Stat: Barcelona’s surprise hero equals two former Blaugrana stars in win over Dortmund | OneFootball

A head-turning statistic surrounding the production of Barcelona star Ferran Torres has tonight come to the fore online.

This comes owing to his exploits in the club’s meeting with Borussia Dortmund.

Barcelona of course marked their return to action a short time ago, making the trip to Germany for a Champions League showdown with the aforementioned Dortmund.

When all was said and done, the Blaugrana emerged on the right side of the result, triumphing by three goals to two.

And it was Ferran Torres who proved himself the surprise star of the show.

Introduced to proceedings during the 2nd-half with the scoreline locked at a goal apiece, the Spanish international went on to notch a match-winning brace inside the closing 15 minutes.

And as much, as alluded to above, has since given rise to a remarkable statistic.

As revealed by Spanish football statistician Fran Martínez:

‘Ferran Torres (8 goals in 16 games) has the same number of goals for Barcelona in the European Cup as David Villa (8 goals in 26 games) and Ousmane Dembelé (8 goals in 30 games).’

Conor Laird – GSFN