http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 vs. Manchester United: Red Devils’ road to UEFA Champions League final 2010/11----Part 1
Manchester United roared their way into the final of UEFA Champions League against Barcelona on May 28, 2011 at Wembley Stadium. The Red Devils have reached their third final in four seasons – a remarkable feat – and are definitely looking to avenge the 2-1 defeat against the Catalans from the 2009 final in Rome. Bettor.com now looks into the journey United had to take to reach book a Wembley berth.
Group Stages
Manchester United qualified directly to the group stages after finishing second in the 2009/10 English Premier League. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men were drawn against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bursaspor-c38700 in the group stages.
Manchester United 0-0 Rangers
United fielded a make shift team in the opening game of the 2010/11 campaign. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Naismith-c34205 and the Ecuadorian was ruled out of action for almost six months.
Valencia 0-1 Manchester United
The Red Devils’ away form in the league was pretty disappointing in the early months. United struggled to dominate the proceedings in this game too and Valencia’s failure to convert chances into goals made them pay as Javier Hernandez scored a late winner for the visitors and ensured their first victory in the campaign.
Manchester United 1-0 Bursaspor
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299’s 7th minute strike handed United an early advantage, promising a goal spree. The hosts created several clear-cut chances to add more to their goal’s tally but their profligacy in front of the goal, and the Turkish side’s inability to threaten helped them limp to a win.
Bursaspor 0-3 Manchester United
Despite winning two of their three matches, the Red Devils had struggled to find the goal in the campaign. Ferguson once again showed faith in the youngsters and this time they did not let him down. After a dominating first half from the Turkish side, second half strikes from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gabriel-Obertan-c14324 and Bebe helped United cruise to a comfortable win at the Ataturk Stadium.
Rangers 0-1 Manchester United
The hosts played majority of the game in their own half and sat deep to block United’s attacks. Their negative tactics nearly paid off to settle for a point but United were awarded a penalty for Naismith’s foul on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Da Silva in the dying minutes of the game. Rooney smashed home from the spot kick and guided United into the knock-out rounds.
Manchester United 1-1 Valencia
Despite qualifying for the knockout rounds, the game was of immense importance for the Red Devils to finish the group on top. United found themselves in trouble after trailing through Pablo Hernandez’s strike in the 32nd minute. However, United managed to find an equalizer in the second half as Ji-Sung Park and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Anderson-c5565 combined brilliantly before the Brazilian smashed home to snatch a point from the Spanish outfit.
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