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Barca destroy Man United in Rome
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Manchester United's hopes of winning a third Champions League trophy were shattered in Rome on Wednesday night by an in-form Barcelona. The Spanish side won 2-0 in a one-sided final. Going into the match, Manchester United were on course to be the first club to retain the Champions League. Their manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, hoped to become only the second manager to win the European Cup three times. But all that was dissolved after an exhilarating performance by Barcelona. After the match, Ferguson was forced to admit that too many of his big-name players failed to perform on the night. Ferguson blamed “shoddy” defending for Barca’s opening goal from Samuel Eto’o in the first half. Lionel Messi added a second after the interval to end any hopes of a United recovery. “Credit to them, the better team won,” Ferguson said. “There is a disappointment in the performance and some individuals will feel that themselves. “We have done well to get to the final, we had to win it to change the pattern of teams defending the trophy. With the players we have we expected better, but losing the first goal was decisive and we could not recover from that,” Ferguson said. RT News |
