The Barcelona team we knocked out of the champions league in 2008

£#%&!ing hell what a team that was. Makes you realise just how good we were back then when you look at the team that we played against. Yaya Toure, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Eto'o, Henry

You had to check didn't you

Originally Posted by no fun

You had to check didn't you

of course i did you fool. It's what the internet is for.

Nearly 7 years ago now.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

£#%&!ing hell what a team that was. Makes you realise just how good we were back then when you look at the team that we played against. Yaya Toure, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Eto'o, Henry

It's probably the best United team we'll ever see in our lifetime. Crying shame it didn't go on to win a couple more Champions Leagues.

Barca improved, we didn't

the second leg was one of the more terrifying nights i've had as a united fan.

Other than the 45 seconds after Scholes winner, I don't think I enjoyed a single minute of it. The most gut wrenchingly stressful game I've experienced. The last ten minutes were just excruciating.

Best ever night at OT tbh

Just reading that Barcelona line up again, amazing to think they spent 2007 & 2008 getting mugged in La Liga by a Real Madrid side whose best player was Robinho

Originally Posted by Sparky***

of course i did you fool. It's what the internet is for.

Nearly 7 years ago now.

7 bastard years nearly since we won it. Madness. That has absolutely £#%&!ing flown by hasn't it :shakehead:

Originally Posted by taff

the second leg was one of the more terrifying nights i've had as a united fan.

terrifying wasn't the word. Hung on for dear life.

Originally Posted by dragflick

7 bastard years nearly since we won it. Madness. That has absolutely £#%&!ing flown by hasn't it :shakehead:

Yep and to think in that same time span, Barca won it 3 times.

Ronaldinho was still on the Barca books at that time, too.

Shows how little quality matters when the desire and intensity drops. Pep had to come in and spend a year clearing most of that lot out.

Maybe it was just wasn't so much us being good but maybe Barcelona weren't on drugs then

Originally Posted by lookingforeric

Maybe it was just wasn't so much us being good but maybe Barcelona weren't on drugs then

Good point.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

terrifying wasn't the word. Hung on for dear life.

I agree and when the final whistle went the relief was indescribable. Everything´s relative though .. the relief was just as great (well almost) when the final whistle went Vs Palace last Saturday. Well for me anyway .....

Originally Posted by Sparky***

£#%&!ing hell what a team that was. Makes you realise just how good we were back then when you look at the team that we played against. Yaya Toure, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Eto'o, Henry

Their morale was down and that team and manager were about to break up somewhat weren't they? You were just oblivious to what Toure was going to turn into. Didn't even know he played that night tbh

Where was wazza?

That was some forward line we had that season, possibly our best ever, for all the shit Rooney gets now and Tevez being a @#%&!.

Rooney Ronaldo Tevez

Wes Brown was fantastic that season as well

Can't remember if Nani was any good that night or around that period (he started pretty well IRRC) but totally forgot he played in that match. Then obvs his role in the final. Big game player

Originally Posted by Nani

Where was wazza?

That was some forward line we had that season, possibly our best ever, for all the shit Rooney gets now and Tevez being a @#%&!.

Rooney Ronaldo Tevez

Wes Brown was fantastic that season as well

Can't remember if Nani was any good that night or around that period (he started pretty well IRRC) but totally forgot he played in that match. Then obvs his role in the final. Big game player

Rooney injured his hip at Stamford Bridge in the Sat morning game a few days prior, I remember it was a huge blow when the line up came out that neither he or Vidic made it. Wes Brown had an absolute stormer in his place thank £#%&! and Hargreaves arguably played his best games for us at Right Back.

Nani and Ronaldo both had very good unselfish type games that night, Park and Tevez were £#%&!ing dynamite.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

£#%&!ing hell what a team that was. Makes you realise just how good we were back then when you look at the team that we played against. Yaya Toure, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Eto'o, Henry

did u watch it in the queen vic

Good days them, just finishing Uni and that.

Much better than the pile of shit we watch now. How did the club allow it to happen? £#%&!ing neglecting the midfield for so long.

I still nearly throw up when I see Henry get a free header in the 88th minute.