Champions League

Champions League Final - Lionel Messi is seocnd only to former United legend......

Lionel Messi has the second best strike rate amongst the top goal scorers in the CL with a goal every 1.56 matches, only Ruud van Nistelrooy at a goal every 1.3 is ahead of him

Messi has 36 goals in 56 matches and van Nistelrooy 56 goals in 73 matches 

He has scored once against United in 3 matches, his best strike rate is against the Gunners with six goals in four matches 

Champions League Final - In what? Do United lead Barcelona 16-7 this season in the UCL?

United have kept clean sheets in eight of their 12 CL matches this season and in the four matches they did not they conceded just the one goal

The only time either side conceded more than one goal in a match was when Barca lost 2-1 at the Emirates

Champions League Final - Only three of United's 12 yellow cards have been.......

United have used 26 different starters in the CL this season which is the joint most whilst Barcelona have used 21

Barcelona have used eight players 21 or under one more than United and three behind FC Basel who have fielded the most

Both teams have a squad’s with the average age of 26

Lionel Messi is the leading scorer in this season’s competition with 11 goals, three more than Samuel Eto’o and Mario Gomez

Champions League Final - United look to maintain amazing defensive record

The two sides have met seven times in the CL with Barcelona edging it with two wins, United have just the one and four matches have ended all square

 

 

Both teams won their Group with 14 points 

United only scored seven goals but were superb defensively with just one goal conceded

Barcelona doubled United’s goal tally with 14 goals

Which Schalke players have started all 12 UCL matches

All three goals United have conceded have been at Old Trafford

Schalke have conceded 10 goals, five each at home and on the road

Raul is the leading scorer for either side this season with five goals, one more than Javier Hernandez and Jefferson Farfan

Manuel Neuer and Raul are both ever presents for the German side this season starting all 12 matches

Michael Carrick has started most matches for United in this seasons UCL but misses out tonight not even getting a place on the bench

Ryan Giggs breaks record as United win

Ryan Giggs became the oldest players to score in the Champions League with United's opening goal against FC Schalke

It is the third time the record has been broken this season after Javier Zanetti and Filippo Inzaghi did so in the Group stages

Three of the oldest six players to have scored in the Champions League have done so playing for United - who are the other two?

For a full list check out the link below

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