Unbeaten in 25 Champions League matches - and United always win when Ronaldo scores in Europe as wel

Published: 27 May 2009 - 12:33:01

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Unbeaten in 25 Champions League matches - and United always win when Ronaldo scores in Europe as wel

Manchester United go into tonight's showdown with Barcelona on a 25-game unbeaten run in the Champions League. It's an astounding statistic, even for the defending champions, who have not been beaten in stadiums as notoriously hostile as the San Siro, Estadio do Dragao and the Nou Camp for two seasons. United have conceded just 12 goals and scored 38 during their run, averaging 1.5 goals per game. Sir Alex Ferguson's side could become the first team to retain the Champions League in Rome this evening. Sportsmail looks back at the extraordinary run that got them there... The statistics: P 25 W 16 D 9 L 0 GF 38 GA 12 Win% 64 United have managed a staggering 16 clean sheets in their unbeaten run, including two against Barcelona in last year's semi-finals.