hull City AFC (H) Milner 90+211/02/2015 League Stoke City FC (A) Agüero 33, 70 (P), Milner 55, Nasri 76
21/02/2015 League Newcastle United FC (H) Agüero 2 (P), Nasri 12, Džeko 21, Silva51, 53
24/02/2015 UCL FC Barcelona (H) Agüero 6901/03/2015 League Liverpool FC (A) Džeko 2504/03/2015 League Leicester City FC (H) Silva 45+2, Milner 8814/03/2015 League Burnley FC (A)18/03/2015 UCL FC Barcelona (A)21/03/2015 League West Bromwich Albion FC (H)06/04/2015 League Crystal Palace FC (A)
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12/04/2015 League Manchester United FC (A)19/04/2015 League West Ham United FC (H)25/04/2015 League Aston Villa FC (H)02/05/2015 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A)09/05/2015 League Queens Park Rangers FC (H)16/05/2015 League Swansea City AFC (A)24/05/2015 League Southampton FC (H)
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea FC 28 19 7 2 58 23 642 Manchester City FC 29 17 7 5 59 28 583 Arsenal FC 29 17 6 6 56 30 574 Manchester United FC 29 16 8 5 50 26 565 Liverpool FC 29 16 6 7 43 30 546 Southampton FC 29 15 5 9 40 21 507 Tottenham Hotspur FC 29 15 5 9 46 42 508 Stoke City FC 29 12 6 11 33 35 429 Swansea City AFC 29 11 7 11 33 38 4010 West Ham United FC 29 10 9 10 39 37 3911 Newcastle United FC 29 9 8 12 32 46 3512 Crystal Palace FC 29 8 9 12 34 40 3313 West Bromwich Albion FC 29 8 9 12 27 36 3314 Everton FC 29 7 10 12 36 41 3115 Hull City AFC 29 6 10 13 26 37 2816 Aston Villa FC 29 7 7 15 19 38 2817 Sunderland AFC 29 4 14 11 23 43 2618 Burnley FC 29 5 10 14 26 47 2519 Queens Park Rangers FC 29 6 4 19 30 52 2220 Leicester City FC 28 4 7 17 24 44 19
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Match-by-match lineupsFC BarcelonaUEFA Champions League - Group stageGroup FClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsFC Barcelona 6 5 0 1 15 5 15Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 10 7 13AFC Ajax 6 1 2 3 8 10 5APOEL FC 6 0 1 5 1 12 1
Matchday 1 (17/09/2014)FC Barcelona 1-0 APOEL FCGoals: 1-0 Piqué 28FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Piqué, Xavi Hernández (61 Iniesta), Messi, Neymar, Bartra, Sergi Roberto (79 Rafinha),Adriano, Daniel Alves, Samper, El Haddadi (68 S. Ramírez)
Matchday 2 (30/09/2014)Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 FC BarcelonaGoals: 1-0 David Luiz 10, 1-1 Messi 12, 2-1 Verratti 26, 3-1 Matuidi 54, 3-2 Neymar 56FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Rakitić (69 Xavi Hernández), Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez (62 El Haddadi), Iniesta, Messi,Neymar, Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Daniel Alves (83 S. Ramírez), Mathieu
Matchday 3 (21/10/2014)FC Barcelona 3-1 AFC AjaxGoals: 1-0 Neymar 7, 2-0 Messi 24, 2-1 El Ghazi 88, 3-1 S. Ramírez 90+4FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Piqué, Rakitić, Pedro Rodríguez, Iniesta (76 Rafinha), Messi (67 El Haddadi), Neymar (62S. Ramírez), Mascherano, Bartra, Jordi Alba, Daniel Alves
Matchday 5 (25/11/2014)APOEL FC 0-4 FC BarcelonaGoals: 0-1 Suárez 27, 0-2 Messi 38, 0-3 Messi 58, 0-4 Messi 87FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Piqué, Rakitić (62 Xavi Hernández), Pedro Rodríguez, Suárez (77 Busquets), Messi,Rafinha, Mascherano, Bartra, Jordi Alba (62 Adriano), Daniel Alves
Matchday 6 (10/12/2014)FC Barcelona 3-1 Paris Saint-GermainGoals: 0-1 Ibrahimović 15, 1-1 Messi 19, 2-1 Neymar 42, 3-1 Suárez 77FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Piqué, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez (68 Rakitić), Iniesta (73 Xavi Hernández), Suárez,Messi, Neymar, Mascherano, Bartra (92 Adriano), Mathieu
Round of 16Matchday 7 (24/02/2015)Manchester City FC 1-2 FC BarcelonaGoals: 0-1 Suárez 16, 0-2 Suárez 30, 1-2 Agüero 69FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Piqué, Rakitić (71 Mathieu), Busquets, Iniesta, Suárez, Messi, Neymar (80 PedroRodríguez), Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Daniel Alves (75 Adriano)
Matchday 8 (18/03/2015)FC Barcelona-Manchester City FC
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UEFA Champions League - Group stageGroup EClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsFC Bayern München 6 5 0 1 16 4 15Manchester City FC 6 2 2 2 9 8 8AS Roma 6 1 2 3 8 14 5PFC CSKA Moskva 6 1 2 3 6 13 5
Matchday 1 (17/09/2014)FC Bayern München 1-0 Manchester City FCGoals: 1-0 Boateng 90Manchester City FC: Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Nasri (58 Milner), Džeko (74 Agüero), Jesús Navas (88 Kolarov), Silva,Clichy, Fernandinho, Demichelis, Y. Touré
Matchday 2 (30/09/2014)Manchester City FC 1-1 AS RomaGoals: 1-0 Agüero 4 (P) , 1-1 Totti 23Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Džeko (57 Lampard), Jesús Navas (46 Milner), Agüero (84 Jovetić),Silva, Clichy, Fernandinho, Demichelis, Y. Touré
Matchday 3 (21/10/2014)PFC CSKA Moskva 2-2 Manchester City FCGoals: 0-1 Agüero 29, 0-2 Milner 38, 1-2 Doumbia 65, 2-2 Natcho 86 (P)Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Fernando (86 Jovetić), Milner, Džeko (72 Jesús Navas), Kolarov,Agüero, Mangala, Silva (78 Fernandinho), Y. Touré
Matchday 4 (05/11/2014)Manchester City FC 1-2 PFC CSKA MoskvaGoals: 0-1 Doumbia 2, 1-1 Y. Touré 8, 1-2 Doumbia 34Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Fernando (65 Džeko), Milner, Jesús Navas (46 Nasri), Agüero,Clichy, Demichelis, Jovetić (46 Fernandinho), Y. Touré
Matchday 5 (25/11/2014)Manchester City FC 3-2 FC Bayern MünchenGoals: 1-0 Agüero 22 (P) , 1-1 Xabi Alonso 40, 1-2 Lewandowski 45, 2-2 Agüero 85, 3-2 Agüero 90+1Manchester City FC: Hart, Sagna (68 Zabaleta), Kompany, Fernando, Milner (66 Jovetić), Nasri, Jesús Navas,Agüero (94 Demichelis), Lampard, Mangala, Clichy
Matchday 6 (10/12/2014)AS Roma 0-2 Manchester City FCGoals: 0-1 Nasri 60, 0-2 Zabaleta 86Manchester City FC: Hart, Zabaleta, Fernando, Milner, Nasri (89 Kolarov), Džeko (78 Jovetić), Jesús Navas (67Silva), Mangala, Clichy, Fernandinho, Demichelis
Round of 16Matchday 7 (24/02/2015)Manchester City FC 1-2 FC BarcelonaGoals: 0-1 Suárez 16, 0-2 Suárez 30, 1-2 Agüero 69Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Fernando, Milner, Nasri (62 Fernandinho), Džeko (68 Bony), Agüero,Silva (78 Sagna), Clichy, Demichelis
Matchday 8 (18/03/2015)FC Barcelona-Manchester City FC
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Competition factsUEFA Champions League: Did you know?• In 2012/13, Chelsea FC became the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFAChampions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 thatfeatured a second group stage). In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holdersand lost 4-3 on aggregate in the second round to PFC CSKA Moskva.
• No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with AC Milan (1989, 1990) the last club towin consecutive European Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), AFC Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996, 1997) and ManchesterUnited FC (2008, 2009) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose.
• SS Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League having featuredagainst Real Madrid CF on matchday six in 2007/08 aged 43 years and 252 days. Alessandro Costacurta is the oldestoutfield player; the Milan defender was 40 years and 211 days when he played against AEK Athens FC in 2006/07.
• Francesco Totti is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 38 years and 59 days, in AS Roma's 1-1 drawat PFC CSKA Moskva on 25 November 2014. Ryan Giggs (37 years 290 days) was the previous record holder.
• Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared; he was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSCAnderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was sent off in the 37th minute.
• Peter Ofori-Quaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League, aged 17 years and 195days. He found the net in Olympiacos FC's 5-1 defeat at Rosenborg BK on 1 October 1997.
• Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in Barcelona's 7-1 win against Bayer 04Leverkusen on 7 March 2012, a feat matched by FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Luiz Adriano at FC BATE Borisov on 21October 2014. Ten more players, also including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently ZlatanIbrahimović for Paris Saint-Germain on matchday three in 2013/14.
• Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for a UEFA Champions League stage with nine goals in 2013/14, whiich LuizAdriano matched in 2014/15. Zlatan Ibrahimović (2013/14), Ruud van Nistelrooy (2004/05), Filippo Inzaghi andHernán Crespo (both 2002/03) managed eight.
• Barcelona have finished as group winners on 16 occasions, two more than Manchester United and Real Madrid.
• FC Bayern München hold the record for successive wins in the UEFA Champions League proper with ten, from 2April 2013 to 27 November 2013. That surpassed the previous mark of nine, set by Barcelona between 18 September2002 and 18 February 2003. RSC Anderlecht's 12 straight defeats (10 December 2003 to 23 November 2005) is alsoa competition record.
• Six teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), ParisSaint-Germain (1994/95), FC Spartak Moskva (1995/96), Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage) and Real Madrid(2011/12 and 2014/15).
• Sixteen teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, mostrecently Olympique de Marseille in 2013/14.
• Real Madrid scored 20 goals in the 2013/14 group stage, equalling the competition record held jointly by ManchesterUnited (1998/99) and Barcelona (2011/12). Barcelona scored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage, a tallymatched by Real Madrid in 2012/13.
• Only RC Deportivo La Coruña (2004/05) and Maccabi Haifa FC (2009/10) have failed to score in a group stage.
• FC BATE Borisov conceded 24 goals in the 2014/15, a new record. The previous mark, 22, was held by GNKDinamo Zagreb (2011/12) and FC Nordsjælland (2012/13). The next highest total is 19, shared by Galatasaray AŞ(2014/15), MŠK Žilina (2010/11), Debreceni VSC (2009/10), FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08) and Ferencvárosi TC(1995/96).
• No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (1992/93),Ajax (1995/96), Juventus (1996/97 and 2004/05), Chelsea (2005/06), Liverpool FC (2005/06), Villarreal (2005/06),Manchester United (2010/11) and AS Monaco FC (2014/15) all let in just one.
• Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on matchday six of the 2006/07 campaign, Spartak Moskvawent 22 games without a victory in the competition, a mark FC Steaua Bucureşti surpassed on matchday six in2013/14.
• The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is six points: FC Zenit in 2013/14. Since three points for awin was introduced in 1995/96, eight teams have made it through with seven points: Legia Warszawa (1995/96),
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Dynamo Kyiv (1999/2000), Liverpool (2001/02), FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus (both 2002/03),Rangers FC and SV Werder Bremen (2005/06) and FC Basel 1893 (2014/15).
• SSC Napoli failed to qualify from their group with 12 points in 2013/14, the highest total of any team not to reach thenext stage when the top two in each section progressed. Dynamo Kyiv (1999/2000), Borussia Dortmund (2002/03 –both second group stage), PSV Eindhoven (2003/04), Olympiacos FC and Dynamo Kyiv (both 2004/05), SV WerderBremen (2006/07), Manchester City FC (2011/12), Chelsea FC and CFR 1907 Cluj (both 2012/13) and SL Benfica(2013/14) all missed out with ten points.
• Only two teams have ever won the UEFA Champions League on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (1997, final inMunich) and Juventus (1996, final in Rome), while Manchester United lost the 2011 final in London and 12 monthslater Bayern were beaten in the showpiece in their own stadium, the Fußball Arena München.
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Team factsFC BarcelonaFormed: 1899Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan)
UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Cup (4): (1961), (1986), 1992, (1994), 2006, 2009, 2011• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (4): (1969), 1979, 1982, 1989, (1991), 1997• UEFA Super Cup (4): (1979), (1982), (1989), 1992, 1997, (2006), 2009, 2011• European/South American Cup: (1992)
Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: quarter-finals2012/13: semi-finals2011/12: semi-finals2010/11: winners2009/10: semi-finals2008/09: winners2007/08: semi-finals2006/07: round of 162005/06: winners2004/05: round of 16
RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win8-0: twice, most recently v ŠKM Púchov15/10/03, UEFA Cup first round second leg
• Biggest away win0-7: Hapoel Beer Sheva FC v Barcelona12/09/95, UEFA Cup first round first leg
• Heaviest home defeat0-4: twice, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv05/11/97, UEFA Champions League group stage
• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona18/05/94, UEFA Champions League final (played in Athens)4-0: FC Bayern München v Barcelona23/04/13, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win7-1: Barcelona v Bayer 04 Leverkusen07/03/12, round of 16 second leg
• Biggest away win0-5: twice, most recently v FC BATE Borisov28/09/11, group stage
• Heaviest home defeat0-4: Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)
• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona (see above for details)4-0: FC Bayern München v Barcelona (see above for details)
Manchester City FCFormed: 1880
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Nickname: The Citizens
UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1970
Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2013/14: round of 162012/13: group stage 2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 162009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition2008/09: UEFA Cup quarter-finals2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition
RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win 5-0: Manchester City v The New Saints FC 14/08/03, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg5-0: Manchester City v K. Lierse SK26/11/69, European Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg
• Biggest away win 0-3 three times, most recently v FC Viktoria Plzeň18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage
• Heaviest home defeat1-3: Manchester City v FC Bayern München02/10/13, UEFA Champions League group stage0-2: Manchester City v FC Barcelona18/02/14, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg
• Heaviest away defeat3-1 on five occasions, most recently v AFC Ajax24/10/12, UEFA Champions League group stage2-0 on five occasions, most recently v FC Bayern München27/09/11, UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Biggest home win5-2: Manchester City v PFC CSKA Moskva05/11/13, group stage
• Biggest away win0-3: twice, most recently FC Viktoria Plzeň v Manchester City (see above for details)
• Heaviest home defeat1-3: Manchester City v FC Bayern München (see above for details)0-2: Manchester City v FC Barcelona (see above for details)
• Heaviest away defeat3-1: AFC Ajax v Manchester City (see above for details)2-0: FC Bayern München v Manchester City (see above for details)
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-: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced*: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted
Club competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' CupUEL: UEFA Europa LeagueUCUP: UEFA CupUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super CupUIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World CupCONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationalsU21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 ChampionshipU16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 ChampionshipU18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World CupWEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship
F: Final GS: Group stageGS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First roundR2: Second round R3: Third roundR4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary roundSF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finalsR16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying roundR32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying
round2nd: second leg FT: Final tournamentPO: Play-off ELITE: Elite roundRep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-offPO - FT: Play-off for FinalTournament
GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament
Competition stages(aet): After extra time pens: PenaltiesNo.: Number og: Own goalag: Match decided on awaygoals
P: Penaltyagg: Aggregate
Pld: Matches played AP: AppearancesPos.: Position Comp.: CompetitionPts: Points D: DrawnR: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birthRes.: Result ET: Extra Timesg: Match decided by silvergoal
GA: Goals againstt: Match decided by toss of acoin
GF: Goals for W: Wongg: Match decided by goldengoal
Y: BookedL: Lost
Y/R: Sent off (two yellowcards)
Nat.: NationalityN/A: Not applicable
f: Match forfeited
Other abbreviations
LegendALL-TIME STATISTICSThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.
UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFAclub competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League,UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in theInter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, whilethe FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.
Match officials
UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only.Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records.
UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where theofficial has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics consideredvalid for communicating official records.
Competitions
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Squad listD: Disciplinary*: Misses next match if bookedS: SuspendedUCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs onlyUCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to currentmatchdayUCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final onlyUEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifyingDisclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use orinterpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations availableon UEFA.com.
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