NUMBERS GAME

HOW BARCELONA DOMINATED

63% of possession for Barcelona in Saturday's match at Wembley. The Catalan side completed 667 passes, over double Manchester United's total of 301.

1 United's only shot on target was Wayne Rooney's 34th-minute equaliser. In contrast, Barcelona hit the target with 12 of their 19 attempts.

124 Passes completed by Xavi, more than any other player. Andres Iniesta made 98 and Lionel Messi made 83, with all three having over a 90 per cent success rate. The trio completed more passes than the combined total of the entire Manchester United team.

40 United's top passer on the night, Rio Ferdinand, managed only 40. A quarter of these were back to his goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, as Barcelona pressed high up the pitch.

12 Number of passes completed by United striker Javier Hernandez in 90 minutes. Both goalkeepers made more than the Mexican, whilst substitute Paul Scholes made three more in just 16 minutes on the pitch.

0 With an aerial advantage, corners were expected to be one of the most important sources of goals for United and yet they did not manage to win one, with Barcelona having six of their own.