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#4 Barcelona collected the fewest points in the three-points era of the Champions League
Barcelona accumulated only seven points in the group stages this season, courtesy of consecutive wins over Kyiv and a goalless draw with Benfica.
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It is unsurprising though; when you've lost the most number of times in history and won the least, you've naturally collected the fewest number of points as well.
That was their lowest tally in the competition since it was reformatted in 2003, the year they made it three points for a win instead of two. In fact, the Catalans had never finished in single-digits until this year.
The only time Barcelona collected fewer points was in the 1994-95 season with six, although back then, only two points were awarded for a win.
#3 Barcelona conceded the most goals
Barcelona's defensive issues over the last few years have been well-documented. They hit a new low this season and ended up conceding their highest number of goals in a Champions League group stage with nine.
Six of them came against Bayern alone, who secured a pair of 3-0 wins home and away, while Benfica also managed to put three past them in a shocking defeat.
Previously, their worst defensive record came in the 2008-09 season when they let in eight goals. Ironically, they won their first treble in that campaign.
#2 Barcelona scored the fewest group-stage goals
With just two goals in six group matches, Barcelona registered the worst attacking record in their Champions League history. For a side like this, that number is beyond shocking, as the Catalans have been genuinely toothless in attack this season.
As aforesaid, those goals came against Kyiv, one in each of their encounters. They drew a blank in all other games. Only Dynamo Kyiv and Malmo scored fewer than the La Liga side in this season's group stages.
It was also the first time that Barcelona failed to find the back of the net in four group stage matches in a single Champions League campaign.
#1 Barcelona fail to reach knockout stages for the first time since 2000
Barcelona always managed to reach the knockout stages in the Lionel Messi-era. But in their first year without their legendary No.10, they crashed out in the group stages itself.
Is this any co-incidence? It could be, but this is their earliest exit from the competition since the 2000-01 season.
Back then, the side finished third in a group featuring AC Milan, Leeds United and Besiktas. They then went into the UEFA Cup (now the UEFA Europa League), where they lost out in the semi-finals to Liverpool.
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