well good evening to you and welcome on this most perfect evening for gamer football conditions are
absolutely splendid and the folk of this town have come out in their droves for this match why would
they it is an ideal circumstance for what could be an ideal game everybody has been attracted
to it it has been the talk of the town and uh the buses have been packed double decker buses
lining up outside coaches have carried thousands of away supporters here too and to all of it adds
up to make it terrific a crackling atmosphere the match i think will be quite a spectacle blue and
burgundy wherever you look hymns ringing loud and proud this is what it is to be in the camp lou
there are plenty looking forward to seeing this a capacity crowd here
well under normal circumstances this is a massive match-up and i'm not totally in agreement with the
view that friendlies tend to take the edge away in my experience if the opposition go at it full tilt
then you have to reciprocate we'd like to see excitement and be entertained but if it does
go down the serious route there'll still be lots to enjoy the action has already started
jim who do you pick out as the telling individual today
well a player who's learned fast for me is luke shaw a fullback who likes to involve
himself and matters at the offensive end of the pitch but he covers the ground with speed
and a good work ethic so i think he's coming on really well quite no argument for me on that one
ricky pooch
roberto
it's a corner
bruno fernandez decent looking ball he's left his man
well the crowd clearly liked what they just saw some real no nonsense defending
manchester united have pushed both fullbacks into quite advanced positions here yeah that's
that's interesting so what a hitch one very well to get to that oh that's a sparkling save
absolutely sparkling his reflexes were ultra sharp
bruno fernandez who's short bruno fernandez towering header he couldn't get the direction
he needed barcelona can defend those situations better by stopping the crosser at source
jordi alba barcelona so far providing no real test at all for the goalkeeper
oh good interception
de gea gets it up field
hit long and direct well i don't think it was the wisest option peter once
he got into that position it's not as if he didn't have people nearby
bruno fernandez plays it out to the wing
just brushed off the ball there
out to the left it goes well they can break here
rashford
shaw
up towards the front line
approaching the half hour mark
ford it goes
could be a chance here rashford
greenwood winner shots
doesn't get the pass he's looking for he acknowledges that he should have come up with
something better there look he's offering an apology to his teammate who's clearly
miffed at not being picked out despite making what looked like the right run
it's been intercepted and that will come to nothing battles to win it back
fred it's just little by way of goal mouth action yet maguire plays it forward cristiano ronaldo
compelling a heavy challenge some excellent tackling here and that one a perfect example
done very well to intervene and it's sure
dembele
floats one over it's got through to him
manchester united can't make any sort of inroad despite all this possession
and it's half time here so another team has broken through
but certainly not for the want of trying it's been an interesting game up to now but still goalless
and the second half gets on the way
title game so far can that change now
sure tries to get it forward quickly gets wrestled off the ball and the counter is on
that's the through ball now can he finish
well well one or two others were maybe a tad slow at restarting this game then
upstairs a big character who was simply switched on and bright
he sparked another advantage for his team at an important stage it aug as well
thinking about that i think they've perfected that on the train again because it took them seconds to
get the ball from back to front they really commit forward the numbers too it's all very well drilled
barcelona break the deadlock or whatever the manager said in that dressing room at halftime
it's worked a treat across the field it goes
takes the long option hits one
it's come loose fred tries to dink it in
defending albeit from an unexpected source well they say that your front
lads should be that first line of um of stopping the opposition i think
he's taking it to another level with his desire to get back and help everyone out
and it's dembele he's looked long this time
it was all about the quality of the delivery and they come away with nothing
loses his balance and loses the ball cristiano ronaldo
and here's dembele cristiano ronaldo fred
your impression so far jim well one of the temptations always there peter i think it would be
ill-advised of them to try settle for what they've got and here's rashford and here's cristiano
ronaldo bruno fernandez manchester united are definitely going about this the right way
there's not too much subtlety or sophistication about this it really is a question of needs must
well there's no two ways about it this is what they have to do
the only goal came in the early moments of the second period and it's one nil dembele
oh that's a terrific save from the keeper well what can i say truly wonderful goalkeeper
both sides then taking this chance to turn to their benches
greenwood puts his foot on the gas and here's cristiano ronaldo
good challenge he just stood firm
and that has been clubbed away
the chances keep on coming they're awarded another corner
and the shots oh it's die-hard defense
and the willingness to put his body on the line very impressive
and here's the pie looks to credit coutinho oh just lacked a decent finish
the change is then in quick succession
fred
and it's alex tellez oh that is lovely footwork
how's it go what a rocket that is special about as smooth as it gets
so
and that has added a whole new complexion to the game
well the big question now is whether they can keep the energy levels up and try and grab a winner
manchester united merit full marks for their attitude
and application in trying to win this it means an awful lot obviously
going for goal a real chance at a real let off well i think a little eagle has
just got the better of you may have been thinking about backpage headlines there
look this can still go either way it might be flowing one way but there's still time for some ed
oh that is an awful miss
alex tellers
well they're supposed to be chasing a goal and
yet there's no urgency or a sense of awareness they've got to wait
you wonder if that's it now but there may be one more opportunity peter for a late late steal here
great strength too strong for his opponent i needed a better pass there
and that is it the referee has seen enough
well a game that had everything except a winner really watchable and honors evil
and after all of that jim what are you thinking well neither side could get over the line here