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The players of the Barça celebrating their fourth Champions League

A RECITAL OF PEP'S BARÇA

A golden night! Ten years of the fourth Barça Champions League

Published:28/05/2021 - 19:45h

Updated:28/05/2021 - 19:45h

Ten years ago, FC Barcelona won its fourth Champions League, at Wembley, with a recital by the Catalans against Manchester United (3-1)

Calendar of FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona of Pep Guardiola has the 'title' of the best team of the history and in nights like the one of 28 May 2011, in the final of the Champions League in Wembley, explains the reason. The Barcelona gave a true recital in front of the Manchester United of Sir Alex Ferguson, that finished 'surrendered' in front of the deployment of the Catalans.

Two years before, in 2009, both clubs had measured in the first final of UCL that Guardiola contested and won, in the season of the 'sextete'. In this opportunity, repeated the duel but in a very special stage for the Barça, Wembley, the enclosure where the team won his first 'Orejona' with Ronald Koeman like the big hero of the final of 1992.

In the season 2010-11, the FC Barcelona arrived after deleting to the Real Madrid, the eternal rival, and with win to achieve his second European title in two years and add a new trophy to the vitrinas of the Camp Nou, something that with the talent of the 'generation of gold' Barcelona went back a reality. In that party, before the half hour Xavi Hernández found to Pedro Rodríguez and, with a big pass, the Canarian put the 1-0 in the marker. Wayne Rooney, with a shot in the right, signed the tables shortly after, but the history was very different in the second part.

After the pitazo initial of the second act, showed that in the field only there was a protagonist. In the 54', Leo Messi executed a shot raso very precise to go back to advance to the Barça in the electronic. Like brooch of gold, David Villa incrustó in the square of Go of Sar a shot from out of the áreto to certify the victory culé and sink to the 'network devils'.

The reaction of Pep Guardiola

In this season, the trainer of Sampedor arrived to the highest and went back to show that it cost gold. His approach, reading and the preparation of the party cost him the recognition of all Europe, Sir Alex Ferguson incluído, the one who said that "in my experience like trainer, would say that it is the best team to the that have confronted us".

By suparte, Guardiola said after the party that "seat me privileged to have to these players. The form in that we win is what more me enorgullece, like this is as I want to play to the football. Lionel Messi is the best player that have seen, the best that probably will see in my life. Tenemos Good players, but without him do not think that could give this decisive jump".

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