Barcelona Vs Manchester United 3-0 | Champions League 2018/19

Barcelona Vs Manchester United 3-0 UEFA Champions League 2019 All Goals And Extended Highlights.

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It was only two years before that Josep Guardiola's Barcelona side had outmanoeuvred Sir Alex Ferguson's United in the 2009 decider. They were to meet again, this time at Wembley, scene of Barcelona's maiden European Cup success 19 years earlier, after United had enjoyed a resounding 6-1 aggregate victory against Schalke in the semi-finals.

Barça, meanwhile, saw off domestic rivals Real Madrid with the help of two late first-leg goals from Lionel Messi in the Spanish capital. Both finalists had already been crowned domestic champions by the time of their showdown in north London.

What Sir Alex had previously described as Barcelona's "passing carousel" left United even dizzier than in Rome two years earlier. So often the Blaugrana's conductor, Xavi Hernández played in Pedro Rodríguez for the opening goal on 27 minutes.

Though Rooney's excellent side-footed finish swiftly drew United level, the second half turned out to be a one-sided affair. Messi's precise low shot to restore Barcelona's advantage on 54 minutes was a superb effort, but even the Argentinian was outdone shortly afterwards when Villa curled in from long range to rubber-stamp the win.
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Champions League Classics: Barcelona vs Manchester United, 2009

As Manchester United aimed to become the first side to win back-to-back titles in the UEFA Champions League era, Barcelona were chasing an unprecedented treble in Josep Guardiola's first campaign as a top-flight coach.

Despite Barcelona's outstanding domestic form, United were arguably favourites as they attempted to become the first team to successfully defend the trophy in the UEFA Champions League era. 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. The Red Devils had beaten the Catalan club in the 2007/08 semi-finals, and newly crowned Spanish double winners Barcelona faced defensive problems with Éric Abidal and Dani Alves suspended. "We'll line up with more attacking players," said coach Guardiola

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?

Samuel Eto'o: The Cameroon striker's 30 in the 2008/09 Liga included four in the first half of a 6-0 romp over Real Valladolid, and the fastest hat-trick in Barça history (23 minutes v Almería – a record since broken by Messi).

Cristiano Ronaldo: Finishing United's Premier League campaign on 18 goals, the 2008 Ballon d'Or winner struck in each round of the knockouts, helping to smooth his side's passage to the final

Ronaldo posed a major threat in a promising start for United, and goalkeeper Víctor Valdés was grateful for Gerard Piqué’s last-ditch clearance after spilling a bouncing free-kick from United's No7. 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.

United had struggled to rattle the classy Blaugrana midfield, but just as they began to edge their way back into the match, their good work was undone. On 70 minutes, Xavi Hernández picked out Messi with a pinpoint cross and the smallest man on the pitch headed home to seal a UEFA Champions League triumph.

Josep Guardiola, Barcelona coach: "We wanted to say we played and were not being cowards. There's nothing more dangerous than not taking risks."

Andrés Iniesta, Barcelona midfielder: "It was the first treble [a Spanish club had won]. We achieved it and it's something really unique, magical and something you will always remember."

Sir Alex Ferguson, United manager: "It was a big opportunity for us and with our players I expected better, but we couldn't recover from losing the first goal."

Ryan Giggs, United midfielder: "At times Barcelona can make you look silly because they keep the ball so well."