Barcelona star now averaging a goal or assist in every start in the Champions League | OneFootball

A head-turning statistic surrounding the production of a member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona in the Champions League has come to the fore online.

This comes owing to his exploits in the Blaugrana’s latest outing.

Barcelona are of course currently locked in action on the continent.

With sights on a 2nd win in succession following the international break, Hansi Flick’s troops have welcomed Greek outfit Olympiacos to Catalunya’s capital for a Champions League clash.

And as things stand, victory is precisely what Barca find themselves headed towards.

As much comes owing to a brace on the part of Fermín López, who has taken full advantage of his return to starting duties for the night.

And as alluded to above, such exploits have since given rise to an altogether impressive statistic.

As revealed by ‘StatMuse’ on ‘X’, Fermín has now racked up nine direct goal contributions in nine Champions League starts across his career to date:

Conor Laird – GSFN