You can edit almost every page by Creating an account. Otherwise, see the FAQ.

FC Barcelona–Manchester United F.C. rivalry

From EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki


FC Barcelona–Manchester United F.C. rivalry
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
United: 4
Largest victoryBarcelona 4–0 United (1994)
Largest goal scoringUnited 3–3 Barcelona (1998)
Barcelona 3–3 United (1998)
Longest win streak4 games
Barcelona (2009–2019)
Longest unbeaten streak5 games
Barcelona (1994–2008)
Barcelona (2009–2023)
Current unbeaten streak2 games
United (2023–present)

The FC Barcelona–Manchester United football rivalry is an international football rivalry between 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 faced each other in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.[3]

Head-to-head[edit]

The teams have competed in three finals in their total of 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 ended 3–3, with United finishing second and Barcelona finishing third.[3][9][10][11] Manchester United went on winning the trophy that year, beating Bayern Munich in the final at Barcelona's Camp Nou.[12]

Statistics[edit]

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[edit]

Following is the list of official matches.[3][13]

European Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

# 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[edit]

# 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[edit]

# 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[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

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

Appearances[edit]

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

Discipline[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

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
- Intercontinental Cup (defunct) 1
3 FIFA Club World Cup 1
3 Aggregate 2
17 Total aggregate 8

Personnel at both clubs[edit]

Players[edit]

Player[14] 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

Managers[edit]

Manager[15] Years at Barcelona Years at United Matches (wins)
with Barcelona v United
Matches (wins)
with United v Barcelona
Netherlands Louis van Gaal 1997–2000
2002–2003
2014–2016 2 (0)

References[edit]

  1. Whitwell, Laure (16 February 2023). "Manchester United and Barcelona are on upward arcs — this was a worthy chapter in their rivalry". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. Hepburn, Daniel (6 March 2024). "Manchester United's 10 Biggest Rivals Ranked". Give Me Sport. Give Me Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Summerscales, Robert (7 November 2022). "Barcelona Vs Manchester United: Head To Head Record And Previous Results". FanNation Futbol. FanNation Futbol. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. Bostock, Adam (15 May 2020). "GLORY DAYS: UNITED'S SECOND EUROPEAN TROPHY". ManUtd. Manchester United. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. Mitten, Andy (15 May 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 8 July 2024.
  6. Haslam, Andrew (27 May 2009). "Stylish Barcelona take United's crown". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. Jordan, Andrew (28 May 2009). "Barcelona Wins Championship in 2009 UEFA Champions League". Bleacher Report. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. "2010/11 FC Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United FC: Report". UEFA.com. UEFA. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. "Groups". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  10. "Barcelona 3-3 Man United". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  11. "Manchester United 3-3 Batrcelona". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. "History: Man Utd 2-1 Bayern München". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  13. "Barcelona vs Manchester United Head to head (h2h), record, results, history & stats". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  14. "Players who played for Manchester United FC and FC Barcelona". FBREF. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  15. "Newton Heath & Manchester United Managerial History". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.


This article "FC Barcelona–Manchester United F.C. rivalry" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:FC Barcelona–Manchester United F.C. rivalry. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.