Champions League: Manchester United VS Barcelona (2nd Leg) 29/04/08
Posted on April 29, 2008 Filed Under Fixtures and Results
(Updated) Final Score:
Manchester United VS Barcelona: 1 - 0
In a well contested first half, Man Utd are up by one spectacular goal scored by Scholes in the 14th minute!
Man Utd who are missing Rooney and Vidic due to injuries were playing Christinao Ronaldo as the Left Striker. His usual role was taken over by Park…
Barca have still not lost it with Star striker Henrystill to play, he is on the bench and we will wait to see when does Frank Rijkaard play his big cards.
Ferguson will be concerned by quite how much space Barca are finding when they come forward. The visitors have ended the first half strongly.
First Half Facts:
| Manchester United | Barcelona |
| 40.1% | Possession | 59.9% |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots | 7 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 2 | Corners | 0 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 130 | Accurate passes | 212 |
Nothing much changed in the Second half, with Barca still dominating the game with good passing and keeping possession of the ball. However they lacked the main feature of the game “scoring”
If you don’t score, you’re not going to win! That’s the rule of thumb for football. However the second half wasn’t as pretty as the first one with 5 yellow cards and many fouls committed. Evra was taken off the field in-spite of receiving treatment after being caught in the face by Deco.
We’re all set for an all English Cup final with the second semi-final decider tomorrow between Chelsea and Liverpool!
Full time Facts:
| 37% | Possession | 62% |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots | 14 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 32 | Tackles | 25 |
| 244 | Accurate passes | 460 |
United held firm in a frantic last 10 minutes of constant Barcelona attacks to secure a place in the final in Moscow on May 21 and ensure that the winner of the 2007-2008 Champions League will definitely be an English side.
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