Barcelona v Manchester united 1st leg

Manchester United will be looking to earn an advantage against Barcelona as they travel to Camp Nou for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final,

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CRISTIANO RONALDO blew Manchester United's big chance to put one foot in the Champions League final.

The Red Devils ace crashed his early penalty against the post at the Nou Camp.

And the miss could prove costly as United were held to a goalless draw in the semi-final first leg ahead of Tuesday's rematch at Old Trafford.

United were hit by a blow leading up to kick-off when Nemanja Vidic pulled out after being rushed to hospital with a stomach complaint.

And they then squandered a great chance to take the lead after just three minutes when Gabriel Milito handled inside the penalty area.

Ronaldo stepped up for his 39th goal of the season but sidefooted his effort against the outside of the post to the delight of the home fans.

After the initial threat, Barca cranked up the pressure on United and dominated the opening half.

Yet, Ronaldo felt he should have had a second penalty in the 30th minute when he was bundled over by Rafael Marquez but referee Massimo Busacca waved it away.

Samuel Eto'o rattled in a shot after 34 minutes but Wes Brown made a vital block.

United keeper Edwin van der Sar did well to tip over Gianluca Zambrotta's shot at the start of the second half.

Eto'o then sent his effort into the side-netting, while Deco tested Van der Sar with a low drive.

Xavi was next to try his luck from 20 yards but the Red Devils No1 was again equal to the effort.

Barcelona continued to be frustrated as they desperately attempted to break the deadlock.

Substitute Thierry Henry went close with two long-range strikes late on but United held on for the draw.

Old Trafford will be rocking in just six days.

Was a good match but Barca had the majority of the possession. Well a good result for utd they go into the 2ng leg playing at home no goals, it's gna be good, pressure will deffo be on barca next tuesday, looking forward to that.

round 1 to messi who was def the better of ronaldo and messi

0-0 dodgy i think match was boring barca majority of everything

Originally posted by: kal-el

round 1 to messi who was def the better of ronaldo and messi

0-0 dodgy i think match was boring barca majority of everything

barca did have the majority of the possession and they had a few chances but utd had a lot more shots on target. Just a shame they couldn't capitalise on that.

wot a boring match 😆 😆 😆 goshh man utd got walked over man 😆 😆 😆

shame on ronaldo missing the penalty 😆

this game was sooooooooo boring, 😆 😆 goshh i hope barca do it at old trafford 😆

boring match!!
n ronaldoz miss 😳 sigh!! disappontment

i hope manu do sth wen dey play at OT!

united at home, well no one can win them at home so i think barca are gna be down and out

nahhh i think barca will do sumting 😃

it cud go either way, i didnt expect manu to do so bad in nou camp i was realy suprised and the match wasnt as good as every1 thought it was gna be lol

i think man u will just about nick it at old trafford but u neva no

man u have a great chance to win it. They have a lot of advantages going into the 2nd leg. This is europe and it doesn't get bigger than this. I'm sure Utd will pull something out of the bag

come on united, TAKE ME HOME TO WHERE I BELONG bring it back united, bring back the cup