UEFA Champions League Final: Last 10 historic clashes between Barcelona and Manchester United–Part 1
The stage it set at the new Wembley Stadium in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296.
On the other hand, we have the unconquerable Sir Alex Ferguson with a spirited team, the Red Devils. Whoever conquers Wembley remains to be seen but one thing is for sure, this match is going to be a cracker.
The two top clubs in world football have amongst them a rich history of clashes, having met at 10 previous occasions, with both victorious in three each while four matches were drawn.
Barcelona leads the tally of scored goals, 17 to 14.
The Spanish champions topped their group with ease and then went on the beat Arsenal over two legs having lost the first one 2-1.
Then they eliminated FC Shakthar Donetsk, 5-1 and 1-0, before conquering Spain.
Real Madrid was beaten 2-0 in the first leg and the Catalans saw off the tie with a 1-1 draw in the return leg at Camp Nou.
Manchester United also finished at the top of their group before defeating Marseille and then domestic rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, in a thrilling two legged tie.
The Red Devils are currently heading for their third final in four years.
Following are the last ten historic ties between these two champion clubs.
European Cup Winners Cup Quarterfinal, 1984. Manchester United v. Barcelona (0-2, 3-0).
March 1984 was the first time that these two historic clubs came together on a football pitch face to face and what better venue than the magnificent Camp Nou.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Maradona-c11160 led the Catalans in the intimidating atmosphere of Nou Camp against the Red Devils in what turned out to be an easy victory. Barcelona led for most of the match and came out eventual winners finishing the night at 2-0.
But the night of 21st March saw a miracle unfathomable. What happened was behind what any fan could perceive and was beyond the most optimistic of fantasies. 58,350 people turned up to level up the atmosphere in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 in the first leg.
Before kick-off, the euphoric atmosphere of Old Trafford was enough to send chills up the spines of the opponents. If there had been some pessimism regarding the 2 goal deficit, it was surely forgotten for the famous Reds launched an attack at Barcelona from
the start.
Bryan Robson was the hero of the night with two well taken goals instilling belief in every United fan.
In the first half, Manchester United was met with a packed and strong defence. They held out until Bob Robson converted from a Ray Wilkins corner from inside the 6 yard box to send the already loud crowd into frenzy. United had taken a one goal lead.
When the half restarted, it took the mighty United only two minutes to show their class. A defensive howler from Vitto caused the ball to end up in a very dangerous position. Ray Wilkins pounced on a loose ball at the edge of the penalty box and shot unsuccessfully.
The rebounding ball exploded into the net by none other than Bryan Robson for his second of the night.
Article continued In Part 2 of UEFA Champions League Final: Last 10 historic clashes between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38605 and Manchester United.
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