A fascinating re-run of the 2011 Champions League final is in prospepct as Europe's top two teams from last season go head-to-head again in the capital of the United States
PROBABLE LINEUPS |
Barcelona (4-3-3): Valdes, Abidal, Pique, Puyol, Fontas, Thiago, Busquets, Iniesta, Afellay, Jonathan, Villa. |
Manchester United (4-4-2): De Gea, Jones, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Young, Carrick, Anderson, Park, Rooney, Berbatov. |
DID YOU KNOW? |
- Manchester United defeated the MLS All-Stars 4-0 on Wednesday night at the Red Bull Arena.
- Barcelona will play three matches in the United States, starting with this clash against Manchester United. The club will then face CD Guadalajara and Club America on August 3 and 6, respectively.
- So far on their North American tour, Manchester United are undefeated, having won all four of their matches.
- Manchester United will begin their Premier League season on August 14 while Barcelona start their La Liga campaign a week later on August 21.
- This will be the first time the teams have met since the Champions League final at Wembley in May. Barcelona came away 3-1 winners in that showpiece contest.
- The 2011-12 season will mark Pep Guardiola's fourth campaign in charge of the Spanish champions. It will be Sir Alex Ferguson's 25th with United.
- Barca have played just two pre-season friendlies so far, beating Internacional 4-2 on penalties and defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 to win the 2011 Audi Cup.
- FedEx Field seats roughly 91,000 people - nearly 16,000 more than Manchester United's Old Trafford, but 8,000 fewer than Barcelona's Camp Nou.
Field Report
UEFA Champions League (UCL) | 28 May 2011 | Barcelona 3 - Manchester United 1 | |
UEFA Champions League (UCL) | 27 May 2009 | Barcelona 2 - Manchester United 0 |
27 Jul 2011 | Barcelona 2 - FC Bayern München 0 | FR |
26 Jul 2011 | Barcelona 2 - Internacional 2 | FR |
28 May 2011 | Barcelona 3 - Manchester United 1 | UCL |
21 May 2011 | Málaga 1 - Barcelona 3 | LIGA |
15 May 2011 | Barcelona 0 - Deportivo La Coruña 0 | LIGA |
28 Jul 2011 | MLS All-Stars 2009 0 - Manchester United 4 | FR |
23 Jul 2011 | Chicago Fire 1 - Manchester United 3 | FR |
21 Jul 2011 | Seattle Sounders F.C. 0 -Manchester United 7 | FR |
14 Jul 2011 | New England Revolution 1 -Manchester United 4 | FR |
28 May 2011 | Barcelona 3 - Manchester United 1 | UCL |
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