Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hamburger SV 2nd with 38 points, FC Barcelona 201st with 8, 30 apart. The last five rounds placed Hamburger SV no better than 158th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Hamburger SV ran at 2.63 scored and 1.32 conceded, FC Barcelona at 1.5 and 0.75.
Hamburger SV carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Defeat had not touched FC Barcelona in 6 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The venue was Imtech Arena in Hamburg, with room for 57,000 spectators.


