2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. Barcelona
{{date|April 29, 2008}}

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date= April 29, 2008<BR>20:45 (CET)|
team1=[[w:Manchester United|Manchester United]]|
score=1–0|
team2=[[w:FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]|
report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15108/match=301914/report=rp.html Match Report]|
goals1=[[w:Paul Scholes|Scholes]] {{Goal|14|1}}<BR>[[w:Michael Carrick|Carrick]] {{yel|63}}<BR>[[w:Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] {{yel|68}}<BR>[[w:Nani (footballer)|Nani]] {{suboff|77}}<BR>[[w:Ryan Giggs|Giggs]] {{subon|77}}<BR>[[w:Paul Scholes|Scholes]] {{suboff|77}}<BR>[[w:Darren Fletcher|Fletcher]] {{subon|77}}<BR>[[w:Patrice Evra|Evra]] {{suboff|90' + 3}}<BR>[[w:Mikaël Silvestre|Silvestre]] {{subon|90' + 3}}|
goals2={{yel|52}} [[w:Gianluca Zambrotta|Zambrotta]]<BR>{{yel|54}} [[w:Deco|Deco]]<BR>{{suboff|61}} [[w:Andrés Iniesta|Iniesta]]<BR>{{subon|61}} [[w:Thierry Henry|Henry]]<BR>{{yel|70}} [[w:Yaya Touré|Touré]]<BR>{{suboff|72}} [[w:Samuel Eto'o|Eto'o]]<BR>{{subon|72}} [[w:Bojan Krkić|Bojan]]<BR>{{suboff|88}} Touré<BR>{{subon|88}} [[w:Eiður Guðjohnsen|Guðjohnsen]]|
stadium=[[w:Old Trafford|Old Trafford]], [[w:Manchester|Manchester]], [[w:England|England]]|
attendance=75,061|
referee=Herbert Fandel
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Manchester United are heading to [[w:Moscow|Moscow]], [[w:Russia|Russia]] to play in the [[w:2008 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League Final]] on May 21 after beating Barcelona 1-0 on Tuesday evening. The aggregate score finished 1-0 after last Wednesday's goalless draw in [[w:Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[w:Spain|Spain]].

Former [[w:England national football team|England]] midfielder Paul Scholes scored the only goal of the match in the 14<sup>th</sup> minute with a swerving strike from 25 meters after collecting a loose ball that resulted from a [[w:Gianluca Zambrotta|Gianluca Zambrotta]] clearance error.  Scholes and team captain, former [[w:Wales national football team|Wales]] international Ryan Giggs are the last remaining players from the Manchester United side that beat FC Bayern Munich in the [[w:1999 UEFA Champions League Final|1999 UEFA Champions League Final]], played in Barcelona's own Camp Nou stadium.

Manchester United's defensive resiliency continued from last Wednesday's 1<sup>st</sup> leg and withstood Barcelona's attack as [[w:Lionel Messi|Lionel Messi]] and company failed to unsettle United's back line, despite a  4-3-3 formation spearheaded by Eto'o, Messi, and Iniesta's persistent pressure in the attacking third of the pitch.  Barcelona managed to put several shots near the home goal, but never really tested Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar.

The win for Manchester United guarantees the first all-English final in European Champion League and Champions Club Cup history when they face Chelsea in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on May 21.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=239781&cc=5901|title=Man Utd 1-0 Barcelona: Scholes' glorious strike|author=|pub=ESPN Soccernet|date=April 29, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7368730.stm|title=Man Utd 1-0 Barcelona (agg 1-0)|author=Phil McNulty |pub=BBC|date=April 29, 2008}}
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Manchester United are heading to Moscow, Russia to play in the UEFA Champions League Final on May 21 after beating Barcelona 1-0 on Tuesday evening. The aggregate score finished 1-0 after last Wednesday's goalless draw in Barcelona, Spain.

Former England midfielder Paul Scholes scored the only goal of the match in the 14th minute with a swerving strike from 25 meters after collecting a loose ball that resulted from a Gianluca Zambrotta clearance error.  Scholes and team captain, former Wales international Ryan Giggs are the last remaining players from the Manchester United side that beat FC Bayern Munich in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final, played in Barcelona's own Camp Nou stadium.

Manchester United's defensive resiliency continued from last Wednesday's 1st leg and withstood Barcelona's attack as Lionel Messi and company failed to unsettle United's back line, despite a  4-3-3 formation spearheaded by Eto'o, Messi, and Iniesta's persistent pressure in the attacking third of the pitch.  Barcelona managed to put several shots near the home goal, but never really tested Dutch international goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar.

The win for Manchester United guarantees the first all-English final in European Champion League and Champions Club Cup history when they face Chelsea in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on May 21.

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