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Arsenal 2-4 FC Barcelona - October 19, 1999 / Champions League 1999/2000

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Champions League 1999/2000 - Group B 1st round

Wembley Stadium - London - England

October 19, 1999

73 091

Arsenal

England

2 - 4

FC Barcelona

Spain

Dennis Bergkamp

44'

Marc Overmars

84'

15'

Rivaldo (penalty)

16'

Luis Enrique

56'

Luis Figo

70'

Philip Cocu

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15' - Goal Rivaldo

16' - Goal Luis Enrique

44' - Goal Dennis Bergkamp44

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56' - Goal Luis Figo

70' - Goal Philip Cocu

71' - Substitution Luis Enriqueis substituted by Gabri

73' - Substitution Martin Keownis substituted by Matthew Upson73

75' - Substitution Freddie Ljungbergis substituted by Davor Suker photo Thierry Henry

75' - Substitution Nwankwo Kanuis substituted by Thierry Henry75

84' - Goal Marc Overmars84

90' - Substitution Philip Cocuis substituted by Boudewijn Zenden photo Fréderic Déhu

90' - Substitution Josep Guardiolais substituted by Fréderic Déhu

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Arsenal

2 - 4

FC Barcelona

Arsenal FC Barcelona

Team line-ups

Arsenal

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

Bergkamp44

Dennis Bergkamp

Netherlands

B.date10/05/1969

Age30 years

H1m85

positionSecond striker

Kanu75

Nwankwo Kanu

Nigeria

B.date01/08/1976

Age23 years

H1m96

positionStriker

Overmars84

Marc Overmars

Netherlands

B.date29/03/1973

Age26 years

H1m73

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Ljungberg75

Freddie Ljungberg

Sweden

B.date16/04/1977

Age22 years

H1m76

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Vieira

Patrick Vieira

France

B.date23/06/1976

Age23 years

H1m92

positionDefensive Midfielder

Parlour

Ray Parlour

England

B.date07/03/1973

Age26 years

H1m78

positionRight central midfielder

Winterburn

Nigel Winterburn

England

B.date11/12/1963

Age35 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

Adams

Tony Adams

England

B.date10/10/1966

Age33 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Keown73

Martin Keown

England

B.date24/07/1966

Age33 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Dixon

Lee Dixon

England

B.date17/03/1964

Age35 years

H1m75

positionRight full-back

Seaman

David Seaman

England

B.date19/09/1963

Age36 years

H1m93

positionGoalkeeper

			Age	Match num	Note
G	David Seaman		36	425	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Martin Keown	73	33	303	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Tony Adams		33	598	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Lee Dixon		35	523	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Nigel Winterburn		35	559	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Patrick Vieira		23	143	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ray Parlour		26	282	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Freddie Ljungberg	75	22	35	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Marc Overmars	84	26	109	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Nwankwo Kanu	75	23	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Dennis Bergkamp	44	30	170	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

29.3 years

Average number of matches played for the team

289

FC Barcelona

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

11Rivaldo15

Rivaldo

Brazil

B.date19/04/1972

Age27 years

H1m86

positionSecond striker

9Kluivert

Patrick Kluivert

Netherlands

B.date01/07/1976

Age23 years

H1m88

positionStriker

7Figo56

Luis Figo

Portugal

B.date04/11/1972

Age26 years

H1m80

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

8Cocu7090

Philip Cocu

Netherlands

B.date29/10/1970

Age28 years

H1m81

positionCentral defender

21Luis Enrique1671

Luis Enrique

Spain

B.date08/05/1970

Age29 years

H1m79

positionRight full-back

4Guardiola90

Josep Guardiola

Spain

B.date18/01/1971

Age28 years

H1m80

positionDefensive Midfielder

12Sergi

Sergi

Spain

B.date28/12/1971

Age27 years

H1m74

positionLeft full-back

17Bogarde

Winston Bogarde

Netherlands

B.date22/10/1970

Age28 years

H1m88

positionLeft central defender

5Abelardo

Abelardo

Spain

B.date19/04/1970

Age29 years

H1m80

positionCentral defender

2Reiziger

Michael Reiziger

Netherlands

B.date03/05/1973

Age26 years

H1m76

positionRight full-back

25Arnau

Francesc Arnau

Spain

B.date23/03/1975

Age24 years

H1m86

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
25	G	Francesc Arnau		24	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Philip Cocu	7090	28	61	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Abelardo		29	184	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	D	Winston Bogarde		28	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	M	Luis Enrique	1671	29	142	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	Sergi		27	288	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Michael Reiziger		26	87	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	M	Josep Guardiola	90	28	319	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	F	Luis Figo	56	26	208	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	F	Rivaldo	15	27	111	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Patrick Kluivert		23	49	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

135

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Matthew Upson	73	20	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Thierry Henry	75	22	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Davor Suker	75	31	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
3	D	Fréderic Déhu	90	26	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
28	D	Gabri	71	20	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
23	M	Boudewijn Zenden	90	23	43	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Nwankwo Kanu

Davor Suker

OUT

Freddie Ljungberg

Gilles Grimandi

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Josep Guardiola

Xavi

OUT

Luis Enrique

Jari Litmanen

OUT

Michael Reiziger

Ronald De Boer

OUT

Patrick Kluivert

Dani

OUT

Francesc Arnau

Ruud Hesp

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Arsène Wenger

161

Success rate in this team:

55 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

47 %

Wenger vs FC Barcelona

0 victory

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on October 19, 1999

Wenger vs van Gaal

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 19, 1999

Manager

Age

Match num

Louis van Gaal

121

Success rate in this team:

57 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

65 %

van Gaal vs Arsenal

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 19, 1999

van Gaal vs Wenger

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 19, 1999

Referee

Urs Meier

2 victories	1 draw	3 losses	Arsenal6 matches	General total	FC Barcelona7 matches	4 victories	1 draw	2 losses
0 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Arsenal1 match	Season total	FC Barcelona2 matches	1 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on March 11, 2003					Latest figure on November 02, 2004

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Key figures

End of streak for Arsenal after 4 consecutive matches without a loss in Champions League (since 09/12/1998). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/10/1998 (3 matches)

It's the first time Marc Overmars scores 1 goal vs Arsenal in his professional career

It's the first time Dennis Bergkamp scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

Read the next 11 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VArsenal 2-0 Bradford25/08/1999

VArsenal 3-1 Aston Villa11/09/1999

VArsenal 3-1 AIK Solna22/09/1999

VArsenal 1-0 Watford25/09/1999

VArsenal 2-1 Preston North End12/10/1999

VArsenal 4-1 Everton16/10/1999

Overall

VArsenal 3-1 AIK Solna22/09/1999

VArsenal 1-0 Watford25/09/1999

DFC Barcelona 1-1 Arsenal29/09/1999

LWest Ham 2-1 Arsenal03/10/1999

VArsenal 2-1 Preston North End12/10/1999

VArsenal 4-1 Everton16/10/1999

Current form

Away

LValencia CF 1-0 FC Barcelona08/08/1999

VRacing Santander 1-2 FC Barcelona29/08/1999

VAIK Solna 1-2 FC Barcelona14/09/1999

LAlavés 2-1 FC Barcelona18/09/1999

VValladolid 0-2 FC Barcelona02/10/1999

DNumancia 3-3 FC Barcelona16/10/1999

Overall

VFC Barcelona 4-2 Fiorentina22/09/1999

VFC Barcelona 4-1 Real Betis25/09/1999

DFC Barcelona 1-1 Arsenal29/09/1999

VValladolid 0-2 FC Barcelona02/10/1999

DFC Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid13/10/1999

DNumancia 3-3 FC Barcelona16/10/1999

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	6	2
Unbeaten streak	6	2
Drawless streak	19	3
Scoring streak	19	7
Conceding streak	2	4

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	2	6
Winless streak	1	2
Scoring streak	5	12
Conceding streak	1	2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

3	Number of games (Competition total)	3
1	Number of games (Home / Away)	1
1	Victories (Competition total)	2
1	Victories (Home / Away)	1
2	Draws (Competition total)	1
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

4	Goals scored (Competition total)	7
3	Goals scored (Home / Away)	2
2	Goals conceded (Competition total)	4
1	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	1
1.33	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.33
3	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	2
0.67	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.33
1	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	1

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	2
1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	1
1	Clean sheets (Competition total)	0
0	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
1	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
2	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	3
1	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	1
3-1 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-1 (1 times)

Bookings

9	Yellow cards (Competition total)	4
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	2
1	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Thierry Henry	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	2 goals	Luis Enrique
Thierry Henry	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Dani
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Rivaldo
Nwankwo Kanu	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	2 goals during the last 2 matches	Luis Enrique

Historical head to head

Away

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

1 gf

1 ga

Total

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

1 gf

1 ga

Historical head to head

Home

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

1 gf

1 ga

Total

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

1 gf

1 ga

Latest head to head

September 29, 1999 - Ligue des Champions 1999/2000

FC Barcelona

1 - 1

Arsenal

Best historical scorers against FC Barcelona

Nwankwo Kanu

1 goal

1999 - 1999

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1999. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Arsenal

Luis Enrique

1 goal

1999 - 1999

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1999. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs FC Barcelona

Alex Manninger	1 match	1999 - 1999
Martin Keown	1 match	1999 - 1999
Nigel Winterburn	1 match	1999 - 1999
Patrick Vieira	1 match	1999 - 1999
Marc Overmars	1 match	1999 - 1999
Dennis Bergkamp	1 match	1999 - 1999

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 29/09/1999. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Arsenal

Dani	1 match	1999 - 1999
Ruud Hesp	1 match	1999 - 1999
Ronald De Boer	1 match	1999 - 1999
Winston Bogarde	1 match	1999 - 1999
Luis Enrique	1 match	1999 - 1999
Josep Guardiola	1 match	1999 - 1999