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Atalanta are winless in their last five UEFA Champions League games against Spanish opposition (D1 L4), since beating Valencia in both legs of their 2019-20 last 16 tie (4-1 home, 4-3 away).
Barcelona have won seven of their last eight home UEFA Champions League appearances (L1), scoring 25 goals. Their only defeat was against Paris SG in the quarter-final last season, losing 4-1.
Atalanta have won all three of their away UEFA Champions League games this season, one of two sides with a 100% record along with Liverpool. The Italian side have won 57% of their away matches in the competition (8/14), the best record of any side to play 10+ away games.
Barcelona manager Hans-Dieter Flick has won 10 of his 11 home UEFA Champions League games (W7 L1 with Bayern, W3 with Barca). He has both the best win percentage (91%) and best goals per game (3.1) of any manager with 10+ home games in the competition.
Atalanta have scored 2+ goals in each of their last six away UEFA Champions League games (W3 D2 L1) and average 2.4 goals per game in away matches in the competition, making them the only side to play 5+ games and average more than two goals per game on the road.
This game will see the two of the three sides with the highest xG totals in the UEFA Champions League facing off (19.7 for Atalanta, 18.7 for Bayern Munich, 18.4 for Barcelona). Indeed, Barcelona are the top scorers in the competition overall this term (26), while Atalanta currently rank third for most goals scored (18).
Raphinha has been directly involved in 17 goals in 19 appearances in the UEFA Champions League (11 goals and six assists). Among players with 1000+ minutes played for Barcelona in the competition, he currently has the best minutes per goal involvement ratio of any player for the …
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