Barcelona finally concede the possession battle... 72 games later Champions League Not since 2006 have an opponent had the majority of the ball

Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed one of the greatest nights of their modern history at the Camp Nou on Tuesday, securing progression to the knockout phase of the Champions League against all odds, yet it wasn't the usual Barcelona who they faced, with the hosts finally conceding the possession battle.

Not since December of 2006 have Los Cules had less than 50 percent possession in a Champions League group match, and this came against Werder Bremen when the Spaniards held just 42 percent.

In Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Mauricio Pochettino's charges, a significantly rotated Barcelona team could manage just 48 percent of the ball, a testament to both the Argentine's work in North London and the number of rotation options Ernesto Valverde had decided upon.

Ivan Rakitic, Carles Alena and Arthur all started in midfield on Tuesday evening, and the lack of cohesion between the trio was apparent, although it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise considering the fact they've hardly played together this term.

In every single match this season across all competitions, Barcelona have controlled possession to a demoralising degree, with matches against Alaves and Valencia seeing the Catalan club hold 78.3 percent and 76 percent respectively.

Controlling the ball has been Barcelona's raison d'être for many years, yet against Tottenham they took their foot off the pedal with qualification already assured.

Levante are the club's next opponents domestically and you would expect Valverde's side to once again dictate proceedings with their ball retention.