Match Report
14 points for FC Barcelona (1st), 6 for Rubin Kazan (3rd): an 8-point gap. Rubin Kazan had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: FC Barcelona 2.33 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Rubin Kazan 0.33 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.71.
FC Barcelona had won seven straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for FC Barcelona, 6/15 for Rubin Kazan.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Víctor Vázquez (82'), Andreu Fontàs (51')