Barcelona dominate United for a goalless draw
April 23, 2008
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| Barcelona showed superiority over Man Utd tonight at the Camp Nou! |
Highlights: Barcelona 0 - 0 Manchester United
Barcelona 0-0 Manchester United Full Time
90′+3′ The referee ends the game.
90′ Ball Possession: Barcelona 64%, Man Utd 36%.
88′ Thierry Henry hits the target from a long range free kick.
87′ Andres Iniesta has a long range one touch volley shot and Van der Sar retains.
86′ Samuel Eto’o tries to score again and he is blocked.
86′ Xavi Hernandez sends a free kick cross and Ferdinand clears.
85′ Man Utd Substitution: Carlos Tevez is replaced by Ryan Giggs.
84′ Thierry Henry tries to shot again and he is blocked.
83‘ Thierry Henry sends a powerful shot from the edge of the box and Van der Sar bounces the ball.
81′ Samuel Eto´o needs the medical staff.
77′ Barcelona Substitution: Deco is replaced by Thierry Henry.
76′ Man Utd Substitution: Wayne Rooney is replaced by Nani.
75′ Deco delivers and Bojan’s header is wide from the left post.
73′ Yellow Card: Owen Hargreaves is booked for a foul on Bojan.
70′ Ball Possession: Barcelona 66%, Man Utd 34%.
66′ Deco shoots wide.
65′ Xavi delivers a corner kick for the home side and Wes Brown removes the danger.
65′ Xavi Hernandez shoots wide from long range.
63′ Xavi Hernandez shoots wide from a free kick.
62′ Barcelona Substiution: Lionel Messi is replaced by Bojan Krkic.
60′ Xavi Hernandez has another attempt for Barca and Van der Sar retains.
56′ Gianluca Zambrotta has an attempt from long range and the keeper saves.
54′ Michael Carrick misses the target.
54′ Michael Carrick misses the goal.
52′ Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
51′ Xavi Hernandez sends a corner kick and the attack is defended.
49′ Xavi Hernandez sends a corner kick and a long range shot from Zambrotta is denied by Van der Sar.
48′ Lionel Messi shoots and the keeper defends.
46′ The second half has started.
45′+1′ The referee ends the first half.
45′ Cristiano Ronaldo misses the goal from a free kick shot.
45′ Ball Possession: Barcelona 60%, Man Utd 40%.
44′ Yellow Card: Rafael Marquez is booked for a foul.
44′ Manchester United have a counter-attack.
43′ Samuel Eto’o races for a deep pass and Ferdinand just prevents him from ending up alone with the keeper.
42′ Cristiano Ronaldo sends a free kick cross and Yata Toure clears.
38′ Deco shoots from a long range free kick and Van der Sar retains.
34′ Lionel Messi delivers and Eto’o misses the goal.
33′ Xavi delivers from the corner kick and Van der Sar retains.
33′ Deco has a free kick cross and the ball goes into a corner kick.
31′ Park has a weak header and Valdes retains easily.
25′ Ball Possession: Barcelona 65%, Man Utd 35%.
23′ Xavi Hernandez sends a corner kick cross, Messi delivers the ball into the box and Iniesta shoots wide.
21′ Xavi Hernandez sends a free kick cross and Van der Sar retains.
17′ Wayne Rooney sends a corner kick cross, no goal though.
17′ Cristiano Ronaldo shoots and the ball goes into a corner kick after a deflection.
14′ Rafael Marquez tries to score and he is blocked.
10′ Xavi Hernandez delivers a corner kick cross.
10′ Barcelona shoots wide.
9′ Xavi Hernandez has a short corner kick this time, Lionel Messi crosses and Evra clears.
9′ Xavi Hernandez sends a corner kick for Barca and Wes Brown clears.
8′ Michael Carrick commits a foul on Deco.
5′ Ji-Sung Park is caught offside.
3′ PENALTY MISS!!! Cristiano Ronaldo shoots wide from the penalty spot.
2′ PENALTY KICK!!! Gabriel Milito commits a hand-ball in his own box.
2′ Owen Hargreaves sends the corner kick cross.
2′ Cristiano Ronaldo shoots and the ball is deflected wide.
1′ Barcelona have the first touch of the game.
1′ The referee blows the starting whistle.
I would call this the most expected game of the Champions League season. Barcelona clashing with Manchester United at the Camp Nou would be anyones dream to attend too. If this remains a dream for you, I invite you tonight here at the FC Football Blog to attend at my live coverage. I will connect you with the tension at the Camp Nou using extended live text commentary and live highlights. This means that I will embed videos from Barcelona vs Manchester United game, minutes after they occur. The Live streams will help you to load the live TV channels that broadcast this event and watch them on your computer.
Barcelona have major problems at the moment. They can’t score and ended up 3rd in the La Liga standings. Frank Rijkard has seen the white napkins at the Camp Nou during the goalless draw against Espanyol, last weekend at the Camp Nou. They only positive thing for the Barca fans is that Lionel Messi will play. We all know his power to decide a game on his own. He also collaborates nicely with Samuel Eto’o.
Barcelona vs Manchester United Live Streams
More live streams will be available before the kick-off.
Sopcast: Sky Sports, Solaris Sport, ESPN True.
TVants: Channel 2, ESPN 2, Rustavi 2.
PPMate: BTV 6.
TVU Player: Danish Delight
Pcast:
Media Player: MySport 3, MySport2, XS_Sports, Cox TV, Booya TV, Fenixuy.
Manchester United are the favorites of this double leg Champions League semi-final meeting. Alex Ferguson rested a few of his players on Saturday and he will go for full throttle tonight. All the big guns should play and the duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi should be closely watched for.
Barcelona vs Manchester United Preview
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Stage: Semi-Finals
Date: 23.04.2008
Stadium: Camp Nou
Kick-off: 20:45 CET
Referee: Massimo Busacca
Live Coverage: Barcelona vs Manchester United
Barcelona vs Manchester United Betting Tips and Odds
This should be one hell of a game. Honestly I admire both teams and it’s hard for me to offer a betting tip. But I will be objective and analyze this from a neutral point of view. Considering the shapes of the two teams, Man Utd are the favorites to reach the Champions League final. Barcelona have lost it towards the end of this season. They just can’t score and tonight’s major hopes will lay in Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi, as the others seem completely out of shape. If Messi would have not recovered from his injury I wouldn’t offer Barcelona any chance at all. Man Utd are favorites to win the Premier League and come into this game with some key players rested in last weekends Premier League game. My betting tip is a spectacular 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou tonight.
Barcelona vs Manchester United Line-ups
Frank Rijkard and Alex Ferguson could start with the following line-ups:
Barcelona
1 V. Valdes
11 G. Zambrotta
4 R. Marquez
3 G. Milito
22 E. Abidal
6 X. Hernandez
24 Y. Toure
20 Deco
19 L. Messi
9 S. Eto´o
8 A. Iniesta
Manchester United
1 E. van der Sar
4 O. Hargreaves
5 R. Ferdinand
6 W. Brown
3 P. Evra
10 W. Rooney
16 M. Carrick
18 P. Scholes
13 J. Park
7 C. Ronaldo
32 C. Tevez
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