Champions League

Brits Abroad

Happy Saint George's Day racists. Before you go out for another tattoo, here's an interesting little fact: Saint George is also a patron saint of Catalonia (ie. Barcelona), where the people celebrate his big day by exchanging gifts - the women give the men books, the men shower the women with roses. It sounds all very civilised, but it's obviously nothing on ten Stellas and a big pointless fight.

More importantly, how do English footballers get on in Spain?

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» English sides have lost just one of their last nine Champions League encounters in Spain – when Arsenal lost 3-1 in Seville earlier this year.

» Of the fourteen times English clubs have visited Spain in the Champions League since 2004/05, English sides have won six, drawn four and lost four.

» On the last five occasions English clubs have travelled to Spain in the Champions League, both sides have got on the scoresheet.

BUT!

» Since drawing 3-3 at Barcelona in 1998/99, Manchester United have scored only four goals in eight visits to Spanish clubs.

» They have fired six blanks in ten away to Spanish clubs.

» chickendinner superfact: Manchester United have gone away to Spanish sides ten times in the Champions League, but have only won once (2-0, Deportivo, 2001/02).

23/04/08

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