► On the day that Leo Messi equalled the overall goalscoring record of the great Ladislao Kubala, Pedro Rodríguez equalled his mark of 14 international goals. Pedro has scored 11 in the Champions League, 1 in the European Super Cup and 2 in the World Club Cup, whilst Kubala got 7 in the European Cup, 6 in the Fairs Cup and 1 in the Copa Latina.

► This was Barça’s 23rd consecutive Champions League game - a new record for the competition.

► Guardiola is the Barça manager who has been in charge for most Champions League games with the team. He has overseen 42 games -24 wins, 13 draws and 5 defeats, more than Frank Rijkaard (41), Louis Van Gaal (40) and Johan Cruyff (35).

► Leo Messi has scored 14 goals in 10 official games so far this season.

► Between Messi(11) and Villa (6) made 17 of Barça’s 23 attempts on goal - BATE had five attempts.

► Dani Alves had most touches -144 – four more than Messi.

► Barça enjoyed 79% of possession in the first half and 63% after the break.

► Barça made 779 good passes against 244 by their opponents.

► Barça had 11 corners, whilst BATE Borissov had just 1.

► Mascherano was again the player who won most ball for Barça, winning back the ball on 9 occasions.