“Even though we have knocked them out they are still the best club side in the world, so beating them is a remarkable achievement over two legs.” Match Statistics supplied by Opta Sports Data Limited. The Reds won the tie 6-1, whereas, the Blaugrana won the two-legged fixture 4-0. Liverpool football club: record v Barcelona Head-to-head records of Liverpool against other teams. Liverpool and FC Barcelona's successes this week over FC Porto and Manchester United respectively confirmed the two will meet in the semi-finals of this season's Champions League. Michael Owen, who would be awarded the Ballon d’Or a month later, opened the scoring with a nonchalant chip over Roberto Bonano, but the sides went in level at the break after Kluivert got his revenge with a volley from a delightful Rivaldo assist.Decked out in an eye-catching gold strip, Rexach’s side showed their class in the second half, future Middlesbrough man Fabio Rochemback swerving one into the top corner before Overmars showed his pace to seize on a long pass and round Jerzy Dudek.The return, played a full four months later in March, was a much more humdrum affair, but the outcome – another 0-0 at Camp Nou – was satisfactory for both parties, as both ultimately progressed ahead of Group B rivals AS Roma and Galatasaray.Liverpool, taking part in Europe’s premier club competition for the first time since 1985, would be eliminated by Bayer Leverkusen at the quarter-final stage, while Barca fell to arch-rivals Real Madrid in the semis.The fourth chapter of this tale is perhaps the most fondly remembered from a Liverpool perspective, and not simply because the memories of it are fresher.Back in early 2007, Frank Rijkaard’s Barcelona were the eminent power in European football – Champions League holders, reigning La Liga champions and neutrals’ favourites thanks to their slick style of play and the star power of Xavi, Deco, Ronaldinho plus a 19-year-old Lionel Messi, already distinguishing himself even amongst that stellar company.Stood in their way were Rafael Benitez’s Reds, the team that had lifted Ol’ Big Ears in sensational circumstances two years prior in Istanbul but saw their first defence of the trophy end with a last-16 defeat by Benfica.Benitez, a seasoned visitor to Camp Nou from the early years of his coaching career, devised a daring game plan which entailed pushing John Arne Riise into midfield in a 4-4-2 formation, with the right-footed Alvaro Arbeloa shifted to left-back to try to counteract Messi.The ploy did not appear to be having the desired effect when Deco nodded home a Gianluca Zambrotta cross in the 14th minute, but Craig Bellamy equalised on the cusp of half-time with a header which Victor Valdes caught but couldn’t prevent crossing the line.With Messi struggling to make any impact due to the close attentions of Arbeloa, Liverpool pushed on in search of their second victory at Europe’s largest football stadium – and got it thanks to another unlikely hero’s intervention with 15 minutes left.Bellamy gathered a rebound and quickly directed a pass to the wide open Riise for the Norwegian to instinctively slam a shot into the top corner of Valdes’ net with his wrong foot.The job wasn’t done yet, but after a tense second leg at Anfield – featuring a particularly excruciating 15 minutes for Kopites following Eidur Gudjohnsen’s late goal – Liverpool and Benitez had kick-started another Champions League adventure which would culminate two months later with a narrow defeat against AC Milan in the Athens final.“I feel this is the greatest victory this club has ever had in Europe,” Carragher commented after the second leg.
Select the opponent from the menu on the left to see the overall record and list of results. The match ended 4 - 0 to Liverpool.
The Reds won the tie 6-1, whereas, the Blaugrana won the two-legged fixture 4-0. Asian handicap home win rate is 50%. Liverpool (Indra13_27) Esports scored 1.2 goals and conceded 1.8 in average. This was just the … Liverpool and Barcelona stormed into the Champions League Semifinals with comprehensive wins over FC Porto and Manchester United respectively.
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