Legendary
#325
UCL · Final2011-05-28 · 19:45:00
1-3
Manchester Utd
Barcelona
HT 1–1
Wembley Stadium · London · 87,695 spectatorsRef: Viktor Kassai
1Goals
10.0Rating
MOTM
“On the biggest stage of European football, Messi dismantled Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in a Champions League final many regard as peak Barcelona. He dominated the game between the lines, capped by a trademark long‑range strike that broke the deadlock and symbolized his control over the night. This performance cemented his status as the era’s defining player and became a reference point for modern attacking football.”
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Manchester Utd
KO
Barcelona27
Pedro0–1
Xavi
27
Pedro
0–1
Xavi
34
Wayne Rooney1–1
Giggs R.
Wayne Rooney
1–1
Giggs R.
34
HT1–1
54
Lionel Messi1–2
Andrés Iniesta
54
Lionel Messi
1–2
Andrés Iniesta
59
Daniel Alves da Silva
59
Daniel Alves da Silva
60
Dani Alves
60
Dani Alves
68
68
69
▲Nani
▼Fábio
David Villa1–3
Sergio Busquets
▲Nani
▼Fábio
69
David Villa
1–3
Sergio Busquets
76
76
79
Antonio Valencia
Antonio Valencia
79
85
Víctor Valdés
85
Víctor Valdés
86
▲Seydou Kéita
▼David Villa
86
▲Seydou Kéita
▼David Villa
87
▲Carles Puyol
▼Daniel Alves da Silva
87
▲Carles Puyol
▼Daniel Alves da Silva
88
▲Carles Puyol
▼Dani Alves
88
▲Carles Puyol
▼Dani Alves
92
▲Afellay I.
▼Pedro
92
▲Afellay I.
▼Pedro
FT1–3
Match Moments
KO
6
Dribble
Messi looks to break forward but Park Ji-Sung sprints back and makes a vital tackle to stop his run.
11
Shot
Messi picks out David Villa on the left, forcing Rio Ferdinand to cover and make a strong tackle to halt the attack.
18
Dribble
Messi dances past about five United players before slipping a pass into the box for Villa, but Nemanja Vidić covers with a crunching tackle.
22
Near Miss
Messi drives toward goal but Nemanja Vidić produces a goal-saving tackle just as he threatens to break through.
24
Dribble
Under pressure, Messi surges into the box again, only for Rio Ferdinand to step in with another brilliant tackle.
42
Shot
Messi and Villa combine on the break; Villa has space to shoot but instead squares across goal for Messi, and the chance is narrowly missed.
HT1–1
54
Goal
From around 20 yards, Messi skips inside Patrice Evra and unleashes a curling shot that drifts away from Edwin van der Sar and into the net.
63
Shot
Messi takes the ball on the edge of the box, glides past Rio Ferdinand and forces van der Sar to save with his feet.
67
Shot
Messi combines with Pedro in the box before laying the ball back to Iniesta, whose long-range shot is parried by van der Sar.
70
Assist
Messi’s driving run into the box creates confusion, and Busquets rolls the ball to Villa, who curls a precise shot inside the post for Barca’s third.
FT1–3
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