3.21 AM Friday, 29 March 2024
  • City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
  • Dubai 04:56 06:10 12:26 15:53 18:37 19:52
29 March 2024

Man Utd and Barcelona fire blanks

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (top) vies for the ball with Barcelona's Javier Mascherano during the friendly on Wednesday at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. (AFP)

Published
By AFP

Manchester United and Barcelona played out a disappointing 0-0 draw in a pre-season friendly in Gothenburg on Wednesday.

The Catalan side were mostly on top, spurred on by Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, but created few real goal-scoring opportunities.

The best chance of the match fell to Manchester United with a penalty just before half-time, but Wayne Rooney saw his effort parried by Victor Valdes and he then was well off the target with his follow-up.

The game ended with a brief penalty shoot-out which Barcelona won 2-0.