SS Lazio vs FC Barcelona Tickets

When it comes to teams with a global fanbase, there are not many teams bigger than FC Barcelona, and that means pretty much every game they take part in across the season, from big La Liga fixtures to cup encounters, will be a sell-out.

At SeatPick, you can be sure of being able to access the best-priced seats in Rome for this tasty UEFA Champions League match.

Lazio are a team that should have achieved more in the top tier of continental action but have steadfastly failed to make an impact and languishes some way behind their Italian rivals in that regard.

Their first involvement in the competition came in 1999/2000, the year after Sven-Goran Eriksson had led the club to only their second-ever Serie A title. In that campaign, the competition was made up of two group stages, and Lazio finished top of both groups, securing handy wins over Dynamo Kyiv, Marseille, Chelsea, and Maribor in the process.

However, they were then eased out by Valencia in the Quarter-Finals, the Spanish side winning 5-3 on aggregate en route to the final, which they then lost to Real Madrid.

In six subsequent appearances up to 2023/24, they only once made it through to the knockout stages, that coming in 2020/21 when they lost to Bayern Munich 6-2 in the Round of 16.

You can compare and contrast Lazio’s form in the competition against Barcelona’s, and you’ll see a wide ocean in terms of respective achievements.

The Camp Nou side has made it through to no less than eight finals, straddled across both the European Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Their first final came in 1960/61 when they lost to Benfica 3-2 in Bern, Switzerland.

Another final defeat rolled around in 1986, and this one was very much against the form books and saw Terry Venables’ side go down to Romanian side Steaua Bucharest. The two teams had completed 120 goalless minutes before goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam pulled off some major heroics.

The goalie earned the nickname “The hero of Seville’ after saving all four of Barcelona’s spot-kicks as Steaua went on to win.

Johan Cruyff masterminded the club’s first European Cup success, which came in 1992 courtesy of a blistering free-kick from Ronald Koeman in extra time at Wembley Stadium, with Italian side Sampdoria defeated.

Two years later, the Dutch boss tasted defeat as AC Milan thumped FC Barcelona 4-0 in Athens.

2005/06 saw another Dutch manager, Frank Rijkaard, help the La Liga side to the first win of the UEFA Champions League era. On this occasion, Barcelona were 1-0 down for much of the match, with ten-man Arsenal bravely fighting for their lives but unable to hold on to the lead given to them by defender Sol Campbell.

Late goals from Samuel Eto’o and Juliano Belletti completed the comeback for Barcelona, with a young Lionel Messi playing his part en route to the final, albeit he missed the game in Paris.

However, Messi played a truly pivotal role in the club’s next three titles, the first two of which came against Manchester United.

Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona side put Sir Alex Ferguson’s Premier League stars to the sword, first in Rome in 2009 and then at Wembley Stadium in 2011. By 2015 it was Luis Enrique pulling the strings, and with a frightening front three of Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez, the Catalan club waltzed to another title, beating Juventus 3-1 in the final.

SS Lazio vs FC Barcelona Head-to-Head

These two teams have met just once in European competition, and that came way back in November 1975 in the UEFA Cup Second Round. The first leg was given as a 3-0 win to Barcelona because Lazio refused to take to the field due to political demonstrations that followed the execution of ETA and FRAP members in Spain.

The second leg saw Barcelona win 4-0, with Johan Cruyff among the goals.

SS Lazio vs FC Barcelona Connections

A rare few players have played for both Lazio and Barcelona, including Spanish international midfielder Ivan de la Pena, Portuguese centre back Fernando Couto, former Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina and one-time Chelsea star Pedro.