FC Barcelona–Manchester United football rivalry

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FC Barcelona–Manchester United football rivalry
Rooney (in white) of Manchester United defended by Iniesta and Busquets during 2009 UEFA Champions League final.
LocationEurope (UEFA)
TeamsSpain Barcelona
England Manchester United
First meetingBarcelona 2–0 Manchester United
(7 March 1984)
1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup
Latest meetingManchester United 2–1 Barcelona
(23 February 2023)
2022–23 UEFA Europa League
StadiumsCamp Nou (Barcelona)
Old Trafford (Manchester United)
Statistics
Meetings total15
Most winsBarcelona (6)
Most player appearancesEngland Paul Scholes (8)
Top scorerArgentina Lionel Messi (4)
All-time recordBarcelona: 6
Draw: 5
Manchester United: 4

The FC Barcelona–Manchester United football rivalry is an international football rivalry between FC Barcelona of Spain and Manchester United of England.[1][2] The first ever match was played on 7 March 1984 in the quarter-finals of European Cup Winners' Cup.[3] Since then both the clubs have face each other in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.[3]

Head-to-head

The teams have competed three finals in their total 15 matches, one European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1991 and two UEFA Champions League finals in 2009 and 2011, with United winning the Cup Winners' Cup and Barcelona winning both the Champions League finals.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

They have played each other 3 times in Cup Winners' Cup, 10 times in Champions League and 2 times in Europa League. In total 15 matches, Barcelona won 6 times, United won 4 times and 5 matches ended in a draw.[3] One of the most memorable games between two sides came in the group stages of 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, when they were drawn in Group D with Bayern Munich and Brøndby, both of their matches endedn 3–3, with United finishing second and Barcelona finishing third.[3][9][10][11]

Statistics

Competition Played Barcelona wins Draws United wins Barcelona goals United goals
European Cup/Champions League 10 5 4 1 21 10
Europa League 2 0 1 1 3 4
Cup Winners' Cup 3 1 0 2 3 5
Total 15 6 5 4 27 19

List of matches

Following is the list of official matches.[3]

European Cup Winners' Cup

# Season Round Date Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance Q/W
1 1983–84 Third round 2 March 1984 Camp Nou Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United 70,000 1
2 21 March 1984 Old Trafford Manchester United 3–0 Barcelona 58,547
3 1990–91 Final 15 May 1991 Stadion Feijenoord Barcelona 1–2 Manchester United 43,500 2

European Cup/UEFA Champions League

# Season Round Date Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance Q/W
1 1994–95 Group stage 19 October 1994 Old Trafford Manchester United 2–2 Barcelona 40,064 1
2 2 November 1994 Camp Nou Barcelona 4–0 Manchester United 114,432
3 1998–99 Group stage 16 September 1998 Old Trafford Manchester United 3–3 Barcelona 53,601 1
4 25 November 1998 Camp Nou Barcelona 3–3 Manchester United 67,750
5 2007–08 Semi-final 23 April 2008 Camp Nou Barcelona 0–0 Manchester United 98,000 2
6 29 April 2008 Old Trafford Manchester United 1–0 Barcelona 75,061
7 2008–09 Final 27 May 2009 Stadio Olimpico Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United 72,700 2
8 2010–11 Final 28 May 2011 Wembley Stadium Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United 87,695 3
9 2018–19 Quarter-final 10 April 2019 Old Trafford Manchester United 0–1 Barcelona 74,093 4
10 19 April 2019 Camp Nou Barcelona 3–0 Manchester United 96,708

UEFA Europa League

# Season Round Date Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance Q/W
1 2022–23 Play-off 16 February 2023 Camp Nou Barcelona 2–2 Manchester United 90,225 1
2 23 February 2023 Old Trafford Manchester United 2–1 Barcelona 73,021

Statistics

Top scorers

Lionel Messi has scored the most goals (4) in the history of this fixture.
Rank Player Club CWC UCL Total
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 0 4 4
2 Wales Mark Hughes England Manchester United
Spain Barcelona 		2
0 		1
0 		3
3 England Bryan Robson England Manchester United 0 2 2
Brazil Romário Spain Barcelona 0 2
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Spain Barcelona 0 2
England Paul Scholes England Manchester United 0 2
Brazil Sonny Anderson Spain Barcelona 0 2
Brazil Rivaldo Spain Barcelona 0 2

Appearances

Paul Scholes is the player with most appearances (8) in this fixture.
Rank Player Club CWC UCL Total
1 England Paul Scholes England Manchester United 0 8 8
2 Wales Ryan Giggs England Manchester United 0 6 6
Spain Xavi Spain Barcelona 0 6
Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 0 6
5 Wales Mark Hughes England Manchester United
Spain Barcelona 		3
0 		2
0 		5
Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin England Manchester United 1 4


Discipline

No. Player Club Red card(s)
1 Spain Nando Spain Barcelona 1
2 England Nicky Butt England Manchester United 1

Honours

Barcelona Competition Manchester United
European
5 European Cup/UEFA Champions League 3
4 European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) 1
– UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 1
5 UEFA Super Cup 1
14 Aggregate 6
Worldwide
2 Intercontinental Cup (defunct) 1
3 FIFA Club World Cup 1
5 Aggregate 2
19 Total aggregate 8

Personnel at both clubs

Players

Player[12] Years at Barcelona Years at United Apps (goals) for Barcelona v United Apps (goals) for United v Barcelona
Wales Mark Hughes 1986–1988 1980–1986
1988–1995		 – 5 (3)
Netherlands Jordi Cruyff 1994–1995 1996–1999 2 (0) –
France Laurent Blanc 1996–1997 2001–2002 – –
Spain Víctor Valdés 2002–2013 2014–2016 4 (0) –
Sweden Henrik Larsson 2004–2006 2007 (loan) – –
Spain Gerard Piqué 2008–2022 2004–2008 4 (0) –
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 2009–2010 2016–2018 – –
Chile Alexis Sánchez 2011–2013 2017–2018 – –
Netherlands Memphis Depay 2021–2023 2015–2017 –

References

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  2. ^ Hepburn, Daniel (March 6, 2024). "Manchester United's 10 Biggest Rivals Ranked". Give Me Sport. Give Me Sport. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Summerscales, Robert (November 7, 2022). "Barcelona Vs Manchester United: Head To Head Record And Previous Results". FanNation Futbol. FanNation Futbol. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Bostock, Adam (May 15, 2020). "GLORY DAYS: UNITED'S SECOND EUROPEAN TROPHY". ManUtd. Manchester United. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Mitten, Andy (May 15, 2020). "Why United's Cup Winners' Cup Final win over Barca in Rotterdam meant so much". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Haslam, Andrew (May 27, 2009). "Stylish Barcelona take United's crown". UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Jordan, Andrew (May 28, 2009). "Barcelona Wins Championship in 2009 UEFA Champions League". Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "2010/11 FC Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United FC: Report". UEFA. UEFA. July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Groups". UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Barcelona 3-3 Man United". UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Manchester United 3-3 Batrcelona". UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Players who played for Manchester United FC and FC Barcelona". FBREF. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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