Los cuatro goles de la final de ayer contados por distintos periódicos, Guardian (Scott Murray), Repubblica (Luigi Panella), Libération (Source AFP).

Guardian,, Repubblica, Libération

27 min: WELL, THIS HAS BEEN COMING. Barcelona 1-0 Manchester United. And how simple. Xavi dribbles towards the United box. He draws four United players, then flicks a pass out to Pedro, who romps into the box down the inside-right channel and passes a confident effort into the bottom-right corner.

Pedro e Villa sbagliano un paio di volte la mira, quindi è il primo a colpire: destro preciso e vincente dopo assist geniale di Xavi.

… après l'ouverture du score de Pedro, délicieusement servi à droite par un Xavi très entouré (27e).

34 min: OUT OF NOTHING, BUT WHAT A GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 Manchester United. It's lucky John Dalby got his Giggs gag in a couple of minutes back. Rooney drives forward, rolls the ball to Giggs in the Barca area down the inside right, and runs onto a square-pass return, sidefooting powerfully into the top-left corner from the penalty spot. What a delicious finish! Valdes had no chance, the ball bending away from him. What a game-changer this could be, because United were really on the ropes there. One small thing, though: Giggs was half a yard offside as Rooney played the ball forward to him. There will no doubt be more on this should United win.

La gara, in discesa per il Barça, viene però riequilibrata subito da Rooney, che chiede sponda a Giggs - sempre puntuale - , va a rimorchio e batte con freddezza e precisione Valdes.

…en trouvant des ressources psychologiques pour se relever de l'égalisation de Rooney, au bout d'un une-deux avec Giggs pourtant hors-jeu (34e) et sur l'un des deux tirs au but seulement de MU en première période.

54 min: GOAL!!! Barcelona 2-1 Manchester United. After such a great save by Van der Sar, some very poor work from the keeper. Messi is given too much time 25 yards out. He shifts the ball a yard to the left, then hammers a low shot straight down the middle. That should never go in, even though it's powerfully struck and swerving slightly - but only slightly - to the right. But not all the blame should be apportioned to the keeper: none of the United defenders moved to block Messi, with Vidic particularly static.

Van der Sar, che chiude la sua lunga carriera, sventa su una botta ravvicinata di Dani Alves, poi però non è reattivo su un sinistro velenoso dalla distanza di Messi.

…Messi faisait basculer le match. A sa manière, pleine de vivacité, d'une frappe soudaine sur laquelle Evra était en retard et qui trompait Van der Sar (54e).

70 min: GOAL!!! Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United. Messi nearly breaks clear down the right with a mazy dribble. He's crowded off the ball as he enters the area, but United can't control and it breaks to Busquets, who lays it back to Villa in space on the edge of the area. Villa takes his time, takes a touch, and curls an unstoppable peach into the top-right corner. That was a delightful, thoughtful finish.

…ma arriva subito il tris. Una perla di Villa, che piazza la palla nell'angolo alto con un destro dal limite.

Le festival Messi se poursuivait avec un débordement sur le côté droit pour servir Busquets, qui remettait à Villa dont la frappe travaillée trouvait la lucarne (69e). Une belle récompense pour Villa, à la fin de saison difficile.