There was a time when some
questioned Zlatan Ibrahimovic's
wizardry against the best sides.
Four goals against England and a
string of world class performances
in the Champions League have
dispelled that notion - but with a
two-legged tie against former
employers Barcelona on the
horizon - it's time to look at
whether he's been able to cast his
magic against his former clubs.
The former Malmo, Ajax, Juventus,
Inter Milan, Barcelona and AC
Milan player has been involved in
18 matches against former
employers - but his record will be
a concern for his current side PSG
ahead of tonight's Champions
League tie in Paris.
Inter 4 MILAN 2, May 2012
Ibra scored twice either side of half
time to cancel out Diego Milito's
opener and then give his side the
lead. However, Milito went on to
complete a hat-trick and Maicon
rounded off the scoring as Inter
won 4-2.
Barcelona 3 MILAN 1, April 2012
In what was Ibra's most recent
match against former employers
Barcelona, he was unable to get
on the scoresheet. Lionel Messi
showed why the Sweden
international was allowed to leave,
scoring twice from the spot in a
3-1 victory as the Catalan's
progressed in this Champions
League tie.
MILAN 0 Barcelona 0, March 2012
In the first leg of this Champions
League, the two sides drew a blank
at the San Siro.
MILAN 0 Inter 1, January 2012
Ibra was on the losing side in this
Milan derby after failing to come
up with the goods. Diego Milito
settled the match in favour of his
former employers after 54 minutes.
MILAN 2 Barcelona 3, November
2011
Ibrahimovic scored an equaliser at
the San Siro after Milan fell behind
to a Mark van Bommel own goal -
but it was not enough, with Xavi
scoring the winner as the away
side won 3-2 on the night in this
Champions League group stage
match.
Juventus 2 MILAN 0, October 2011
A tight game came to life in the
final moments, with Claudio
Marchisio scoring twice for
Juventus in the last five minutes
and Kevin Prince Boateng being
sent off between the goals.
Juventus 0 MILAN 1, March 2011
Ibra was on the winning side with
Milan although his main
contribution was to be booked.
Rino Gattuso's goal was the
difference between the sides.
MILAN 0 Ajax 2, December 2010
Trailing 1-0 at home to the Dutch
side, Ibra was introduced from the
bench. But just a couple of
minutes after coming on, Ajax
doubled their advantage to record
a famous win at the San Siro.
Inter 0 MILAN 1, November 2010
Milan won 1-0 with Ibra the
goalscorer from the penalty spot
after five minutes. The Swede also
picked up a booking in a fractious
encounter between the sides which
saw Ignazio Abate sent off.
MILAN 1 Juventus 2, October 2010
Ibra scoreed against his old club
but his 82nd minute strike was
only a consolation after Fabio
Quagliarella and Alessandro Del
Piero had put the away side into
an unassailable position.
Ajax 1 MILAN 1, September 2010
Zlatan scored against his former
employers to bring the scores level
at 1-1 but that's how the score
remained in this Champions
League group game in Amsterdam.
BARCELONA 1 Inter 0, April 2010
Inter produced a famous rearguard
display at the Nou Camp to
progress in the Champions League,
eventually going on to win the
tournament. Thiago Motta was
sent off after 28 minutes but still
Zlatan could not find a way
through. He was taken off after 63
minutes and the home side did
eventually break through - thanks
to Gerard Pique's strike after 84
minutes. But it was too little, too
late, and Inter progressed 3-2 on
aggregate.
Inter 3 BARCELONA 1, April 2010
Inter Milan stunned Barcelona 3-1
at the San Siro with Wesley
Sneijder, Maicon and Diego Milito
all scoring following Pedro's
opener. Zlatan was taken off after
the third goal for the away side.
Inter 0 BARCELONA 0, September
2009
This Champions League group
phase game saw Zlatan come up
against his former employers for
the first time after his high profile
move to Spain. It ended 0-0 with
the Swede unable to find a way
though at the home of his former
club.
Juventus 1 INTER 1, April 2009
Ibra looked to be on course to
record a victory against Juventus
thanks to a goal from Mario
Balotelli - however an injury time
strike from Zdenek Grygera meant
the match ended 1-1.
INTER 1 Juventus 0, November
2008
Zlatan had five attempts at goal
but none found the back of the
net. Luckily for his side, a Sulley
Muntari strike did and Inter won
the match 1-0.
INTER 1 Juventus 2, March 2008
Ibra had three shots but couldn't
get on the scoresheet and his
former employers won 2-1 at the
San Siro.
Juventus 1 INTER 1, November
2007
In his first match against his
former employers since his €24.8m
switch the previous year, he is
unable to get one over on them.
Ibra started the match and had a
couple of shots but was unable to
get on the scoresheet in this 1-1
draw.
HIS RECORD AGAINST FORMER
CLUBS...
Played: 18
Won: 3
Drawn: 5
Lost: 10
Goals: 6
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