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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM. |
Match Facts |

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FC BARCELONA v Manchester united
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE final
Wembley Stadium,
London, England, 19.45pm GMT,
Saturday 28th May 2011.
Match
Officials |
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Referee
Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Assistant referees Gabor Erös (HUN), György
Ring (HUN)
Additional assistant referees Mihaly Fabian
(HUN), Tamás Bognar (HUN)
Fourth official Istvan Vad (HUN)
Reserve official Robert Kispal (HUN)
UEFA Delegate Geir Thorsteinsson (ISL)
UEFA Referee observer Marc Batta (FRA) |
FC Barcelona Club Facts |
Full name Futbol
Club Barcelona
Nickname(s) L'equip blaugrana (team)
Culers or Culos (supporters)
Blaugranes or Azulgranas (supporters)
Founded November 29, 1899 (111 years ago) as
Foot-Ball Club Barcelona
Ground Camp Nou, Barcelona (Capacity: 99.354)
President Sandro Rosell
Manager Josep Guardiola |
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights &
Team News |
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Michael Owen
“It's a cracking game,” Owen said. “If you look
at European football then you'd say it's the ideal
final. I think the purists and the neutrals would
probably say Barcelona and United are the best two
teams in Europe right now. It's the perfect final. |
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Patrice Evra
"I’m looking forward to the game, but I don’t
want to look back on it with regret and frustration
again," he told ManUtd.com. "I want to make
sure we show all the fans and ourselves as well that
we are Manchester United.
"I respect Barcelona a lot and what they did in Rome
when they beat us 2-0. But on my holiday all I kept
thinking was why didn’t we play like Manchester
United. Why didn’t we show our best?.
"At the beginning of the game we dominated the first
ten minutes, but when we conceded the first goal
that was it.
"2009 was a big, big frustration and I don’t want to
experience a feeling like that again." |
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Ji Sung Park
"It is in England so Barcelona are the away team,"
asserted Park. "We have played many times at Wembley
so that makes us feel at home and hopefully we can
continue our good home record. |
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Manchester United Team News |
FC Barcelona Team News |
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Darren Fletcher
might not be fit enough to feature & is expected to
be a substitute.
Fabio, Rafael or
John O'Shea will fight over the right-back slot
Javier Hernandez should start alongside
Wayne Rooney
Antonio Valencia & Ji Sung Park are
expected to play wide with Michael Carrick
& Ryan Giggs in central midfield. |
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Barcelona will give a
fitness check to Carles Puyol before the game
and will probably partner ex Red Gerard Pique
Adriano, Maxwell or
Eric Abidal will tussel for the left-back position. |

INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
Owen
Hargreaves (shoulder) |

INJURED/UNAVAILABLE |
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Doubtful |
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Doubtful |
none |

SUSPENDED |
none |

SUSPENDED |
none |
Squads |
FC Barcelona (from):
Manchester United
(from): |
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Head to Head |
Sir
Alex Ferguson
v FC Barcelona Head to Head |
OVERALL RECORD |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
H |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
A |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
N |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
TOTAL |
8 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
15 |
-4 |
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Opponent Manager v Newton Heath/Manchester
United Head to Head |
Opp_manager |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
Win% |
Guardiola, Josep |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0.00% |
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Club Record v FC Barcelona |
OVERALL RECORD |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
H |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
A |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
-6 |
N |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
TOTAL |
10 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
-3 |
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European
Cup Record v FC Barcelona |
European Cup/UEFA Champions
League |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
H |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
A |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
N |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
TOTAL |
7 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
-5 |
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Previous 6 meetings
with FC Barcelona |
Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
27/05/2009 |
2008-2009 |
European Cup |
L |
0 |
2 |
Guardiola, Josep |
N |
72700 |
Olympic Stadium, Rome |
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Ett'o 10', Messi 70' |
29/04/2008 |
2007-2008 |
European Cup |
W |
1 |
0 |
Rijkaard, Frank |
H |
75061 |
Old Trafford |
Scholes 14' |
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23/04/2008 |
2007-2008 |
European Cup |
D |
0 |
0 |
Rijkaard, Frank |
A |
95949 |
Nou Camp, Barcelona |
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25/11/1998 |
1998-1999 |
European Cup |
D |
3 |
3 |
van Gaal, Louis |
A |
67650 |
Nou Camp, Barcelona |
Yorke 25', 68', Cole 53' |
Anderson 1', Rivaldo 57', 73' |
16/09/1998 |
1998-1999 |
European Cup |
D |
3 |
3 |
van Gaal, Louis |
H |
53601 |
Old Trafford |
Giggs 17', Scholes 25', Beckham 64' |
Anderson 47', Giovanni (pen) 60', Luis Enrique (pen) 71' |
09/11/1994 |
1994-1995 |
European Cup |
L |
0 |
4 |
Cruyff, Johan |
A |
114273 |
Nou Camp, Barcelona |
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Stoichkov 9', 53', Romario 45', Ferrer 88 |
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Most Goals scored against FC Barcelona in one match |
Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
25/11/1998 |
1998-1999 |
European Cup |
D |
3 |
3 |
van Gaal, Louis |
A |
67650 |
Nou Camp, Barcelona |
Yorke 25', 68', Cole 53' |
Anderson 1', Rivaldo 57', 73' |
16/09/1998 |
1998-1999 |
European Cup |
D |
3 |
3 |
van Gaal, Louis |
H |
53601 |
Old Trafford |
Giggs 17', Scholes 25', Beckham 64' |
Anderson 47', Giovanni (pen) 60', Luis Enrique (pen) 71' |
21/03/1984 |
1983-1984 |
Cup Winners Cup |
W |
3 |
0 |
Menotti, Cesar Luis |
H |
58547 |
Old Trafford |
Robson 21', 50', Stapleton 51' |
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Most Goals conceded v FC Barcelona in one
match |
Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
09/11/1994 |
1994-1995 |
European Cup |
L |
0 |
4 |
Cruyff, Johan |
A |
114273 |
Nou Camp, Barcelona |
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Stoichkov 9', 53', Romario 45', Ferrer 88' |
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Highest Aggregate Score between both Teams in a single match |
Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
25/11/1998 |
1998-1999 |
European Cup |
D |
3 |
3 |
van Gaal, Louis |
A |
67650 |
Nou Camp, Barcelona |
Yorke 25', 68', Cole 53' |
Anderson 1', Rivaldo 57', 73' |
16/09/1998 |
1998-1999 |
European Cup |
D |
3 |
3 |
van Gaal, Louis |
H |
53601 |
Old Trafford |
Giggs 17', Scholes 25', Beckham 64' |
Anderson 47', Giovanni (pen) 60', Luis Enrique (pen) 71' |
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Largest Ever
Attendance: |
Date |
Season |
Competition |
WDL |
F |
A |
Opp_manager |
HAN |
Att |
Stadium |
Scorers in minutes |
Opponent scorers in minutes |
09/11/1994 |
1994-1995 |
European Cup |
L |
0 |
4 |
Cruyff, Johan |
A |
114273 |
Nou Camp, Barcelona |
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Stoichkov 9', 53', Romario 45', Ferrer 88' |
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Played for both
Manchester United & FC Barcelona |
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Laurent Blanc |
Jordi Cruyff |
Mark Hughes |
Henrik Larsson |
Gerard Pique |
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Club Connections |
MUFC beat
Barcelona for the Cup Winners Cup in 1991 |
All Time Scoring & Appearance Tables |
TOP TEN
ALL TIME CLUB APPEARANCE MAKERS
V FC Barcelona |
Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
1 |
Scholes, Paul |
7 |
2 |
2 |
Giggs, Ryan |
5 |
1 |
3 |
Hughes, Mark |
5 |
3 |
4 |
Irwin, Denis |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Butt, Nicky |
4 |
0 |
6 |
Keane, Roy |
4 |
0 |
7 |
Brown, Wesley |
3 |
0 |
8 |
Bruce, Steve |
3 |
0 |
9 |
Carrick, Michael |
3 |
0 |
10 |
Evra, Patrice |
3 |
0 |
11 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
3 |
0 |
12 |
Ince, Paul |
3 |
0 |
13 |
Pallister, Gary |
3 |
0 |
14 |
Park, Ji-Sung |
3 |
0 |
15 |
Robson, Bryan |
3 |
2 |
16 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano |
3 |
0 |
17 |
Schmeichel, Peter |
3 |
0 |
18 |
Tevez, Carlos |
3 |
0 |
19 |
van der Sar, Edwin |
3 |
0 |
20 |
Albiston, Arthur |
2 |
0 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
EUROPEAN CUP APPEARANCE MAKERS |
Rank |
Player Name: |
Apps |
Goals |
1 |
Giggs, Ryan |
135 |
28 |
2 |
Scholes, Paul |
127 |
25 |
3 |
Neville, Gary |
115 |
2 |
4 |
Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar |
81 |
20 |
5 |
Beckham, David |
81 |
15 |
6 |
Keane, Roy |
80 |
14 |
7 |
O'Shea, John |
76 |
2 |
8 |
Ferdinand, Rio |
73 |
1 |
9 |
Silvestre, Mikael |
69 |
2 |
10 |
Butt, Nicky |
69 |
2 |
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ALL TIME SCORERS
V FC Barcelona |
Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
1 |
Hughes, Mark |
3 |
5 |
2 |
Yorke, Dwight |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Robson, Bryan |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Scholes, Paul |
2 |
7 |
5 |
Cole, Andrew |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Stapleton, Frank |
1 |
2 |
7 |
Sharpe, Lee |
1 |
2 |
8 |
Beckham, David |
1 |
2 |
9 |
Giggs, Ryan |
1 |
5 |
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TOP 10 ALL TIME
EUROPEAN CUP GOAL SCORERS |
Rank |
Player Name: |
Goals |
Apps |
1 |
van Nistlerooy, Ruud |
38 |
47 |
2 |
Giggs, Ryan |
28 |
135 |
3 |
Scholes, Paul |
25 |
127 |
4 |
Rooney, Wayne |
24 |
62 |
5 |
Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar |
20 |
81 |
6 |
Cole, Andrew |
19 |
49 |
7 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano |
16 |
55 |
8 |
Beckham, David |
15 |
81 |
9 |
Law, Denis |
14 |
18 |
10 |
Keane, Roy |
14 |
80 |
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Dimitar Berbatov is currently Manchester
United's Leading Goalscorer for 2010/2011 season
with
22
goals. |
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Did you know |
57 MUFC players have played in
a competitive match v Barcelona.
Only 9 players in MUFC history have scored v Barcelona, they
were Hughes, Scholes, Robson, Yorke, Sharpe, Stapleton,
Giggs, Beckham, Cole |
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