6) Falcao does not have great pedigree in the Champions League, but has twice won the Europa League with Porto and Atletico Madrid, scoring in both finals.
7) Falcao has also finished as top scorer in the Europa League on two occasions, setting a record for the most goals scored in a single season in the tournament, with 17.
8) He’s proven himself against Premier League opposition – Falcao scored a hat-trick for Atletico against Chelsea in the 2012 European Super Cup.
9) Falcao comes from a footballing family – his father Radamel Garcia played as a professional defender in Colombia.
10) Falcao is married to Argentinian singer Lorelei Taron, and the couple have one child together, Dominique.
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