European Cup · Semi-Final - 1st Leg (agg 0-0)
Barcelona v Manchester United
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Barcelona at Nou Camp on Wednesday 23rd April 2008 in the European Cup.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 44' Rafael Márquez
- Half Time
- 73' Owen Hargreaves
- 76' Luis Nani for Rooney
- 85' Ryan Giggs for Tevez
- Full Time 0–0
Starting XI
Player
Barcelona Lineup
Starting XI
1 Víctor Valdés G
3 Gabriel Milito D
4 Rafael Márquez D
6 Xavi M
8 Andrés Iniesta M
9 Samuel Eto'o F
11 Gianluca Zambrotta D
19 Lionel Messi F
20 Deco M
22 Eric Abidal D
24 Yaya Touré M
Substitutes
7 Eidur Gudjohnsen
13 Pinto
14 Thierry Henry on
16 Sylvinho Mendes Campos
17 Giovani Dos Santos
21 Lilian Thuram
27 Bojan Krkic on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Frank Rijkaard
Barcelona
Match Information
United vs Barcelona History
Meeting 8 of 15
15
Played
4
Won
5
Drawn
6
Lost
19
Goals For
27
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 7th March 1984. After this match United had played Barcelona 8 times: 2W 4D 2L.
2 Nov 1994 L 0–4 EC 16 Sep 1998 D 3–3 EC 25 Nov 1998 D 3–3 EC
23 Apr 2008 D 0–0 This match
29 Apr 2008 W 1–0 EC 27 May 2009 L 0–2 EC 28 May 2011 L 1–3 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 50.0 |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →