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Man United 1-0 FC Barcelona - April 29, 2008 / Champions League 2007/2008
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Champions League 2007/2008 - Semi-finals
MU
0
14' - Goal
Paul Scholes14
HT
MU
60
60' - Substitution
Andrés Iniestais substituted by Thierry Henry
60' - Substitution
Andrés Iniestais substituted by Thierry Henry72
72' - Substitution
Samuel Eto'ois substituted by Bojan Krkic
72' - Substitution
Samuel Eto'ois substituted by Bojan Krkic
77' - Substitution
Paul Scholesis substituted by Darren Fletcher
77' - Substitution
Naniis substituted by Ryan Giggs7788
88' - Substitution
Yaya Touréis substituted by Eidur Gudjohnsen
88' - Substitution
Yaya Touréis substituted by Eidur Gudjohnsen
93' - Substitution
Patrice Evrais substituted by Mikaël Silvestre93
FT
FCB
FCB
Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Edwin Van der Sar | 37 | 139 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Wes Brown | 28 | 301 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Rio Ferdinand | 29 | 264 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Patrice Evra | 90+3 | 26 | 95 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 16 | M |
Michael Carrick | 26 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 18 | M |
Paul Scholes | 1477 | 33 | 567 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 4 | D |
Owen Hargreaves | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ji-sung Park | 27 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
| 17 | M |
Nani | 77 | 21 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 32 | F |
Carlos Tévez | 24 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | F |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 23 | 236 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
172
FC Barcelona
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Víctor Valdés | 26 | 256 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gabriel Milito | 27 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Carles Puyol | 30 | 391 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Éric Abidal | 28 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gianluca Zambrotta | 31 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Yaya Touré | 88 | 24 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Andrés Iniesta | 60 | 23 | 224 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Deco | 30 | 159 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Xavi | 28 | 417 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Samuel Eto'o | 72 | 27 | 144 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lionel Messi | 20 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
173
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | D |
Mikaël Silvestre | 90+3 | 30 | 361 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 24 | M |
Darren Fletcher | 77 | 24 | 171 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
Ryan Giggs | 77 | 34 | 756 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Eidur Gudjohnsen | 88 | 29 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Thierry Henry | 60 | 30 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bojan Krkic | 72 | 17 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Patrice Evra
IN
Mikaël Silvestre
OUT
Carlos Tévez
IN
Ryan Giggs
OUT
Cristiano Ronaldo
IN
Wayne Rooney
OUT
Paul Scholes
IN
Darren Fletcher
OUT
Owen Hargreaves
IN
Anderson
OUT
Ji-sung Park
IN
Nemanja Vidic
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Xavi
IN
Rafa Márquez
OUT
Éric Abidal
IN
Sylvinho
OUT
Víctor Valdés
IN
José Manuel Pinto
OUT
Deco
IN
Eidur Gudjohnsen
OUT
Samuel Eto'o
IN
Bojan Krkic
OUT
Andrés Iniesta
IN
Thierry Henry
OUT
Gabriel Milito
IN
Lilian Thuram
OUT
Lionel Messi
IN
Giovani
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
66
1210
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Ferguson vs FC Barcelona
2 victories
4 draws
1 loss
Latest figure on April 29, 2008
Ferguson vs Rijkaard
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 29, 2008
Manager
Age
Match num
45
269
Success rate in this team:
59 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Rijkaard vs Man United
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on April 29, 2008
Rijkaard vs Ferguson
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on April 29, 2008
Referee
Herbert Fandel
3 victories |
0 draw |
4 losses |
Man United7 matches | General total | FC Barcelona3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Man United2 matches | Season total | FC Barcelona1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 29, 2008 | Latest figure on April 29, 2008 | |||||||
LIVE
| 90+7' |  | End of game. | |
| 90+6' | Foul on Bojan Krkic conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 90+5' | Foul on Ryan Giggs conceded by Éric Abidal. | ||
| 90+3' |  | Patrice Evra is substituted by Mikaël Silvestre. | |
| 90' | Cross deflected by Carles Puyol. | ||
| 90' | Cross deflected by Carles Puyol. | ||
| 89' | Cross deflected by Lionel Messi. | ||
| 88' | | Yaya Touré is substituted by Eidur Gudjohnsen. | |
| 85' | Foul conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 85' | Cross deflected by Gabriel Milito. | ||
| 84' | Cross deflected by Bojan Krkic. | ||
| 81' |  | Thierry Henry shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save. | |
| 81' |  | Cristiano Ronaldo misses the target. | |
| 79' | Foul on Cristiano Ronaldo conceded by Gianluca Zambrotta. | ||
| 78' | | Thierry Henry shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save. | |
| 78' |  | Corner. | |
| 78' | | Lionel Messi misses the target. | |
| 77' | | Paul Scholes is substituted by Darren Fletcher. | |
| 77' | | Nani is substituted by Ryan Giggs. | |
| 76' | Cross deflected by Carlos Tévez. | ||
| 73' | Cross deflected by Deco. | ||
| 72' | Foul conceded by Paul Scholes. | ||
| 72' | | Samuel Eto'o is substituted by Bojan Krkic. | |
| 71' | | Michael Carrick misses the target. | |
| 71' | | Corner. | |
| 70' |  | Yellow card!Yaya Touré is shown a YELLOW CARD. | |
| 70' | Foul conceded by Yaya Touré. | ||
| 68' | | Yellow card!Cristiano Ronaldo is shown a YELLOW CARD. | |
| 68' | Foul on Gianluca Zambrotta conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 67' | | Yaya Touré misses the target. | |
| 67' | Cross deflected by Éric Abidal. | ||
| 66' | Foul on Gianluca Zambrotta conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 65' | Cross deflected by Ji-sung Park. | ||
| 64' | | Corner. | |
| 64' | | Deco misses the target. | |
| 63' | | Yellow card!Michael Carrick is shown a YELLOW CARD. | |
| 63' | Foul on Lionel Messi conceded by Michael Carrick. | ||
| 63' | Cross deflected by Patrice Evra. | ||
| 60' | | Andrés Iniesta is substituted by Thierry Henry. | |
| 60' | | Nani misses the target. | |
| 60' | Cross deflected by Lionel Messi. | ||
| 59' | | Corner. | |
| 57' | | Carlos Tévez shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save. | |
| 56' | | Lionel Messi misses the target. | |
| 55' | Cross deflected by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 54' | | Yellow card!Deco is shown a YELLOW CARD. | |
| 54' | Foul on Lionel Messi. | ||
| 53' | | Corner. | |
| 53' | Cross deflected by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 52' | | Yellow card!Gianluca Zambrotta is shown a YELLOW CARD. | |
| 52' | Foul on Patrice Evra conceded by Gianluca Zambrotta. | ||
| 51' | Foul on Deco. | ||
| 51' | Cross deflected by Ji-sung Park. | ||
| 51' | | Corner. | |
| 50' | Foul on Cristiano Ronaldo conceded by Gianluca Zambrotta. | ||
| 49' | Foul on Ji-sung Park conceded by Gianluca Zambrotta. | ||
| 48' | Cross deflected by Xavi. | ||
| 48' | | Corner. | |
| 48' | Cross deflected by Lionel Messi. | ||
| 47' | Cross deflected by Éric Abidal. | ||
| 45' | | Second half. | |
| 45+2' | | Half time. | |
| 45+1' | Cross deflected by Patrice Evra. | ||
| 44' |  | Gabriel Milito is caught offside. | |
| 44' | Cross deflected by Xavi. | ||
| 43' | Foul on Deco. | ||
| 41' | | Nani misses the target. | |
| 41' | Cross deflected by Ji-sung Park. | ||
| 37' | Cross deflected by Lionel Messi. | ||
| 37' | | Deco misses the target. | |
| 34' | | Deco misses the target. | |
| 34' | Cross deflected by Andrés Iniesta. | ||
| 33' | Foul conceded by Nani. | ||
| 31' | Cross deflected by Nani. | ||
| 30' | | Corner. | |
| 29' | Cross deflected by Carlos Tévez. | ||
| 28' | Foul conceded by Xavi. | ||
| 28' | Cross deflected by Samuel Eto'o. | ||
| 25' | Foul on Edwin Van der Sar conceded by Gianluca Zambrotta. | ||
| 24' | Cross deflected by Michael Carrick. | ||
| 23' | | Corner. | |
| 23' | Cross deflected by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 22' | Foul on Carles Puyol. | ||
| 21' | | Ji-sung Park misses the target. | |
| 21' | Cross deflected by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 20' | Cross deflected by Andrés Iniesta. | ||
| 20' | | Lionel Messi shoots but the goalkeeper makes the save. | |
| 19' | Cross deflected by Patrice Evra. | ||
| 17' | Cross deflected by Nani. | ||
| 16' | Foul on Cristiano Ronaldo conceded by Gabriel Milito. | ||
| 14' |  | GOOOAAAAL!!Paul Scholes scores. | |
| 12' | Foul conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo. | ||
| 12' | Cross deflected by Éric Abidal. | ||
| 3' | Foul on Carlos Tévez conceded by Deco. | ||
| 2' | Foul on Carles Puyol conceded by Carlos Tévez. | ||
| 1' | Foul on Lionel Messi conceded by Paul Scholes. | ||
| 0' | | First half. |
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Key figures
FC Barcelona keeps its 4 matches without scoring any goal running (since 19/04/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 22/02/1987-08/03/1987 time period (4 matches).
FC Barcelona keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw away from home in Champions League running (since 20/02/2008).
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Sir Alex Ferguson has reached 58% of wins .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LManchester United 0-1 Portsmouth08/03/2008 | VManchester United 2-0 Bolton Wanderers19/03/2008 | VManchester United 3-0 Liverpool23/03/2008 | VManchester United 4-0 Aston Villa29/03/2008 | VManchester United 1-0 AS Roma09/04/2008 | VManchester United 2-1 Arsenal13/04/2008 |
| Overall | DMiddlesbrough 2-2 Manchester United06/04/2008 | VManchester United 1-0 AS Roma09/04/2008 | VManchester United 2-1 Arsenal13/04/2008 | DBlackburn 1-1 Manchester United19/04/2008 | DFC Barcelona 0-0 Manchester United23/04/2008 | LChelsea 2-1 Manchester United26/04/2008 |
Current form
| Away | DAlmería 2-2 FC Barcelona16/03/2008 | LValencia CF 3-2 FC Barcelona20/03/2008 | LReal Betis 3-2 FC Barcelona29/03/2008 | VSchalke 04 0-1 FC Barcelona01/04/2008 | DRecreativo Huelva 2-2 FC Barcelona12/04/2008 | LDeportivo La Coruña 2-0 FC Barcelona26/04/2008 |
| Overall | DFC Barcelona 0-0 Getafe06/04/2008 | VFC Barcelona 1-0 Schalke 0409/04/2008 | DRecreativo Huelva 2-2 FC Barcelona12/04/2008 | DFC Barcelona 0-0 Espanyol19/04/2008 | DFC Barcelona 0-0 Manchester United23/04/2008 | LDeportivo La Coruña 2-0 FC Barcelona26/04/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 5 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 26 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
1 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
4 |
|
1 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
1 |
Results
|
11 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
11 |
|
5 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
8 |
Victories (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
18 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
18 |
|
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1.64 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.64 |
|
1.8 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.6 |
|
0.45 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.45 |
|
0.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.8 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
7 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-0 |
Bookings
|
10 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
16 |
|
6 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
11 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Lionel Messi |  |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Lionel Messi | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Lionel Messi | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Lionel Messi | |
||
| Ryan Giggs | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Thierry Henry | |
| Patrice Evra | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Thierry Henry | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 7 goals, 1 assist during the last 11 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals, 1 assist during the last 11 matches | Thierry Henry | |
Historical head to head
Home
3 matches
1 v
2 d
0 l
8 gf
5 ga
Away
4 matches
0 v
2 d
2 l
3 gf
9 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
2 gf
1 ga
Total
8 matches
2 v
4 d
2 l
13 gf
15 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
2 v
2 d
0 l
9 gf
3 ga
Away
3 matches
0 v
2 d
1 l
5 gf
8 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
1 gf
2 ga
Total
8 matches
2 v
4 d
2 l
15 gf
13 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
March 21, 1984 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
March 21, 1984 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 02, 1994 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
April 23, 2008 - Ligue des Champions 2007/2008
November 25, 1998 - Ligue des Champions 1998/1999
September 16, 1998 - Ligue des Champions 1998/1999
November 02, 1994 - Ligue des Champions 1994/1995
October 19, 1994 - Ligue des Champions 1994/1995
Best historical scorers against FC Barcelona
 |
Mark Hughes | 3 goals | 1991 - 1994 |
 |
Dwight Yorke | 2 goals | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Bryan Robson | 2 goals | 1984 - 1984 |
 |
Lee Sharpe | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Ryan Giggs | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
David Beckham | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
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Best historical scorers against Man United
 |
Rivaldo | 2 goals | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Romário | 2 goals | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Hristo Stoichkov | 2 goals | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Sonny Anderson | 2 goals | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
José María Bakero | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Albert Ferrer | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
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Players with most games played vs FC Barcelona
|
Paul Scholes | 5 matches | 1994 - 2008 |
 |
Denis Irwin | 5 matches | 1991 - 1998 |
|
Mark Hughes | 5 matches | 1984 - 1994 |
 |
Roy Keane | 4 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
 |
Nicky Butt | 4 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
 |
Peter Schmeichel | 3 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
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Players with most games played vs Man United
 |
Sergi | 4 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
 |
Alexanco | 3 matches | 1984 - 1991 |
 |
Abelardo | 3 matches | 1994 - 1998 |
|
José María Bakero | 3 matches | 1991 - 1994 |
 |
Xavi | 3 matches | 1998 - 2008 |
 |
Ronald Koeman | 3 matches | 1991 - 1994 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 07/03/1984. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
They played in both sides
473 matches
37 matches
1983 - 1995
75 matches
38 matches
1996 - 2003
57 matches
54 matches
1994 - 2000
13 matches
59 matches
2004 - 2007
Total : 4 players
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13 matches
59 matches
2004 - 2007
57 matches
54 matches
1994 - 2000
75 matches
38 matches
1996 - 2003
473 matches
37 matches
1983 - 1995
Total : 4 players
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The other matches
April 22, 2008
April 23, 2008
April 30, 2008
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