Goalless draw between Man Utd and Barca

August 09, 2012 | 13:10
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Manchester United and Barcelona played out a disappointing 0-0 draw in a pre-season friendly in Gothenburg on Wednesday.

Manchester United's Patrice Evra (L) vies with Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez during the friendly football match between Barcelona FC and Manchester United at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. (AFP Photo/Jonathan Nackstrand)

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.

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