UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010/11 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT Manchester United FC FC Barcelona Matchday 13 - Final Wembley Stadium, London Saturday 28 May 2011 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Contents Previous meetings............................................................................................................. 2 Match background............................................................................................................. 7 Match facts...................................................................................................................... 10 Squad list......................................................................................................................... 12 Head coach..................................................................................................................... 14 Match officials.................................................................................................................. 15 Fixtures and results......................................................................................................... 16 Match-by-match lineups.................................................................................................. 20 Competition facts............................................................................................................. 24 Team facts....................................................................................................................... 25 Legend............................................................................................................................ 28 This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE2010/11 SEASON
MATCH PRESS KIT
Manchester United FCFC BarcelonaMatchday 13 - Final
This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competitionstatistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html
Previous meetingsHead to Head
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateEto'o 10, Messi 70Rome2-0FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCF27/05/09
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateScholes 14Manchester1-0
agg: 1-0Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaSF29/04/08
Barcelona0-0FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCSF23/04/08
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateAnderson 1, Rivaldo 57, 73; Yorke 25,68, Cole 53
Barcelona3-3FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCGS25/11/98
Giggs 16, Scholes 24, Beckham 63;Anderson 47, Giovanni 59(p), LuisEnrique 70(p)
Manchester3-3Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaGS16/09/98
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateStoichkov 2, 59, Romário 45, Ferrer 88Barcelona4-0FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCGS02/11/94Hughes 19, Sharpe 79; Romário 33,Bakero 49
Manchester2-2Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaGS19/10/94
UEFA Cup Winners' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateHughes 67, 74; Koeman 79Rotterdam2-1Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaF15/05/91
UEFA Cup Winners' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateRobson 21, 50, Stapleton 51Manchester3-0
agg: 3-2Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaQF21/03/84
Hogg 35(og), Rojo 90Barcelona2-0FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCQF07/03/84
TotalFinalAwayHomeGAGFLDWPldLDWPldLDWPldLDWPld141734310101222040224FC Barcelona171434310101222040224Manchester United FC
FC Barcelona - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League
Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateGudjohnsen 75Liverpool0-1
agg: 2-2 agLiverpool FC - FC BarcelonaR1606/03/07
Deco 14; Bellamy 43, John Arne Riise74
Barcelona1-2FC Barcelona - Liverpool FCR1621/02/07
Deco 3, Gudjohnsen 58; Lampard 52,Drogba 90+3
Barcelona2-2FC Barcelona - Chelsea FCGS31/10/06
Drogba 47London1-0Chelsea FC - FC BarcelonaGS18/10/06
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateEto'o 76, Belletti 81; Campbell 37Paris2-1FC Barcelona - Arsenal FCF17/05/06Ronaldinho 78; Lampard 90+2(p)Barcelona1-1
agg: 3-2FC Barcelona - Chelsea FCR1607/03/06
Thiago Motta 59(og); Terry 72(og), Eto'o80
London1-2Chelsea FC - FC BarcelonaR1622/02/06
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateGudjohnsen 8, Lampard 17, Duff 19,Terry 76; Ronaldinho 27(p), 38
London4-2agg: 5-4
Chelsea FC - FC BarcelonaR1608/03/05
Maxi López 67, Eto'o 73; Belletti 33(og)Barcelona2-1FC Barcelona - Chelsea FCR1623/02/05
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateKluivert 60, Thiago Motta 75Newcastle0-2Newcastle United FC - FC Barcelona2ndGS19/03/03Dani García 7, Kluivert 35, Thiago Motta58; Ameobi 24
Barcelona3-1FC Barcelona - Newcastle United FC2ndGS11/12/02
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDate
Barcelona0-0FC Barcelona - Liverpool FC2ndGS13/03/02Owen 27; Kluivert 41, Rochemback 65,Overmars 84
Liverpool1-3Liverpool FC - FC Barcelona2ndGS20/11/01
UEFA CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateMcAllister 44(p)Liverpool1-0
agg: 1-0Liverpool FC - FC BarcelonaSF19/04/01
Barcelona0-0FC Barcelona - Liverpool FCSF05/04/01
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateBowyer 5; Rivaldo 90Leeds1-1Leeds United AFC - FC BarcelonaGS24/10/00Rivaldo 10, F. De Boer 20, Kluivert 75,84
Barcelona4-0FC Barcelona - Leeds United AFCGS13/09/00
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateRivaldo 24, 9 Ex(p), Figo 45, DaniGarcía 83, Kluivert 14 Ex; Flo 60
Barcelona5-1agg: 6-4 (aet)
FC Barcelona - Chelsea FCQF18/04/00
Zola 30, Flo 34, 38; Figo 64London3-1Chelsea FC - FC BarcelonaQF05/04/00Bergkamp 43, Overmars 84; Rivaldo14(p), Luis Enrique 15, Figo 55, Cocu69
London2-4Arsenal FC - FC BarcelonaGS19/10/99
Luis Enrique 16; Kanu 81Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona - Arsenal FCGS29/09/99
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateGiovanni 17Barcelona1-0FC Barcelona - Newcastle United FCGS26/11/97Asprilla 22(p), 31, 49; Luis Enrique 73,Figo 89
Newcastle3-2Newcastle United FC - FC BarcelonaGS17/09/97
Villaverde 8, 80, Kubala 16, Evaristo 65Barcelona4-0FC Barcelona -Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
QF10/02/60
Manchester United FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League
GoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateAnderson 62; Pablo Hernández 32Manchester1-1Manchester United FC - Valencia CFGS07/12/10Hernández 85Valencia0-1Valencia CF - Manchester United FCGS29/09/10
UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDate
Villarreal0-0Villarreal CF - Manchester United FCGS25/11/08Manchester0-0Manchester United FC - Villarreal CFGS17/09/08
Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
Match backgroundIt was beneath Wembley's old Twin Towers that FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC both won their first EuropeanChampion Clubs' Cup but only one can claim a fourth title when these rivals meet at the new Wembley in a repeat ofthe 2009 UEFA Champions League final.
Previous meetings• This is the clubs' 11th meeting and the record so far is three wins each and four draws; neither side has wonconsecutive games. The teams have contested two major finals, Barcelona prevailing in their last meeting in Romein 2009 while United won their 1991 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup decider in Rotterdam.
• Samuel Eto'o (10) and Lionel Messi (70) scored when Barcelona beat United 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on 27 May2009.
• The full lineups were:Barcelona: Valdés, Puyol, Touré, Piqué, Sylvinho, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta (Pedro 90), Messi, Eto'o, Henry (Keita72).Man United: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidić, Evra, Park (Berbatov 66), Anderson (Tévez 46), Carrick, Giggs(Scholes 75), Ronaldo, Rooney.
• Sir Alex Ferguson won his first European honour at United with a 2-1 win against Barcelona in the UEFA CupWinners' Cup final 20 years ago. Former Azulgrana striker Mark Hughes scored twice (67, 74) before Ronald Koemanstruck (79) for a Barcelona side reduced to ten men by Nando's dismissal.
• The lineups for that final on 15 May 1991 were:Barcelona: Busquets, Nando, Alexanco (Pinilla 72), Koeman, Ferrer, Goicoechea, Bakero, Eusebio, Beguiristain,Laudrup, Julio Salinas.Man United: Sealey, Irwin, Bruce, Pallister, Blackmore, Phelan, Robson, Ince, Sharpe, McClair, Hughes.
• Carlos Busquets, father of Barcelona's Sergio, was in goal for the Catalan club. Brian McClair and Mike Phelan –United's academy director and assistant manager respectively – were among the opposition.
• That was the second time Sir Alex had won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup against Spanish opponents, his AberdeenFC side having defeated Real Madrid CF 2-1 in 1983.
• Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes struck in United's 3-3 group stage draw against Barcelona at Old Trafford in September1998. Scholes, who got the only goal of the teams' 2008 semi-final, made his UEFA Champions League debut againstBarcelona in a 2-2 draw in October 1994. Giggs and Josep Guardiola also appeared in the teams' 1994/95 groupstage meetings.
Match background• Barcelona and United are both seeking a fourth European Cup, which would take them level with AFC Ajax and FCBayern München and behind only Liverpool FC (five wins), AC Milan (seven) and Real Madrid (nine).
• Barcelona's final record is W3 L3:1960/61 SL Benfica 2-31985/86 FC Steaua Bucureşti 0-0 (0-2 pens)1991/92 UC Sampdoria 1-0 (aet)1993/94 AC Milan 0-42005/06 Arsenal FC 2-12008/09 Manchester United FC 2-0
• United's final record is W3 L1:1967/68 SL Benfica 4-1 (aet)1998/99 FC Bayern München 2-12007/08 Chelsea FC 1-1 (6-5 pens)2008/09 FC Barcelona 0-2
• If successful, Sir Alex would join Liverpool's Bob Paisley (1977, 1978, 1981) as the manager with most EuropeanCup victories.
• The old Wembley staged five European Cup finals, with English teams prevailing twice:1963 AC Milan 2-1 SL Benfica1968 Manchester United FC 4-1 SL Benfica (aet)1971 AFC Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos FC
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Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
1978 Liverpool FC 1-0 Club Brugge KV1992 FC Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria UC (aet)
• United director Sir Bobby Charlton scored twice in the 1968 Wembley triumph with which the Old Trafford teambecame England's first European Cup winners.
• Like United in 1968, Barcelona needed extra time against Sampdoria in 1992 before Koeman's 112th-minute free-kickearned victory in a match featuring a 21-year-old Guardiola. Guardiola was in the Barcelona side beaten in the 1994final by Milan.
• By steering Barcelona past United in 2009, Guardiola became the sixth man to claim the European Cup as playerand coach, following Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti and Frank Rijkaard. TheSpaniard was seven when a 36-year-old Sir Alex embarked on his first European campaign as a manager withAberdeen in 1978/79.
• The only European Cup-winning coach older than Sir Alex is on the day of the final (69 years and 148 days) wasBelgian Raymond Goethals, who was 71 years and 232 days when his Olympique de Marseille team triumphed in1993.
• United have played nine times at the new Wembley and five of their matches have gone to penalties:2007 FA Cup final: Chelsea FC 0-12007 FA Community Shield: Chelsea FC 1-1 (3-0 pens)2008 FA Community Shield: Portsmouth FC 0-0 (3-1 pens)2009 League Cup final: Tottenham Hotspur FC 0-0 (4-1 pens)2009 FA Cup semi-final: Everton FC 0-0 (2-4 pens)2009 FA Community Shield: Chelsea FC 2-2 (1-4 pens)2010 League Cup final: Aston Villa FC 2-12010 FA Community Shield: Chelsea FC 3-12011 FA Cup semi-final: Manchester City FC 0-1
• This is the 11th European Cup final involving a team playing in their home country and seven times the 'home' teamhave prevailed – Real Madrid (1957), Milan (1965), Manchester United (1968), Ajax (1972), Liverpool (1978), Juventus(1996) and Borussia Dortmund (1997). Stade de Reims (1956), AS Roma (1984) and Barcelona (1986) all lost a finalon home soil.
• Barcelona lost 2-1 at Arsenal on their last visit to London in February. They did beat the Gunners 4-2 at Wembleyin the 1999/2000 group stage, the only previous time they have faced English opponents at the national stadium.
• Barcelona's record away to English opposition is W6 D8 L13. Their record against English clubs in London is W2D3 L4; their overall record against English clubs is W23 D18 L16.
• Since the 2009 final United's only meetings with Spanish opposition have come this season, a 1-0 away win and1-1 home draw with Valencia CF. United's overall record against Spanish clubs is W11 D17 L12.
• There have been 15 previous Anglo-Spanish finals in UEFA competition:2010 UEFA Europa League: Club Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Fulham FC2009 UEFA Champions League: FC Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United FC2006 UEFA Champions League: FC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal FC2006 UEFA Cup: Sevilla FC 4-0 Middlesbrough FC2001 UEFA Cup: Liverpool FC 5-4 Deportivo Alavés (aet)1998 UEFA Super Cup: Real Madrid CF 1-0 Chelsea FC1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Real Zaragoza 2-1 Arsenal FC (aet)1991 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Manchester United FC 2-1 FC Barcelona1982 UEFA Super Cup: Aston Villa FC 3-1 FC Barcelona (agg)1981 European Cup: Liverpool FC 1-0 Real Madrid CF1980 UEFA Super Cup: Valencia CF 2-2 Nottingham Forest FC (agg, Valencia win on away goals)1980 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Valencia CF 0-0 Arsenal FC (5-4 pens)1979 UEFA Super Cup: Nottingham Forest FC 2-1 FC Barcelona (agg)1971 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Chelsea FC 2-1 Real Madrid CF (replay after 1-1 draw)1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Tottenham Hotspur FC 5-1 Club Atlético de Madrid
Team ties• Gerard Piqué joined United in 2004 after seven years in Barcelona's youth ranks. He made 23 appearances, scoringtwice, before rejoining Barça in 2008.
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Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
• Messi had not scored in ten UEFA Champions League games against English opponents before striking in the 2009final.
• Edwin van der Sar is hoping for a third UEFA Champions League winners' medal on his final United appearance,16 years after his first with Ajax in 1995. Paolo Maldini holds the record for the longest span between triumphs, in1989 and 2007.
• Víctor Valdés and Carles Puyol started Barcelona's 2006 final win against Arsenal while Andrés Iniesta came on athalf-time.
• Giggs is the only survivor of United's 1999 UEFA Champions League final-winning team.
• Patrice Evra tasted UEFA Champions League final defeat with AS Monaco FC in 2004, and Dimitar Berbatov sufferedthe same fate as a substitute with Bayer 04 Leverkusen against Real Madrid in 2002. Javier Mascherano was in theLiverpool team that lost to Milan in 2007.
• Berbatov scored Leverkusen's goal in a 2-1 home UEFA Champions League defeat by Barcelona on 27 November2002.
• Michael Owen scored Real Madrid's final goal in a 4-2 home Liga win against Barcelona on 10 April 2005.
• Barcelona's shoot-out record in UEFA club competitions is:5-4 v Lech Poznán, 1988/89 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round0-2 v FC Steaua Bucureşti, 1985/86 European Cup final5-4 v IFK Göteborg, 1985/86 European Cup semi-final4-1 v RSC Anderlecht, 1978/79 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round3-1 v Ipswich Town FC, 1977/78 UEFA Cup third round5-4 v AZ Alkmaar, 1977/78 UEFA Cup second round
• United's record is:6-5 v Chelsea FC, 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final3-4 v FC Torpedo Moskva, 1992/93 UEFA Cup first round4-5 v FC Fehérvár, 1984/85 UEFA Cup quarter-finals
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Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
Match factsBarcelona
UEFA milestones• Barcelona's club record-equalling run of nine successive home wins in UEFA competition was halted by Real MadridCF in the semi-finals. They set the mark from 1977 to 1979 and matched it between 1993 and 1994.
• Carles Puyol made his 100th UEFA Champions League appearance in the second leg against Real Madrid.
UEFA Champions League statistics• The Catalan club are the competition's highest scorers with 27 goals. They scored 30 en route to the 2009 showpiece,three short of Real Madrid's competition record set getting to Glasgow in 2002.
• Lionel Messi is the competition's top scorer with 11 goals – seven more than United's best, Javier Hernández – andhas had more shots on target than any other player (36).
• The Argentinian was the competition's top scorer in 2008/09 (nine goals) and 2009/10 (eight). Ruud van Nistelrooyholds the record for goals in a UEFA Champions League season having struck 12 in 2002/03.
• José Pinto is suspended following his red card in the semi-final, first leg.
Latest domestic information• Sunday 22 May: Málaga CF 1-3 FC Barcelona (Fernández 31; Bojan 44pen, Afellay 76, Bartra 84)Pinto; Bartra, Fontás, Abidal (Pedro 72), Maxwell; Thiago, Sergi Roberto, Adriano (Alves 60), Afellay; Jeffrén(Mascherano 68), Bojan
• Sergi Roberto made his full debut as Víctor Valdés, Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Messiand David Villa all sat out what was only the Catalan outfit's second win in six games in all competitions.
• Valdés won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy, awarded to the Liga keeper with the lowest goals to games ratio, for thethird successive season and fourth occasion in all. He is now one shy of Antoni Ramallets' all-time record.
• Barcelona wrapped up their third successive Liga title, 21st in all, with two games to spare on 11 May after a 1-1draw with UD Levante. It means Guardiola has amassed a national record 25 major titles as player and coach, twomore than previous record holder Miguel Muñoz.
• Barcelona have lost five of their 31 games away from the Camp Nou this season, and three of those were in two-leggedcup ties they ultimately won. The exceptions were the 1-0 extra-time Copa del Rey final defeat by Real Madrid on 20April and a 2-1 Liga loss at Real Sociedad de Fútbol ten days later.
• Messi has scored 55 goals in 61 games for club and country this season, though none in his last four outings. Hehas surpassed the previous best goal tally for a Spanish campaign of 49 set by Real Madrid's Ferenc Puskás in1959/60, but heads to Wembley one behind Cristiano Ronaldo's haul this term.
• This season Barcelona established Spanish top-flight records for longest winning run (16 games), longest unbeatensequence on their travels (23) and most away wins (14). They also came within one game of Real Sociedad's31-year-old mark of 32 Liga matches unbeaten.
• Barcelona's 31-game unbeaten run in the Liga (14 September to 30 April) nevertheless marked a club record, oneof several this term. The Catalan outfit began the season with ten successive Liga away wins and went 28 matchesunbeaten in all competitions between 14 September and 19 January. The 8-0 victory at UD Almería on 20 Novemberequalled Barça's record for a Liga away win.
• Xavi has played 576 games for Barcelona, surpassing Migueli's club record of 549 on 5 January.
Injury news• Puyol is fit but has been plagued by the knee and hamstring problems since January and last played on 3 May.
• Bojan Krkić was expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering knee ligament damage on 9 April but returnedon 15 May.
• Maxwell (groin, 23 April to 15 May) and Adriano (thigh, 20 April to 21 May) are back in action, as is Éric Abidal, whohad a liver tumour removed on 17 March before returning for the semi-final second leg against Real Madrid.
• Martín Montoya's first start for Barcelona against Real Sociedad on 30 April lasted 14 minutes as he broke hiscollarbone and dislocated a shoulder. Gabriel Milito tore a thigh muscle in the same game but is back in training.
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Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
Manchester United
UEFA milestones• Antonio Valencia's goal at home to FC Schalke 04 in the semi-finals second leg was United's 300th in the UEFAChampions League, group stage to final.
• Already United's oldest ever UEFA Champions League outfield player, Ryan Giggs became the oldest scorer in thecompetition with his first-leg goal against Schalke. Aged 37 years and 148 days, he surpassed the record of FilippoInzaghi, who was 37 years and 86 days when he registered for AC Milan against Real Madrid CF on Matchday 4.
• Should Edwin van der Sar feature and United win, the Dutchman would become the oldest player to appear in aUEFA Champions League final victory, aged 40 years 211 days. Paolo Maldini was 38 years 332 days when AC Milandefeated Liverpool FC in the 2007 final.
UEFA Champions League statistics• United have conceded four goals, the joint lowest total in the competition along with FC Rubin Kazan, who wereeliminated after the group stage. AFC Ajax (1996) and Arsenal FC (2006) conceded two en route to the final.
• If United emerge victorious it will be the third time they have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup without losinga match having managed the feat previously in 1998/99 and 2007/08. Ajax (1971/72, 1994/95), Liverpool (1980/81,1983/84), and Milan (1988/89, 1993/94) have also been unbeaten champions twice previously.
Latest domestic information• Sunday 22 May: Manchester United FC 4-2 Blackpool FC(Park 21, Anderson 62, Evatt 74og, Owen 81; Adam 40, Taylor-Fletcher 57)Van der Sar; Rafael (Smalling 46), Vidić (Rooney 84), Evans, Evra; Anderson, Park (Owen 63), Nani, Scholes, Fletcher;Berbatov
• United finished their Premier League campaign with a 15th successive home win, setting a league record. NewcastleUnited FC held the previous mark, set between May 1995 and February 1996.
• Sir Alex Ferguson's side sealed their 19th league title, and 12th in the Premier League era, with a 1-1 draw atBlackburn Rovers FC on 14 May. It sets a new English league record, overtaking Liverpool's previous best of 18.
• United suffered four league defeats, equalling their lowest total set in 1999/2000. Their five away victories was thelowest for title winners since 1976/77.
• Prior to losing 1-0 at Arsenal FC on 1 May, United had kept seven clean sheets in 11 matches, but they havemanaged none in their last five.
• Dimitar Berbatov scored 21 league goals this season, equalling his best return set in the Bundesliga with Bayer 04Leverkusen in 2005/06. He became the fourth player to score five goals in a Premier League game on 27 Novemberas United beat Blackburn 7-1.
• Berbatov finished as the Premier League's joint leading scorer along with former United striker Carlos Tévez.
• Nani provided 18 assists in the 2010/11 league season, more than any other player.
• Giggs played his 607th league game for United at Anfield on 6 March, breaking Sir Bobby Charlton's club record.
• United's 24-match unbeaten start to the league season ended with a 2-1 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on5 February.
Injury news• John O'Shea has been out since 8 May with a leg problem.
• Darren Fletcher played 90 minutes for the first time since 1 March against Blackpool. The midfielder has beensuffering from a virus and has otherwise been restricted to two substitute appearances.
• Anders Lindegaard has been out of first-team action since early March with a knee problem.
Miscellaneous• Van der Sar will retire after the final at the age of 40.
• Sir Alex and Nemanja Vidić were named Premier League manager and player of the season respectively.
• Sir Alex will be made a Doctor of the University of Stirling on 29 June in recognition of his outstanding contributionto sport.
• United have confirmed Owen Hargreaves, who made only 39 appearances in four years at the club and who is notin the UEFA Champions League squad, will leave Old Trafford when his contract expires this summer.
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Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
Goalkeepers-142-97-33-9---4029/10/70NEDEdwin van der Sar1-11-11-5-2---2920/03/82POLTomasz Kuszczak29-4---------2713/04/84DENAnders Lindegaard34-----------1825/03/93ENGSamuel Johnstone50
Coach-250-175---12---6931/12/41SCOSir Alex Ferguson-
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Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
Head coachFC Barcelona: Josep GuardiolaDate of birth: 18 January 1971Nationality: SpanishPlaying career: FC Barcelona, Brescia Calcio (twice), AS Roma, Al-Ahly Club, Dorados de SinaloaCoaching career: FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona
• Known as 'Pep', he came up through Barcelona's youth ranks to win six Spanish Liga titles, one European ChampionClubs' Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two Copa del Rey trophies from 1990 to 2001.
• Also had spells with Brescia, Fabio Capello's Roma, Al-Ahly in Doha and Mexico's Dorados de Sinola before endinghis playing career in 2006.
• Won 40 caps and Olympic footballing gold with Spain in 1992, but missed the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cuptournaments through injury.
• Having coached Barcelona's B team, became the 15th Catalan-born boss of the senior team in 2008 and won theUEFA Champions League, Spanish Liga and Copa del Rey in his first season in charge.
• Success in the 2008/09 final made Guardiola the sixth man to lift the European Cup as a player and a coach.Barcelona followed up with victories in the Spanish and UEFA Super Cups at the start of 2009/10, going on to winthe FIFA Club World Cup and retain the Liga title. Steered the Azulgrana to a third successive Liga crown in 2010/11. Manchester United FC: Sir Alex FergusonDate of birth: 31 December 1941Nationality: ScottishPlaying career: Queen's Park FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC, Rangers FC, Falkirk FC (player-coach),Ayr United FCCoaching career: East Stirlingshire FC, Saint Mirren FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC
• Shot to prominence at Aberdeen by breaking the Old Firm's 14-year stranglehold on the Scottish title in 1980.
• Claimed a first European title three years later when the Dons beat Real Madrid CF to lift the UEFA Cup Winners'Cup – earning him freedom of the City of Aberdeen.
• Replaced Ron Atkinson at Old Trafford in November 1986, and ended United's 26-year wait for a league title in1993. Has since added 11 more championships − including the Red Devils' record 19th English crown in 2010/11 −to a domestic collection which includes five FA Cups and four League Cups.
• Guided United to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup glory with victory against FC Barcelona in 1991, though his greatestachievements are the UEFA Champions League triumphs of 1999 and 2008.
• Knighted in June 1999, Sir Alex is head of the UEFA Coaches Panel.
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Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
Match officialsReferee 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)
RefereeUEFA matchesUEFA Champions
League matchesDate of birthName
651310/09/1975Viktor Kassai
• Viktor Kassai works as a travel agent in his native Hungary and his progress to UEFA's list of Elite referees hasensured plenty of opportunities to broaden his horizons still further.
• Born on 10 September 1975, Kassai has taken charge of more than 100 matches in the Hungarian top flight, gettinghis first taste of international action in the 2001 UEFA Regions' Cup.
• Kassai, whose principle interests are sports and film, officiated two UEFA Cup matches in 2003/04 and the followingseason brought his first UEFA Champions League engagement, the second qualifying round first leg between HNKHajduk Split and Shelbourne FC. Went onto officiate FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Under-21 Championshipgames the same season.
• In July 2005 Kassai refereed three games at the UEFA European U19 Championship in Northern Ireland and hasremained a regular in international fixtures ever since, also working at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
• Worked as a fourth official at UEFA EURO 2008, where he was given three matches, and was a referee at thefootball tournament at the Olympic Games in Beijing later that summer, taking charge of the final as Argentina defeatedNigeria. Oversaw four games at the 2010 World Cup, including the Germany-Spain semi-final, and seven matchesin the UEFA Champions League the following season, concluding with the Wembley final between FC Barcelona andManchester United FC.
UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResultAwayHomeStageCompetitionDateKyiv2-4Manchester United FCFC Dynamo KyivGSUCL23/10/07
Manchester2-1VfL WolfsburgManchester United FCGSUCL30/09/09Seville1-2PFC CSKA MoskvaSevilla FCKO1UCL16/03/10
Valencia0-1Manchester United FCValencia CFGSUCL29/09/10London3-1FC Internazionale MilanoTottenham Hotspur FCGSUCL02/11/10Braga2-0Arsenal FCSC BragaGSUCL23/11/10
Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueResultAwayHomeStageCompetitionDateAlginet3-0BulgariaSpainQR2U1703/03/03Alcoy0-2SpainFranceQR2U1707/03/03Celje1-1EnglandUkraineQR2U1902/05/04
PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.962195263038FC Barcelona19233102452938Real Madrid CF2714464982138Valencia CF36244541281838Villarreal CF45861621471738Sevilla FC55855591641838Athletic Club65853621471738Club Atlético de Madrid74955461941538RCD Espanyol84746451781338CA Osasuna947423513141138Real Sporting de Gijón104668541871338Málaga CF1146564116101238Real Racing Club124553401791238Real Zaragoza134552411791238Levante UD144566492131438Real Sociedad de Fútbol154460491881238Getafe CF164456411881238RCD Mallorca1743473115131038RC Deportivo La Coruña18356036218938Hércules CF193070362012638UD Almería20
Fixtures and results17Last updated 26/05/11 14:15:03CET
Saturday 28 May 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCWembley Stadium, LondonMATCH PRESS KIT
Manchester United FCGoalscorersResultOpponentCompetitionDateBerbatov 33, D. Fletcher 41, Giggs 85Newcastle United FC (H)League16/08/10 3-0WScholes 11, Hangeland 84 (og)Fulham FC (A)League22/08/10 2-2DRooney 33 (p), Nani 50, Berbatov 69West Ham United FC (H)League28/08/10 3-0WD. Fletcher 43, Vidić 47, Berbatov 66Everton FC (A)League11/09/10 3-3D
Rangers FC (H)UCL14/09/10 0-0DBerbatov 42, 59, 84Liverpool FC (H)League19/09/10 3-2WGibson 23, Smalling 36, Owen 49, 71, Park Ji-Sung 54Scunthorpe United FCCup22/09/10 5-2WNani 23, Owen 74Bolton Wanderers FC (A)League26/09/10 2-2DHernández 85Valencia CF (A)UCL29/09/10 1-0W
Sunderland AFC (A)League02/10/10 0-0DHernández 5, Nani 25West Bromwich Albion FC (H)League16/10/10 2-2DNani 7Bursaspor (H)UCL20/10/10 1-0WHernández 27, 86Stoke City FC (A)League24/10/10 2-1WBébé 56, Park Ji-Sung 70, Hernández 90Wolverhampton Wanderers FCCup26/10/10 3-2WVidić 31, Nani 84Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)League30/10/10 2-0WD. Fletcher 48, Obertan 73, Bébé 77Bursaspor (A)UCL02/11/10 3-0WPark Ji-Sung 45, 90+3Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (H)League06/11/10 2-1W
Manchester City FC (A)League10/11/10 0-0DMacheda 81, Vidić 85Aston Villa FC (A)League13/11/10 2-2DEvra 45, Hernández 77Wigan Athletic FC (H)League20/11/10 2-0WRooney 87 (p)Rangers FC (A)UCL24/11/10 1-0WBerbatov 2, 27, 47, 62, 70, Park Ji-Sung 23, Nani 48Blackburn Rovers FC (H)League27/11/10 7-1W
West Ham United FC (A)Cup30/11/10 0-4LAnderson 62Valencia CF (H)UCL07/12/10 1-1DPark Ji-Sung 41Arsenal FC (H)League13/12/10 1-0WBerbatov 5, Ferdinand 57 (og)Sunderland AFC (H)League26/12/10 2-0WBerbatov 58Birmingham City FC (A)League28/12/10 1-1DRooney 3, Hernández 75West Bromwich Albion FC (A)League01/01/11 2-1WHernández 27, Nani 62Stoke City FC (H)League04/01/11 2-1WGiggs 2 (p)Liverpool FC (H)Cup09/01/11 1-0W
Tottenham Hotspur FC (A)League16/01/11 0-0DBerbatov 2, 31, 53, Giggs 45+2, Nani 76Birmingham City FC (H)League22/01/11 5-0WBerbatov 72, 88, Hernández 74Blackpool FC (A)League25/01/11 3-2WOwen 65, Hernández 75Southampton FC (A)Cup29/01/11 2-1WRooney 1, 45+1, Vidić 63Aston Villa FC (H)League01/02/11 3-1WNani 3Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (A)League05/02/11 1-2LNani 41, Rooney 78Manchester City FC (H)League12/02/11 2-1WBrown 28Crawley Town FC (H)Cup19/02/11 1-0W
Olympique de Marseille (A)UCL23/02/11 0-0DHernández 17, 74, Rooney 84, Fabio 87Wigan Athletic FC (A)League26/02/11 4-0WRooney 29Chelsea FC (A)League01/03/11 1-2LHernández 90+2Liverpool FC (A)League06/03/11 1-3LFabio 28, Rooney 49Arsenal FC (H)Cup12/03/11 2-0WHernández 5, 75Olympique de Marseille (H)UCL15/03/11 2-1WBerbatov 88Bolton Wanderers FC (H)League19/03/11 1-0WRooney 65, 73, 79 (p), Hernández 84West Ham United FC (A)League02/04/11 4-2WRooney 24Chelsea FC (A)UCL06/04/11 1-0WBerbatov 12, Valencia 32Fulham FC (H)League09/04/11 2-0WHernández 43, Park Ji-Sung 77Chelsea FC (H)UCL12/04/11 2-1W
Manchester City FCCup16/04/11 0-1LNewcastle United FC (A)League19/04/11 0-0D
Arsenal FC (A)League01/05/11 0-1LValencia 26, Gibson 31, Anderson 72, 76FC Schalke 04 (H)UCL04/05/11 4-1W
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Hernández 1, Vidić 23Chelsea FC (H)League08/05/11 2-1WRooney 73 (p)Blackburn Rovers FC (A)League14/05/11 1-1DPark Ji-Sung 21, Anderson 62, Evatt 74 (og), Owen 81Blackpool FC (H)League22/05/11 4-2W
FC BarcelonaUCL28/05/11
PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.8037784112338Manchester United FC1713369982138Chelsea FC2713360982138Manchester City FC36843728111938Arsenal FC46246558141638Tottenham Hotspur FC55844591471738Liverpool FC654455110151338Everton FC749434911161138Fulham FC848594814121238Aston Villa FC947564515111238Sunderland AFC1047715615111238West Bromwich Albion FC1146575614131138Newcastle United FC124648461871338Stoke City FC1346565216101238Bolton Wanderers FC1443594617101138Blackburn Rovers FC154261401415938Wigan Athletic FC164066462071138Wolverhampton Wanderers FC173958371515838Birmingham City FC183978551991038Blackpool FC193370431912738West Ham United FC20
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Manchester United FCGroup stageStandings
PtsGAGFLDWPldClub14170246Manchester United FC114151236Valencia CF6632316Rangers FC11625106Bursaspor
Matchday 1 (14/09/10)Man. United 0-0 RangersManchester United FC: Kuszczak, Ferdinand, Brown, Rooney, Smalling, Park Ji-Sung (Owen 76), Hernández, Fabio (J. Evans 76), D. Fletcher,Valencia (Giggs 63), Gibson
Matchday 2 (29/09/10)Valencia 0-1 Man. UnitedGoals: 0-1 Hernández 85Manchester United FC: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Anderson (Hernández 77), Berbatov (Macheda 85), Park Ji-Sung, Vidić, Carrick, Nani,Rafael (O'Shea 90+2), D. Fletcher
Matchday 3 (20/10/10)Man. United 1-0 BursasporGoals: 1-0 Nani 7Manchester United FC: Kuszczak, Evra, Anderson (Hernández 78), Smalling, Park Ji-Sung (Obertan 71), Vidić, Carrick, Nani, Rafael, D. Fletcher,Macheda
Matchday 4 (02/11/10)Bursaspor 0-3 Man. UnitedGoals: 0-1 D. Fletcher 48, 0-2 Obertan 73, 0-3 Bébé 77Manchester United FC: Van der Sar, Evra (Fabio 81), Berbatov, Smalling, Vidić, Carrick, Nani (Park Ji-Sung 29), Scholes, Rafael, D. Fletcher(Bébé 63), Obertan
Matchday 5 (24/11/10)Rangers 0-1 Man. UnitedGoals: 0-1 Rooney 87(pen)Manchester United FC: Van der Sar, Berbatov (Hernández 76), Rooney, Giggs, Smalling, Carrick, Nani (Obertan 77), Scholes (Anderson 67),Fabio, O'Shea, J. Evans
Matchday 6 (07/12/10)Man. United 1-1 ValenciaGoals: 0-1 Pablo Hernández 32, 1-1 Anderson 62Manchester United FC: Amos, Ferdinand (Smalling 50), Anderson (D. Fletcher 90), Berbatov, Rooney, Park Ji-Sung, Vidić, Carrick, Nani (Giggs81), Fabio, Rafael
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Round of 16(23/02/11)Marseille 0-0 Man. UnitedManchester United FC: Van der Sar, Evra, Berbatov, Rooney, Smalling, Vidić, Carrick, Nani, O'Shea, D. Fletcher, Gibson (Scholes 73)
(15/03/11)Man. United 2-1 Marseille (agg: 2-1)Goals: 1-0 Hernández 5, 2-0 Hernández 75, 2-1 Brown 82(o.g.)Manchester United FC: Van der Sar, Evra, Brown, Rooney, Giggs, Smalling, Hernández, Carrick, Nani (Valencia 62), Scholes, O'Shea (Rafael37; Fabio 70)
Quarter-finals(06/04/11)Chelsea 0-1 Man. UnitedGoals: 0-1 Rooney 24Manchester United FC: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Rooney, Giggs, Park Ji-Sung (Smalling 90+4), Hernández (Berbatov 78), Vidić, Carrick,Rafael (Nani 51), Valencia
(12/04/11)Man. United 2-1 Chelsea (agg: 3-1)Goals: 1-0 Hernández 43, 1-1 Drogba 77, 2-1 Park Ji-Sung 77Manchester United FC: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Rooney, Giggs, Park Ji-Sung, Hernández, Vidić, Carrick, Nani (Valencia 75), O'Shea
Semi-finals(26/04/11)Schalke 0-2 Man. UnitedGoals: 0-1 Giggs 67, 0-2 Rooney 69Manchester United FC: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Rooney (Nani 83), Giggs, Park Ji-Sung (Scholes 73), Hernández (Anderson 73), Vidić,Carrick, Fabio, Valencia
(04/05/11)Man. United 4-1 Schalke (agg: 6-1)Goals: 1-0 Valencia 26, 2-0 Gibson 31, 2-1 Jurado 35, 3-1 Anderson 72, 4-1 Anderson 76Manchester United FC: Van der Sar, Anderson, Berbatov (Owen 77), Smalling, Nani, Scholes (D. Fletcher 73), Rafael (Evra 60), O'Shea, J.Evans, Valencia, Gibson
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Competition factsUEFA Champions League final: Did you know?
• Spain and Italy are the most successful nations with five triumphs each. Spain's wins – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 and2009 – came from eight final dates while Italy were victorious in 1994, 1996, 2003, 2007 and 2010 from their 11appearances. England emerged victorious in 1999, 2005 and 2008, and were losing finalists in 2006, 2007, 2008 and2009 while Germany were winners in 1997 and 2001 and runners-up in 1999, 2002 and 2010.
• No team has played in more finals than AC Milan as 2007 marked their sixth appearance. They equalled Real MadridCF's record of three victories with that triumph against Liverpool FC in Athens.
• Italy with 26 has the most appearances per nation in all-time European Champion Clubs' Cup finals – of those 12have ended in victory and 14 in defeat. England has recorded 11 wins from 17 final appearances. Spain has 21 finalappearances (12 wins/nine defeats), Germany 14 (six wins) and the Netherlands eight (six wins).
• In the previous 18 finals, there have been 13 outright wins and five matches decided on shoot-outs. A total of 45goals have been scored with the most common results being 2-1, which has happened on four occasions, while threefinals have finished 1-0.
• Fourteen European Cup finals have gone to extra time. The finals of 1958, 1968, 1970 and 1992 were decided inthe additional period, while the 1974 showpiece between FC Bayern München and Club Atlético de Madrid ended1-1 after 120 minutes with Bayern subsequently winning a replay. The other nine finals were settled by a penaltyshoot-out after extra time: in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2008 when Manchester UnitedFC defeated Chelsea FC 6-5 in the shoot-out after a 1-1 draw.
• Milan's 4-0 win against FC Barcelona in the 1994 final remains the biggest winning margin and the Rossoneri werealso involved in the highest scoring showpiece when they shared six goals with Liverpool in 2005 before penalties.In terms of the all-time European Cup, Madrid's 7-3 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960 remains the most impressivewhile Bayern (1974 v Club Atlético de Madrid) and Milan (1989 v FC Steaua Bucureşti) also recorded 4-0 successes.
• No player has scored a hat-trick in a final. Daniele Massaro (Milan 1994), Karlheinz Riedle (BV Borussia Dortmund1997), Hernán Crespo (Milan 2005), Filippo Inzaghi (2007) and Diego Milito (2010) all struck twice. In European Cupterms, only Ferenc Puskás (Madrid 1962) and Pierino Prati (Milan 1969) have managed a final hat-trick.
• Only Raúl González (Madrid 2000 and 2002) and Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona 2006 and 2009) have scored in twoUEFA Champions League finals – part of an exclusive club of 13 players to have found the net in more than oneEuropean Cup showpiece. Alfredo di Stéfano leads the list having scored seven goals in five separate finals for Madrid.
• Jens Lehmann (2006) and Didier Drogba (2008) are the only players to be dismissed in a European Cup final.
• Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Cup with three clubs (AFC Ajax 1995, Real Madrid CF1998, AC Milan 2003, 2007). Liverpool's Bob Paisley (1977, 1978, 1981) is the only coach to win three times.
• Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund 1997, Bayern 2001), Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburger SV 1983) andJosé Mourinho (FC Porto 2004, FC Internazionale Milano 2010) are the only coaches to win the trophy with two clubs.
• No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with AC Milan (1989, 1990) the last clubto win consecutive European Champion Clubs' Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), Juventus (1996, 1997) and ManchesterUnited (2008, 2009) have all returned to the final as holders only to lose.
• Only two teams have ever previously won – or even reached the final of – the UEFA Champions League on homesoil: Borussia Dortmund (1997, final in Munich) and Juventus (1996, final in Rome). Five teams won European Cupfinals on home soil: Real Madrid CF (1957), FC Internazionale Milano (1965), Manchester United FC (1968), AFCAjax (1972) and Liverpool FC (1978), while Stade de Reims Champagne (1956), AS Roma (1984) and FC Barcelona(1986) all lost finals in their own country.
UEFA Champions League: Did you know?
• S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League having beenaged 43 years 252 days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on Matchday 6 of the 2007/08 edition.
• Ryan Giggs is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 37 years and 148 days, in Manchester United's2-0 win at FC Schalke 04 on 26 April 2011.
• Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started forRSC Anderlecht against Steaua on 23 November 1994. He was sent off in the 37th minute.
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Team factsFC BarcelonaFormed:1899Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan)
UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Champion Clubs' Cup (3): (1961), (1986), 1992, (1994), 2006, 2009• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (4): (1969), 1979, 1982, 1989, (1991), 1997• UEFA Super Cup (3): (1979), (1982), (1989), 1992, 1997, (2006), 2009
Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2009/10: semi-finals2008/09: winners2007/08: semi-finals2006/07: round of 162005/06: winners2004/05: round of 162003/04: UEFA Cup fourth round2002/03: quarter-finals2001/02: semi-finals2000/01: UEFA Cup semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)
RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win8-0: Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov15/10/03, UEFA Cup first round second leg8-0: Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC15/09/82, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg
• Biggest away win0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v Barcelona12/09/95, UEFA Cup first round first leg
• Heaviest home defeat0-4: Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv05/11/97, UEFA Champions League group stage0-4: Barcelona v 1. FC Köln05/11/80, UEFA Cup second round second leg
• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona18/05/94, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played in Athens)4-1: Valencia CF v Barcelona02/05/00, UEFA Champions League semi-finals first legBarcelona have lost 3-0 on ten occasions, most recently v AS Roma (26/02/02, UEFA Champions League secondgroup stage)
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win5-0: Five times, most recently v PFC Levski Sofia12/09/06, group stage
• Biggest away win0-5: FC Basel 1893 v Barcelona22/10/08, group stage
• Heaviest home defeat
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0-4: Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)
• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona (see above for details)4-1: Valencia CF v Barcelona (see above for details)Barcelona have lost 3-0 on three occasions, most recently v AS Roma (see above for details)
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Manchester United FCFormed: 1878Nickname: The Red Devils
UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Champion Clubs' Cup (3): 1968, 1999, 2008, (2009)• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1991• UEFA Super Cup: 1991, (1999), (2008)
Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2009/10: quarter-finals2008/09: runners-up2007/08: winners2006/07: semi-finals2005/06: group stage2004/05: round of 162003/04: round of 162002/03: quarter-finals2001/02: semi-finals2000/01: quarter-finals
RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win10-0: Manchester United v RSC Anderlecht26/09/56, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg
• Biggest away win0-6: Shamrock Rovers FC v Manchester United25/09/57, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg
• Heaviest home defeat2-3: Manchester United v RC Deportivo La Coruña17/10/01, UEFA Champions League first group stage2-3: Manchester United v Real Madrid CF19/04/00, UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second legUnited have lost 0-1 on six occasions, most recently v Beşiktaş JK (25/11/09, UEFA Champions League group stage)
• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Manchester United18/03/64, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals second leg
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win7-1: Manchester United v AS Roma10/04/07, quarter-finals second leg
• Biggest away win2-6: Brøndby IF v Manchester United21/10/98, group stage
• Heaviest home defeat2-3: Manchester United v RC Deportivo La Coruña (see above for details)2-3: Manchester United v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)United have lost 0-1 on six occasions, most recently v Beşiktaş (see above for details)
• Heaviest away defeat4-0: FC Barcelona v Manchester United02/11/94, group stage
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LegendALL-TIME STATISTICSThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.
UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined asthe European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Europa League, theUEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in theInter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA ClubWorld Cup is excluded.
:: Match officialsThe match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official hasacted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourthofficial are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.
National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women'sChampionship
:: CompetitionsClub competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions LeagueTournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
:: Other abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo.: Number(aet): Match decided after extra time3QR: Third qualifying roundF: Finalo.g.: Own goalaetps: Match decided after extra time
and penalty shoot-outR1: First roundGS: Group stageR2: Second roundGS1: First group stage
(p): Penaltyag: Match decided on away goalsR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stagePld: Matches playedagg: AggregateR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundPos.: PositionAP: AppearancesSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundPts: PointsComp.: CompetitionR16: round of 16QF: Quarter-finalsR: Sent off (straight red card)D: DrawnR32: Round of 32QR: Qualifying roundRes.: ResultDoB: Date of birth1st: first legQR1: First qualifying roundsg: Match decided on "Silver Goal"GA: Goals against2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundt: Match decided by toss of coinGF: Goals forPO: Play-offFT: Final tournamentW: Wongg: Match decided on "Golden Goal"(Rep) : ReplayELITE: Elite roundY: BookedL: LostPO - FT: Play-off for Final
Tournament3rdPO: Third-place play-off
Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards)Nat.: NationalityProm/rel PO: Promotion/relegationplay-off
GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament
N/a: Not applicable
:: Statistics(+) : Denotes player introduced(-) : Denotes player substituted(+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted(*) : Denotes player sent off
:: Squad list*: Misses next match if bookedD: Disciplinary#: Suspended for at least one matchS: Suspended
UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs onlyUCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchdayUCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final onlyUEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying
:: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication,no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness.Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competitionregulations available on www.uefa.com.
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