In fact, Barcelona had barely escaped their own half until, in the tenth minute, Andrés Iniesta released Eto'o inside the United area; the forward cut inside Nemanja Vidić and squeezed a shot past Edwin van der Sar to put Barça ahead from their first real attack. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Barcelona: Valdes, Puyol, Toure Yaya, Pique, Sylvinho, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta (Pedrito 90), Messi, Eto'o, Henry (Keita 72). Barcelona were the better team - Ferguson. Manchester United Ronaldo, for all his obvious frustrations that ended almost inevitably in a yellow card for a late barge on Carles Puyol, never stopped running but this was not to be his night or United's. Spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos Tévez, United had claimed their third straight Premier League title and now wanted to complete a prestigious treble. UEFA Champions League Final. United responded well to the early setback, halting Barca's dominance on the ball, but their cause was undermined by a toothless attacking display which failed to yield a single shot on target in the Champions League for the first time since 2005. After Suarez rifled a shot into the side-netting, Ernesto Valverde introduced Arturo Vidal and Sergi Roberto, and the latter nearly had an immediate impact as his mazy run into the area was halted just as he prepared to pull the trigger by a vital challenge from Shaw. ", Ryan Giggs, United midfielder: "At times Barcelona can make you look silly because they keep the ball so well.". Van der Sar saved well from Puyol as Barcelona dominated until the final whistle - and not even the most partisan Manchester United follower can doubt that Pep Guardiola deserved to round off a dream first season in charge by adding the Champions League to the La Liga title and the Spanish Cup. 27/05/2009 Live Stylish Barcelona take United's crown. We suffered, they caused us problems in the second half, but we are happy overall with the result.". See The Run In on Sky Sports with 2 football channels for the price of 1. The game was only two minutes old when Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes fumbled Ronaldo's free-kick, and only the crucial intervention of former United defender Gerard Pique prevented Ji-Sung Park turning in the rebound. Read more. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Barcelona celebrate after completing a deserved victory over Manchester United, Ronaldo shows his frustration as United stumble to a limp defeat, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites, United will regroup... but Barcelona are the best team in Europe. Barça and United went head-to-head again in the 2011 Champions League final. Luke Shaw's first-half own goal handed Barcelona the advantage as Manchester United suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Old Trafford. Please turn on JavaScript. Once more it was Barcelona who prevailed, winning 3-1 at Wembley. Lionel Messi gathered Sergio Busquet's ball over the top and cleverly crossed to the back post for Suarez, whose header deflected in off Shaw. Josep Guardiola, Barcelona coach: "We wanted to say we played and were not being cowards. Xavi then almost doubled Barcelona's lead with a 20-yard free-kick following Vidic's foul on Messi. There's nothing more dangerous than not taking risks. Read more. Lionel Messi: Having netted 23 Liga goals that term, the 21-year-old's Champions League tally stood at eight for the season going into the Rome showdown. Would he add to his haul? United were struggling to get a clear sight of Barcelona's goal, and in a bid to remedy this problem Ferguson sent on Dimitar Berbatov for Park with 25 minutes remaining. United prevented Barca from building momentum after their opener, pressing their opponents high, and the hosts had claims for a penalty rightly rejected when Scott McTominay went to ground under a challenge from Gerard Pique on the half hour.
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