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Barca 4 – 1 Arsenal: The stats that show how the game was won

75 comments April 7th, 2010

There will be a lot of talk about injuries and a lot more talk about Lionel Messi, but the following stats speak volumes:

Passes completed
Barcelona: 508 (84%)
Arsenal: 238 (69%)

Ball possession
Barcelona: 61%
Arsenal: 39%

Total Distance Covered
Barcelona: 116.20km
Arsenal: 112.63km

To be clear: Barca dominated possession, making a disproportionately high number of passes – they moved the ball at a dizzying speed.

And yet, in spite of all their possession, they covered more distance than us – they worked harder, which demonstrates their quite remarkable work ethic and determination to win the ball back.

We were the victims of a magnificent individual performance – but one facilitated by a truly fantastic team.

More later.


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