European Cup · Semi-Final - 2nd Leg (agg 1-0)
Manchester United v Barcelona
1–0
Manchester United beat Barcelona 1–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 29th April 2008 in the European Cup. Paul Scholes (14') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Paul Scholes 1–0
- Half Time
- 52' Gianluca Zambrotta
- 54' Deco
- 63' Michael Carrick
- 68' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 70' Yaya Touré
- 76' Darren Fletcher for Scholes
- 76' Ryan Giggs for Nani
- 90' Mikael Silvestre for Evra
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 14'
Barcelona Lineup
Starting XI
1 Víctor Valdés G
3 Gabriel Milito CD-L
5 Carles Puyol CD-R
6 Xavi RM
8 Andrés Iniesta F
9 Samuel Eto'o LF
11 Gianluca Zambrotta RB
19 Lionel Messi RF
20 Deco LM
22 Eric Abidal LB
24 Yaya Touré CM
Substitutes
7 Eidur Gudjohnsen on
13 Pinto
14 Thierry Henry on
15 Jose Edmilson
16 Sylvinho Mendes Campos
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 9 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 9 times: 3W 4D 2L.
16 Sep 1998 D 3–3 EC 25 Nov 1998 D 3–3 EC 23 Apr 2008 D 0–0 EC
29 Apr 2008 W 1–0 This match
27 May 2009 L 0–2 EC 28 May 2011 L 1–3 EC 10 Apr 2019 L 0–1 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 →