Five epic moments of Spanish football at Old Trafford

The very existence of this post confirms the greatness of Manchester United, whose legendary stadium, opened a distant 19 February 1910, have spent the last two decades in search of Spanish joint assault on one of the great places of world football: Old Trafford, the Theatre of Dreams. For some, those dreams became nightmares, however, for others became a reality. With the unforgettable epic that starred Athletic yesterday , this is a good time to remember other great moments, guarantors of the epic, the teams in our league saw fit to face the Red Devils in European competitions.

The heel of Redondo

We started strong: it was the season 99/00, that of the Eighth, and Real Madrid would be matched in the quarterfinals of the Champions League with Manchester United. Pregaláctico Madrid was the last of the Round Lorenzo Sanz, Anelka, Savio, McManaman and company. The round be played at the Bernabeu in a complicated game in which Ferguson achieved a goalless draw as favorable outcome for the face back home. However, the white team left no doubt in England and came to ahead by 0-3 in an exhibition Forest team, but the best was in the third goal when Redondo, from the left, came a great Dodge with a heel that left unanswered Berg to attend after Raul and culminate in the masterpiece goal.

Barcelona and Manchester, 12 goals in two games

Barcelona knows exactly how to win at Manchester in recent years, but not before had so easy. It was the season 98/99, and both clubs were framed in the same group of Champions. It was Barca Van Gaal, capable of the best and the worst with Rivaldo and Figo as stars. Both shocks were a sight to tie the score at three. In the match at Old Trafford, the Red Devils were ahead by 2-0 with goals from Giggs and Scholes (both still in the club), but Barcelona was able to tie with goals from Brazilians Anderson and Giovanni. The United went ahead again with a superb free-kick from Beckham, but Luis Enrique end up tying penalty. That year, Barcelona did not pass the first phase and Manchester would be proclaimed champion after trailing Bayern remembered at that end of the Camp Nou.

Tristan's goal

(In the video, from minute 6 ') was the group stage of the Champions League in the season 01-02, and the Red Devils and Irureta SúperDépor were the favorites to advance to the next phase. With Barthez, goalkeeper overrated as they come, as the star with two blunders, Deportivo signed one of those nights to remember in a big game that were higher than Beckham, Giggs, Van Nistelrooy and company with a victory in which Tristan own light shone and Valeron. He started ahead of the United with goals from Dutch striker, but in just two minutes the Galician club rallied with goals from Sergio and Tristan. However, Van Gol equalized a minute later. Three minutes of madness. It was in the second part Cundo doctoraría Tristan fails to seize the French goal, dribbling and Wes Brown, with an astonishing calm, accommodating the ball into the goal with a subtle touch and certify the victory 2-3.

Ronaldo, cheered

Again, return to face Real Madrid and Manchester in Champions League quarters again in the season 03-04. It was the galactic Madrid with Figo, Zidane and company, but that tie was the big star Ronaldo. The Madrid came to Old Trafford with a 3-1 lead, and Van Nistelrooy's goal would allow the English club hopes to hold back. But Ronaldo left no room for doubt with a historic English manor hat-trick which sealed the passing of the Madrid semifinals. The meeting would end in victory for Manchester a 4-3 final that Ronaldo came to be replaced soon, at which time all recognized the great Old Trafford encounter or phenomenon.

The Old Trafford Athletic takes

And now the latest chapter in victory yesterday Athletic starred in the Theatre of Dreams. It could highlight several points of great team meeting Bilbao: the third goal with pineapple Muniain later in the celebration, the great game of Iturraspe or Ander Herrera, the restless Bielsa steps in the technical area, Ferguson watching impassively the beginning of the second half in that technical area of Argentina ... but mainly include those 8000 fans traveled to Manchester to monopolize the sound of Old Trafford and to feel his own who were at home. It was in vain: they took home with you an unforgettable game.

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