Here are some interesting notes about the game between FC Barcelona and FC Bayern Munich.
Game Notes, Barcelona vs. Bayern
· Barcelona is 9-5 all-time against Bayern after the teams split wins in Games 3 and 4 in Munich.
· Bayern beat Barcelona 59-52 in Game 4 with Nick Weiler-Babb collecting 12 points and 8 rebounds.
· Barcelona registered a 66-75 win in Game 3 behind 25 points from Nikola Mirotic, who earned the MVP of the Round honor with a PIR of 31.
· In Game 1, Barcelona defeated Bayern 77-67 with Brandon Davies scoring 19 points. Bayern took Game 2 in Barcelona, 75-90, behind 25 points from DeShaun Thomas on a career-best 6-for-7 three-point shooting.
· Barcelona swept Bayern during the regular season. In Round 2, Barcelona won in Munich 72-80 behind 16 points from Cory Higgins. In Round 24, Barcelona snagged a 71-66 triumph behind 20 points from Kyle Kuric.
· Bayern swept Barcelona in the 2020-21 regular season, including a 72-82 road win in the regular-season finale in which Jalen Reynolds made a club-record 13 two-point shots.
· When Bayern beat Barcelona 90-77 in Munich last season, Wade Baldwin posted a club-record PIR of 41.
· Bayern's first win over Barcelona was a 73-71 triumph in Round 28 of the 2018-19 season on Petteri Koponen's buzzer-beating three-pointer.
· Bayern's Nihad Djedovic made his EuroLeague debut with Barcelona. He played for Barcelona's junior team and then spent parts of two seasons with the senior squad between 2007 and 2009.
· Bayern center Othello Hunter and Barcelona guard Cory Higgins were teammates at CSKA Moscow for two seasons, from 2017 to 2019. Together they won the 2019 EuroLeague title.
· Bayern forward DeShaun Thomas played for Barcelona during the 2014-15 season. He was a teammate there of current Barcelona player Alex Abrines.
· Bayern big man Augustine Rubit was a teammate of Barcelona's Nigel Hayes-Davis and Rokas Jokubaitis at Zalgiris Kaunas last season.
· Barcelona center Brandon Davies pulled down a career-high 10 defensive rebounds in Game 4.
· In Game 2 and 4 victories, Bayern guard Nick Weiler-Babb matched his career-high with 8 rebounds. In Game 2, he also had 5 offensive boards.
· Bayern sharpshooter Andreas Obst netted a career-high 15 points in Game 2.
· Bayern swingman Darrun Hilliard set a career-high with 9 rebounds playing for CSKA Moscow against Barcelona in January 2021.
· Hilliard had a career-best 4 steals in a Round 2 loss against Barcelona this season.
· Bayern forward Vladimir Lucic set his career-high with 6 assists against Barcelona in March 2019. He tied his career-high with 3 steals against Barca last season.
· Bayern big man Leon Radosevic collected a career-high 5 steals for Cibona Zagreb against Barcelona in October 2010.