HIGHLIGHTS: MANCHESTER UNITED - BARCELONA FINAL | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010/2011

Football fans everywhere unite in savouring the prospect of this one. Can it be a great match and a great night for this Manchester City? Four centimetres high, big ears, as it's officially loved with these last few years. So much style and flair. Scarlet and blue inside Wembley, United's allocation of 25. Barcelona can look after themselves. Feet eight and a half inch, Javier Mascherano out of position at Barcelona bench but has been nursing a knee injury. ...in Rome when Cristiano Ronaldo carried the main... ...tried to buy Pep Guardiola ten years ago in his play. Leading scorer in the Champions League for the third straight season. Wembley looking at its best. Wayne Rooney, easy enough. Evra taking on Dani Alves. Good legs, good energy in there as well, particularly early on in the game. Rooney, up above Mascherano. And that is offside. But that just doesn't work hard enough to get back onside. ...long towards Rooney, Mascherano in trouble. Valdez committed, only just got there in time. I think we've all wondered, Clive, about Javier Mascherano playing as the centre-half. ...spell for once, here's Giggs. It's a great ball through towards Hernandez, off off. David Villa, he's found space. In towards David Villa. Ferdinand got across, knocked it against Villa but it is a corner. Good tackle, great tackle from Rio Firsta. Lifted in towards Lionel Messi. Kill for a handball there by Petro. Messi has it again though. Busquets, Petro on the ball once more. Now Xabi, clipped in towards Petro. Well he got in front of Ferdinand. Stole into a goal-scoring position but couldn't convert. Yep, big chance for Petro. First little spell in the game when United have a look like they're on the ropes just a little bit. Petro, as you say... ...but now Iniesta's got Bjorn Karik, trying to slip it in towards Petro. He's run away from three of them now, made that four. He's slipped it in to Petro. Halted by par. Forward, instead it's David Villa. He goes for a goal, just wide. But Barcelona have both of their full-backs. Wrestles with Ferdinand, play allowed to go on. Lionel Messi. Slipped in to Villa, it's a good shot. Sarr just managed to get anything behind it. Two attempts on goal in as many minutes from David Villa. Yep, and all the intricacies of their play. Slipped in to the path of Lionel Messi. Terrific challenge by Villa. He should have the chance to counter that, he does so. Park. Pique comes... ...particularly when Lionel Messi has the ball. Here's Xavi, just trying to flick it in to the... ...couldn't fasten on to it. And Villa has found Messi. Good tackle by Ferdinand. Trying to change the mood. Giggs. It's in towards Hernandez, heading away. With which they play. They play with. United have to find... Slipped through. Chance for Pedro! For Barcelona. Manchester United had to win the Champions League tonight. It's too easy. Windows Park. Iniesta. Chance. This is Dani Alves. And that's terrible. Rather hopefully towards the head of Park. He did well to win it. Rooney trying to silence them. Rooney. Clipped in towards Giggs, who's onside. And Wayne Rooney! For a more important goal. Two or three little good passes. We know Barcelona like to press Rooney. Pedro. Iniesta. Alves is free in Portland. Lionel Messi finds Xavi. Threw it through Villa. Did well to control that. Barcelona slip back into their rhythm. As if the goal never happened. And Messi. And Rooney. Xavi plays it in to Busquets. Such a good idea. Just beyond Pedro. Manchester United didn't see it coming. It's just the Barcelona way that they're very rarely going to waste. Chasing him. Still Lionel Messi. Now David Villa. Now Lionel Messi. And how connect with that. And all together should. Improve in the second half. Barcelona have had the clearer chances. They led the game. For seven minutes. Manchester. Manchester United have led for. Run a long way with this. And he's still going. Javier Mascherano. Busquets let it run. Iniesta will hit it. Roll back to Xavi. Now it's Vidic who's got to be. In towards Piquet. Vidic to the rescue once more. And a free kick to Manchester United. May well have to be again tonight. Rooney. He's got away from Piquet. Of course comes Mascherano. Came last off Rooney. Goal kick. Lucky. Lucky hand in there but. Now look where he is. Lionel Messi. Behind them Dani Alves. Comes out as far as Messi. Messi. This season. Lionel Messi. Scores for Barcelona. At the Bernabeu club. I witnessed a brilliant goal from Messi. Where he bobbed and weaved his way past. The ruck of defenders. This time. He doesn't need to. Carried back into the danger area. Flags up against Javier Hernandez. Checked by Evra. Poor pass. Lucky. For leniency is now reaching. For a card for the first time. Answer there for Patrice Evra. Quite right I think. Branishes a yellow case. Now Ryan Giggs. White shirts in the box. Giggs. Iniesta brought critical. European Championship qualifier against Switzerland. Which you can see. Lionel Iniesta. Into Messi. Van der Sar got everything behind that. A little bit. A little hesitantly. But. Vidić was alert. In towards Dani Alves. They've cut Mascherano in open. Messi. Forward again here. Xavi. It's a good save from Van der Sar. Good height. But. Great. Now he's found Pedro. Hit by Iniesta. Messi again. Trying to slip it. It's Xavi. Slipped it through to David Villa. Up at Chelsea in the quarterfinal. Tadizar. Busquets though. Villa. Spain's leading international. Goal scorer. Scores Lima. Here's Michael Carrick. It's a very very. Goalkeeping error. And then giving the ball away. Side of their own penalty area. Rudy going. Messi. Oh it's terrific Xavi. Just couldn't. Been in there fighting fires with a bucket of water really. Giggs. Villa got back there. Appeals for Hamp. Ryan Giggs didn't he? Just dinked up there again. Certainly does hit that with Villa. Went for precedent. Played in two European Cup finals. And his Juventus. Giggs. In towards Hernandez. He's got there ahead of Valdez. Still Nani. Nani. He does do that very well. When he steps inside on his left foot. Doesn't really. Scorer of the third. Killer goal. David Villa. Carlos Puyol. Been nursing a knee problem. Rooney. In towards Hernandez. Just slightly. Iniesta. He's gone for it first time. Rooney. In towards Hernando. Of that final win. Over Manchester United. Off to Aphelite. The cream has come to the top. Here's to try to crack the code. But. Barcelona will once again. Watch Barcelona. Celebrate the ultimate triumph. That came to this final. As the underdog. A role that they. Were talented in the summer. And be the team to beat once more. Trophy again. It's they who will move into that. Pantheon of greats. Nightmare for Manchester United. I don't think whatever they'd have done tonight. To be honest with you. With the personal. To Abidal. On the end of this line. Around Abidal's neck. Masters of all. They survey. Here at Wembley. Again tonight. Manchester United. Had no. Revealed when they beat. Real Madrid. 5-0 in El Clasico. At the start of the season. Possibly in Madrid. I would have thought. Barcelona. Worthy. Of the scene. And. They're on another level. There's no doubt. They've beaten the best.