This Champions League group has a history

Group E features three teams that have all faced Barça before in continental competition

Thursday's draw for the UEFA Champions League put FC Barcelona in Group E along with Bayer Leverkusen, AS Roma and BATE Borisov all of which have faced the Catalans before in the round robin portion of the tournament in season past. Here's a look at Barça's continental history against all three rivals:

Bayer Leverkusen

FC Barcelona has played six matches in the Champions League and two UEFA Cup duels against the German team. The numbers look good for Barça, with five wins, two defeats and a draw.

YEAR	RESULT	STADIUM	COMPETITION	ROUND
1988	0-0	Müngersdorfer Stadion. Cologne	UEFA	Quarter-finals
1988	0-1	Camp Nou. Barcelona	UEFA	Quarter-finals
2001	2-1	BayArena. Leverkusen	Champions	Group stage phase 1
2001	2-1	Camp Nou. Barcelona	Champions	Group stage phase 1
2002	1-2	BayArena. Leverkusen	Champions	Group stage phase 2
2003	2-0	Camp Nou. Barcelona	Champions	Group stage phase 2
2012	1-3	BayArena. Leverkusen	Champions	Last 16
2012	7-1	Camp Nou. Barcelona	Champions	Last 16

In the last game that FC Barcelona played against Bayer Leverkusen, Leo Messi was the star of the game in the second leg of the last 16, when he scored five goals at Camp Nou:

AS Roma

In European competition, despite Barça's long history with Roma, the two teams have only faced off in the second group stage.

YEAR	RESULT	STADIUM	COMPETITION	ROUND
1953	1-0	Estadio Olímpico. Caracas	Petita Copa del Món	Match day 3
1953	4-2	Estadio Olímpico. Caracas	Petita Copa del Món	Match day 5
2002	1-1	Camp Nou. Barcelona	Champions League	Group stage phase 2
2002	3-0	Olympic Stadium. Rome	Champions League	Group stage phase 2

BATE Borisov

If Barça's history with Roma is short, it's even shorter versus the team from Belarus. Nevertheless, it is more recent.

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