http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4773353.stm [excerpts] Undefeated sides clash in Champions League final # When Arsenal and FC Barcelona meet in Saint-Dénis on Wednesday, two undefeated sides will contest the final of this season's Champions League. # The two teams have recorded eight victories and four draws each in their first 12 matches. # It is the third time since the competition began in 1992 that two teams have reached the final unbeaten. # This also occurred in 1992/93 and 93/94. In the former final, Olympique Marseille beat AC Milan by 1-0. # Milan made amends in style the next season by beating Barcelona 4-0. Arsenal retain watertight defence in knockout phase # Arsenal have not conceded a Champions League goal since 27 September 2005. # The sequences of 10 consecutive clean sheets and 919 minutes without letting in a goal are both Champions League records. Rijkaard can join exclusive club # Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard won the Champions League three times (1989, 1990 and 1995) as a player and hopes to join the short list of Champions Cup/Champions League winners as player and trainer. # Only four people have done this - Miguel Munoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff and Carlo Ancelotti. ... # Only four clubs, including Arsenal's opponents Barcelona, have won all three European competitions at least once. # Barca have won the Champions Cup/Champions League once, the Cup Winners' Cup four times and the Fairs Cup/Uefa Cup three times. # The other teams that have completed the set are Ajax, Bayern Munich and Juventus and therefore Arsenal can become the first English club to accomplish the feat. ... # Barcelona were involved in the most embarrassing penalty shoot-out, from the point of view of the takers at least, in the 1985/86 Champions Cup final. # Barca custodian Urruti saved the first two attempts by Steaua Bucharest, but surrendered two goals after that. # All four Barcelona penalties were saved by Steaua goalie Helmuth Ducadam, who became a European legend overnight. # In the final of the 1999/2000 Uefa Cup, Arsenal's shootout woes made Galatasaray the first ever Turkish winners of European silverware. # Gala goalkeeper Claudio Taffarel saw Arsenal's Davor Suker and Patrick Vieira both hit the woodwork, as his team mates made no mistake from the spot. ... Head-to-Head # FC Barcelona and Arsenal have met each other twice in Europe. In the 1999/2000 Champions League first round group phase, these sides drew 1-1 at the Camp Nou, but the Spaniards won 2-4 in London. # Arsenal players Thierry Henry, Fredrik Ljungberg and Dennis Bergkamp were involved in both encounters. Barcelona's Gabri made one substitute appearance, whilst Xavi and Carles Puyol were on the bench for both legs. # Barcelona have played 51 European matches against clubs from England and have won 24, drawn 14 and lost 13. The Spaniards have outscored the English clubs by 101-63. # Barca have been eliminated from European competition by English clubs on six occasions. They have eliminated English clubs from the knock-out stages 12 times. # The Catalan-based club have met English opposition in three European finals. After winning the Fairs Cup in 1958 and 1960 by defeating London XI and Birmingham City respectively, the Catalans lost the final of the 1991 Cup Winners' Cup against Manchester United (2-1). --

※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.230.41.153