FC Barcelona–Manchester United F.C. rivalry | |
City Or Region: | Europe (UEFA) |
Teams: | Barcelona Manchester United |
Firstmeeting: | (7 March 1984) |
Mostrecent: | (23 February 2023) 2022–23 UEFA Europa League |
Stadiums: | Camp Nou (Barcelona) Old Trafford |
Total: | 15 |
Most Wins: | Barcelona (6) |
Most Player Appearances: | Paul Scholes (8) |
Top Scorer: | Lionel Messi (4) |
Alltimerecord: | Barcelona: 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]
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]
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 |
Following is the list of official matches.[3]
Season | Round | Date | Stadium | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Attendance | Q/W | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1983–84 | Third round | 2 March 1984 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United | 70,000 | 1 | ||
2 | 21 March 1984 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Barcelona | 58,547 | |||||
3 | 1990–91 | Final | 15 May 1991 | Barcelona | 1–2 | Manchester United | 43,500 | 2 |
Season | Round | Date | Stadium | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Attendance | Q/W | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1994–95 | Group stage | 19 October 1994 | Manchester United | 2–2 | Barcelona | 40,064 | 1 | |
2 | 2 November 1994 | 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 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United | 72,700 | 2 | |
8 | 2010–11 | Final | 28 May 2011 | 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 |
Season | Round | Date | Stadium | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Attendance | Q/W | |
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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 |
Rank | Player | Club | CWC | UCL | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2 | Mark Hughes | Manchester United Barcelona | 2 0 | 1 0 | 3 |
3 | Bryan Robson | Manchester United | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Romário | Barcelona | 0 | 2 | ||
Hristo Stoichkov | Barcelona | 0 | 2 | ||
Paul Scholes | Manchester United | 0 | 2 | ||
Sonny Anderson | Barcelona | 0 | 2 | ||
Rivaldo | Barcelona | 0 | 2 |
Rank | Player | Club | CWC | UCL | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Scholes | Manchester United | 0 | 8 | 8 |
2 | Ryan Giggs | Manchester United | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Xavi | Barcelona | 0 | 6 | ||
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 0 | 6 | ||
5 | Mark Hughes | Manchester United Barcelona | 3 0 | 2 0 | 5 |
Denis Irwin | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
No. | Player | Club | Red card(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nando | Barcelona | 1 | |
2 | Nicky Butt | Manchester United | 1 |
Barcelona | Competition | Manchester United | |
---|---|---|---|
European | |||
5 | 3 | ||
4 | European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 1 | |
– | UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | 1 | |
5 | 1 | ||
14 | Aggregate | 6 | |
Worldwide | |||
- | Intercontinental Cup (defunct) | 1 | |
3 | 1 | ||
3 | Aggregate | 2 | |
17 | Total aggregate | 8 |
Player[12] | Years at Barcelona | Years at United | Apps (goals) for Barcelona v United | Apps (goals) for United v Barcelona | |
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1986–1988 | 1980–1986 1988–1995 | – | 5 (3) | ||
1994–1995 | 1996–1999 | 2 (0) | – | ||
1996–1997 | 2001–2002 | – | – | ||
2002–2013 | 2014–2016 | 4 (0) | – | ||
2004–2006 | 2007 (loan) | – | – | ||
2008–2022 | 2004–2008 | 4 (0) | – | ||
2009–2010 | 2016–2018 | – | – | ||
2011–2013 | 2017–2018 | – | – | ||
2021–2023 | 2015–2017 | – |