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MAN U/BARCELONA UCL Final match stats.


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By Decentric - 31 May 2011 10:45 PM

I thought I'd post this in the Performance section since Arthur posted an article on stats for Swansea here.

Defensive passes - Man U passed the ball 134 times, Barcelona 236.

Attacking passes - Man u passed the ball 137 times, Barcelona 412.

Total Passes - Man U passed the ball 271 times, Barcelona 648.

Defensive pass accuracy - Man U 95%, Barcelona 94%.

Attacking pass accuracy - Man U 83%, Barcelona 93%.

Overall pass accuracy rate - Man U 89%, Barcelona 93%.

Possession based on pass percentage - Man U 29%, Barcelona 71%.

One versus one duels - Barcelona won 3 more over the whole game than Man U.

No of one versus one duels in the game - 134.

Shots on goal - Man U 4, Barcelona 24.

Shots on target - Man U 1, Barca 14.

Crosses - Man U 9, Barca 4.

Fouls committed - Man U 13, Barca 4.

Corners won, Man U 0, Barca 3.

Keeper saves - Man U 9, Barca 0.

15 metre plus ball carries - Man U 8, Barca 17.



I also looked at two playere renowned for very high stats rates in specific areas.

Xavi Xernandez recorded 27 defensive passes with a pass accuracy rate of 96%.

Xavi Hernandez recorded 86 attacking passes with a pass accuracy of 95%.

Xavi Hernadez recorded 113 total passes for the game with a 95% pass accuracy rate.


In terms of dribbling.

Lionel Messi dribbled around players on 19 occasions.

Lionel Messi recorded 6 ball carries of 15 metres plus.





By Arthur - 2 Jun 2011 9:28 AM

Another analysis of the UCL Final pretty good one too.

http://www.barcelonafootballblog.com/9239/champions-leauge-final-review-barcelona-3-1-manchester-united-proud/