Barcelona Beats Manchester United 3-1 in Champions League Final

For the third time in six seasons, Barcelona is the king of European soccer.

Pedro Rodriguez, Lionel Messi and David Villa scored as the Spanish league title holders beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Champions League final last night at London’s Wembley Stadium. It’s the fourth time Barcelona has captured Europe’s elite club competition and the second time in three seasons it has beaten United.

“We were beaten by the best team in Europe and there is no shame in that,” United manager Alex Ferguson told ITV. “Sometimes you come up against a far better team and tonight was one of those nights.”

Wayne Rooney scored for United, which was playing in its third final in four seasons.

Barcelona dominated with 63 percent of possession and put 12 of 16 shot attempts on target. Rooney’s goal was United’s only on-target shot in three attempts.

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