Arsenal
vs
2005–2015
Barcelona
71
Rivalry score
7
Meetings
7
KO stages
Arsenal and Barcelona have faced each other 7 times at the World Cup, including 7 knockout-stage encounters. Barcelona lead the all-time series 5–1–1. A combined 25 goals have been scored (Arsenal 8–17 Barcelona). They met in the final of 2005.
Rivalry Score Breakdown
Match frequency21/24
Competitive balance8/18
Knockout weight25/25
Prestige stages12/14
Recency5/10
Drama0/9
Overall71 / 100
Head-to-Head
1W1D5W
Goals
8–17
KO meetings
7
First meeting
2005
Biggest Arsenal win20102–1Arsenal
Biggest Barcelona win20091–4Barcelona
Most dramatic20051–2Barcelona
All Champions League meetings(7)
| Year | Stage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | FINAL | 1–2 |
| 2009 | QF | 2–2 |
| 2009 | QF | 1–4 |
| 2010 | R16 | 2–1 |
| 2010 | R16 | 1–3 |
| 2015 | R16 | 0–2 |
| 2015 | R16 | 1–3 |
PENS = detected via heuristic (ET + draw + year ≥ 1978). Penalty winner not available in base data.