► Against Shakhtar, there were 86,518 people in the Camp Nou. That tally has only been beaten this season for the games with Madrid (98,255), Arsenal (95,486) and Valencia (87,975).

► Though Lucescu’s team did well, they were far short in terms of shots on goal (19 to 5).

► Messi shot the most (3) and Piqué recovered the most balls (12).

► Andrés Iniesta, the only FCB man to get a yellow card, will miss the return leg in Donetsk. The only suspended player for the Ukrainians is left back Rat.

► Iniesta, who recently became a father, scored in less than two minutes. It was his first European goal since the famous one at Stamford Bridge (1-1), now two years ago.

► It was the first time Iniesta had scored a goal in the first quarter of an hour of a European fixture.

► Iniesta was not the only player to get his first Champions League goal of the season. Piqué and Keita also opened their accounts.

► After being injured for three weeks, Pedro and Maxwell returned against Shakhtar. They played the last 23 and 16 minutes, respectively.

► Barcelona hadn’t scored five goals in a game since January 26, when they did so against Almeria in the cup quarter final (5-0).

► Their last five in Europe was against Panathinaikos (5-1), on September 14, 2010.

► This was win number 125 for Guardiola at the helm of the first team, which he has done in 170 matches.