There was no repeat of 1968 Wembley euphoria for Manchester United in their bid to lift a fourth European Cup, just an unwelcome reminder of how it felt to be outplayed in 2009 in Rome. Once again United could not get enough of the ball to do themselves justice, once again their most experienced players [...]
Saturday, May 28, 2011
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Barcelona produced a sublime performance to beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Champions League final at Wembley. Goals from Pedro, Lionel Messi and David Villa punctuated a mesmeric team display as the Catalan side lifted club football’s biggest prize for the fourth time. Wayne Rooney fired a superb first-half equaliser for United, cancelling out Pedro’s [...]
Saturday, May 28, 2011
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The masterful Argentinian causes havoc and takes his first goal on an English pitch as Barcelona dispatch Manchester United 3-1. So, Lionel Messi has finally scored for Barcelona on an English pitch. And how typical that it should have been conjured out of nothing. The little man was 30 yards from goal when he picked [...]
Saturday, May 28, 2011
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Despite displaying the adventurousness of their forbears from 1968, Manchester United cannot resist the dizzying brilliance of Lionel Messi and his Barcelona team-mates. A measure of Barcelona’s brilliance is that many Manchester United supporters left Wembley feeling guilty pleasure. They applauded their own team as their players stepped through the rubble of this defeat but [...]
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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A bullish Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed Manchester United have the armoury to hurt Barcelona at Wembley on 28 May and will not be cowed by memories of their last Champions League final encounter with the Catalans. The United manager has rarely spoken about his side’s 2-0 defeat by Pep Guardiola’s team in 2009, when [...]
Saturday, May 28, 2011
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