Editing FC Barcelona (section)

=== Rivalry with AC Milan ===
[[File:Milan_-_Barca_2006.jpg|thumb|Barcelona's ultras ''[[Boixos Nois]]'' in the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]] semi-final against [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] at [[San Siro]]]]
One of Barcelona's rivals in European football is Italian club AC Milan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puyol relishing Milan return as Barça renew rivalry|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1908401.html|publisher=UEFA|date=20 December 2012|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328133158/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1908401.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Barça 'Ghostbusters' prepare to face old foes|url=http://www.marca.com/2012/12/20/en/football/barcelona/1356027638.html|newspaper=Marca (newspaper)|location=Madrid|date=20 December 2012|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604082949/http://www.marca.com/2012/12/20/en/football/barcelona/1356027638.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=El Barça-Milan es el clásico de la Champions |url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130312/champions-league/barcelona-milan/clasico-champions-league_54368282396.html |newspaper=Mundo Deportivo |location=Barcelona |date=12 March 2013 |language=es |access-date=14 May 2016 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704153505/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130312/champions-league/barcelona-milan/clasico-champions-league_54368282396.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Milan-Barça, matches de légende(s) | url=http://fr.m.fifa.com/news/y=2013/m=10/news=milan-barca-matches-legende-2201309.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804055346/http://fr.fifa.com/news/y=2013/m=10/news=milan-barca-matches-legende-2201309.html | archive-date=4 August 2017 | publisher=FIFA (French) | url-status=dead | date=21 October 2013 | access-date=14 May 2016 }}</ref> The team against which Barcelona has played the most matches (19), it is also the third most played match in European club competitions, behind Real Madrid–Juventus (21) and Real Madrid–Bayern Munich (26).<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Barcelona " Record against AC Milan|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-barcelona/ac-milan/11/|publisher=World Football|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=29 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529203216/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-barcelona/ac-milan/11/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Acht Fakten zum Halbfinal-Rückspiel Real – Bayern |url=http://www.sportal.de/acht-fakten-zum-halbfinal-rueckspiel-real--bayern-1-2012042522383100000/ |publisher=Sportal.de (German) |date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005902/http://www.sportal.de/acht-fakten-zum-halbfinal-rueckspiel-real--bayern-1-2012042522383100000/ |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Head-to-head UEFA history statistics|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/h2h/50051/50037/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=19 May 2023|archive-date=27 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027025240/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/h2h/50051/50037/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two of the most successful clubs in Europe, Milan has won seven European Cups to Barça's five, while both clubs have won a record five European Super Cups.<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Barcelona match AC Milan with five European Super Cups|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-match-ac-milan-with-five-european-super-cups|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=11 August 2015|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514025920/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-match-ac-milan-with-five-european-super-cups|archive-date=14 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Barcelona and Milan have won other continental titles, which make them the second and third most decorated teams in world football, with 19 and 14 titles respectively, both behind Real Madrid's 23.<ref>{{cite news|title=International Cups Trivia|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/intcuprec.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=1 February 2016|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002003930/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/intcuprec.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Barcelona leads the head-to-head record with eight wins and five defeats. The first encounter between the two clubs was in the [[1959–60 European Cup]]. They faced off in the round of 16 and Barça won the tie on a 7–1 aggregate score (0–2 in Milan and 5–1 in Barcelona).<ref>{{cite news|title=Milan – FC Barcelona: Did you know...|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/milan-fc-barcelona-did-you-know|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=22 October 2013|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428181632/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/milan-fc-barcelona-did-you-know|archive-date=28 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> While Milan had never knocked Barcelona out of the European Cup, they beat Johan Cruyff's Dream Team 4–0 in the [[1994 UEFA Champions League Final|1994 Champions League final]], despite being the underdogs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Milan find perfect pitch in dream final|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e8-0e7500aa6700-4fe71b1809c0-1000--1993-94-ac-milan-4-0-fc-barcelona-report/|publisher=UEFA|date=18 May 1994|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=6 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806090359/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1993/matches/round=57/match=51078/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rewind to 1994: Milan down the Dream Team|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1041170/rewind-to-1994-milan-down-the-dream-team|work=ESPN FC|date=29 March 2012|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=25 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325105211/http://www.espnfc.com/story/1041170/rewind-to-1994-milan-down-the-dream-team|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, however, Barcelona made a "historic" comeback from a 0–2 first leg defeat in the round of 16 of the [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13 Champions League]], winning 4–0 at Camp Nou.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lionel Messi inspires brilliant comeback against AC Milan to confirm 'Barca are back!': Spanish paper reaction |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9926762/Lionel-Messi-inspires-brilliant-comeback-against-AC-Milan-to-confirm-Barca-are-back-Spanish-paper-reaction.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=13 March 2013 |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=3 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203141708/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9926762/Lionel-Messi-inspires-brilliant-comeback-against-AC-Milan-to-confirm-Barca-are-back-Spanish-paper-reaction.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=El Barça de Messi venga al de Cruyff|url=http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2013/03/11/champions/1363019461_534871.html|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|date=12 March 2013|language=es|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602011138/http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2013/03/11/champions/1363019461_534871.html|url-status=live}}</ref>