Barca and Manchester United have similiar road to the semi-finals

Both FC Barça and Manchester United have reached their semi-final without facing any real difficulties and what is more interesting – they have statistically identical records in this year’s Champions League.

Two of Europe’s biggest football clubs are going head-to-head in one of the Champions League semi-finals super clashes. And in fact the Catalans and the Red Devils have taken absolutely identical routes to get there.

Eight wins out of ten games:

Both teams have deserved their way to the semi-finals having won 8 out of their 10 matches so far in this season’s Champions League. As if that weren’t enough, in the quarter finals both FC Barcelona and Manchester United won both the home and away legs against their opponents. The Catalans passed through Schalke (0-1, 1-0) while the Red Devils put out Roma (0-2, 1-0).

Unbeaten throughout the whole campaign:

As if that was not enough - neither side has lost a game so far in this year’s edition of the Champions League, drawing the two games they didn’t win. Barca drew in the group stage versus Lyon (2-2) and Glasgow Rangers (0-0), while Man United drew in their group with Roma (1-1) and in the away leg of their last 16 tie with Lyon (1-1).

Same goal records - amazing:

And if this was not convincing enough let me round things off by just saying that both Barcelona and Manchester United have absolutely equal goal records. Each of the teams have scored 18 goals and conceded 5 (only Chelsea is better – 4) so far.

I think all this is just a drop in the sea of reasons that points at this semi-final clash as one of the most anticipated ties the Champions League has ever seen.