[CL] FC Barcelona - Bayern München #2

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• Barcelona have won 36 of their last 40 games in all competitions, and 15 of their past 16.

• The Liga leaders scored five or more goals in a match for the 13th time this season when they defeated Córdoba CF 8-0 on 2 May, a result which relegated their hosts.

• Messi (2), Neymar (1) and Luis Suárez (3) were all on target in that win, with Suárez scoring his first hat-trick for the club and Messi taking his Liga tally for the season to 40.

• Between them, Messi, Neymar and Suárez have scored a record 108 goals this term, bettering the century of strikes Samuel Eto'o, Thierry Henry and Messi collectively managed in 2008/09.

• Pedro made his 200th Liga appearance in the 6-0 victory over Getafe CF on 28 April; Xavi had reached the 500 mark three days earlier during the 2-0 success at RCD Espanyol.

• Long-term absentee Thomas Vermaelen is available for selection.

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• The 6-1 second-leg win against Porto was Guardiola's 100th competitive game in charge of Bayern and his 79th win.

• Bastian Schweinsteiger's second goal of 2015 earned Bayern a 1-0 win against Hertha BSC Berlin on 25 April. VfL Wolfsburg's 1-0 reverse at VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach the following day meant the Reds were crowned German champions with four games to spare.

• Forward Sinan Kurt, 18, made his senior debut as a half-time substitute against Hertha.

• Bayern were denied a fourth successive German Cup final appearance when, following a 1-1 draw, they lost 2-0 on penalties to Borussia Dortmund on 28 April. Lahm, Alonso and Neuer all missed from the spot, with Götze having his attempt saved by Mitchell Langerak.

• Robben – sidelined since 22 March with an abdominal muscle problem – made his return in the semi-final visit of Dortmund but was replaced 16 minutes after his second-half introduction having sustained a left calf tear. He has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

• Robert Lewandowski, who opened the scoring against Dortmund, completed the 120 minutes despite suffering concussion and breaking his nose and jaw. He was not in the squad for Saturday's league game at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

• Thiago bruised a foot in the Dortmund game and was replaced midway through the second half. He was on the bench for the Leverkusen game, and came on as a substitute.

• Josep Guardiola rested several more players as Bayern lost 2-0 at Leverkusen on Saturday; Thomas Müller and Jérôme Boateng did not travel, while Juan Bernat and Alonso were unused substitutes. Rico Strieder and substitute Lukas Görtler made their Bayern debuts.

• Medhi Benatia (out since 8 April, thigh) started against Dortmund. Martínez (13 August, knee) started against Leverkusen.

• Franck Ribéry (11 March, ankle), David Alaba (31 March, knee) and Tom Starke (5 April, ankle) are sidelined.