The magic numbers of Barcelona's superb win

- Barca’s win makes them the first team in the Champions League to ever overturn a two-goal first leg deficit without the benefit of an away goal. - Blaugrana, who enjoyed 65% of possession, created 13 goal-scoring chances and attempted 11 shots, seven of them on target. - AC Milan had 35% possession and had six shots on goal — three of them on target. - Barcelona attempted 730 passes, out of which 573 were completed. This is lower than their season average of 829.62 passes. Their season high is an incredible 999 passes. [caption id=“attachment_658532” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Barcelona attempted 730 passes, out of which 573 were completed. Getty Images[/caption] - AC Milan attempted 387 passes, and completed only 62% of them (238). Their season average is 520.41 passes and their season high is 598. - In the last three seasons, Lionel Messi has scored 33 goals in 32 appearances in the Champions League. - Barcelona made 84 delivery/solo runs, out of which 74 were in the attacking third. 62 of these were into the key areas of Milan. - Milan made just 29 such runs. Only 10 of these came in the key areas. - Messi’s goal, after five minutes, was his second fastest in Champions League history, only his fourth minute strike against Basel in 2008 was quicker. - AC Milan’s best passer was Philippe Mexes — their centre-back, with an accuracy rate of 73%. Ricardo Montolivo, their centre-midfielder, had an accuracy rate of 64%. He attempted just 47 passes. - In contrast, Barcelona’s creative epicenters Xavi and Andres Iniesta 213 passes in total. 178 of these were successful. Their best passer was Sergio Busquets, with 87% of his passes finding their intended target. - Barcelona 4-0 AC Milan. Milan equal their biggest loss in all European competitions, excluding European Super Cup. - It is the sixth time Barcelona progress to the next round (all European competitions) after a first leg loss by at least two goals. - AC Milan’s biggest loss in Champions League history: 4-0 at Manchester United in March 2010 and 4-0 at Deportivo La Coruña in April 2004. And now, 4-0 by Barcelona in March 2013. - Lionel Messi scored Barcelona’s 100th goal in the Champions League knock-out phase. Barca are the first club to reach this benchmark. - Lionel Messi scores his 16th Champions League brace: a Champions League record. Raúl is second on the all-time list with 14.