Tonight, United vs Barcelona at the Ullevi finished 0-0, before the reds lost on penalties. Nani hit the crossbar and Ashley Young’s poor penalty was saved. Xavi and Gerard Pique scored for Barcelona.
United: De Gea; Valencia, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra; Nani, Anderson, Scholes, Young; Rooney, Welbeck. Subs: Lindegaard, Berbatov, Hernandez, Carrick, Powell, Kagawa, Macheda, Wootton, Brady, M Keane, Lingard
Barcelona: Valdes; Alves, Puyol, Mascherano, Adriano; Roberto, Busquets, Iniesta; Sanchez, Messi, Tello. Subs: Pinto, Pique, Fabregas, Xavi, Villa, Bartra, Rodriguez, Alba, Montoya, Afellay, Fontas, Sanchez, Rafinha
Andrés Iniesta and Paul Scholes were awarded with individual trophies for their performance on the night but Barcelona were winners of the Super Match trophy. Henrik Larsson, who has played for United and Barcelona, was there to hand out the trophies to both teams.
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