The match ended 2–1 to Manchester United on the night, with both United goals coming from former Barcelona forward Mark Hughes. Ronald Koeman scored a consolation goal for Barcelona towards the end of the game, but it was not enough to prevent the Red Devils from becoming the first English side to win a European competition since they were banned in 1985. It was also United's first European title in 23 years, since the European Cup in 1968. This was their only Cup Winners' Cup title, in which they only played one more season, eliminated in the second round in 1991–92.
After a goalless first half, United went 1–0 up following a free-kick from captain, Bryan Robson, which was headed goalwards by defender Steve Bruce. United striker Mark Hughes tapped the ball over the line, although whether the ball had already crossed before Hughes touched it was in dispute for some time, with both Bruce and Hughes claiming the goal (Mark Hughes later credited the goal to Steve Bruce, but the official scoreline shows both goals as being scored by Hughes). For his second goal, Hughes cut the ball into the net from such an acute angle that he had to spin it off the outside of his boot to ensure that it found its mark.
After Koeman scored from a free kick, which came off the upright and hit the legs of United keeper Les Sealey before crossing the line, Barcelona had a late equaliser ruled out for offside and also had a shot cleared off the line. United finished the game 2–1 winners.
Manchester United were undefeated in all rounds (unlike Barcelona who lost two games in qualifying). Brian McClair scored at least once in every round that Manchester United were involved in, except the final.
The Spanish newspapers stated "The Red Devils came dressed in white, like angels" but went on to remark at how devilish United were in their beating of Barcelona.
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The 1991 European Cup Winners Cup final was a football match played between Manchester United and Barcelona on 15 May 1991 at Feijenoord Stadion Rotterdam It was the final match of the 1990 91 European Cup Winners Cup and the 31st European Cup Winners Cup final It came at the end of the first season of the reintroduction of English clubs into European competition after the ban following the Heysel disaster in 1985 1991 European Cup Winners Cup finalMatch programme coverEvent1990 91 European Cup Winners CupManchester United Barcelona2 1Date15 May 1991VenueStadion Feijenoord RotterdamRefereeBo Karlsson Sweden Attendance43 500 19901992 The match ended 2 1 to Manchester United on the night with both United goals coming from former Barcelona forward Mark Hughes Ronald Koeman scored a consolation goal for Barcelona towards the end of the game but it was not enough to prevent the Red Devils from becoming the first English side to win a European competition since they were banned in 1985 It was also United s first European title in 23 years since the European Cup in 1968 This was their only Cup Winners Cup title in which they only played one more season eliminated in the second round in 1991 92 Contents 1 Route to the final 2 Match 2 1 Summary 2 2 Details 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRoute to the final EditFurther information 1990 91 European Cup Winners Cup Manchester United Round BarcelonaOpponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Stages Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Pecs 3 0 2 0 H 1 0 A First round Trabzonspor 7 3 0 1 A 7 2 H Wrexham 5 0 3 0 H 2 0 A Second round Fram 5 1 2 1 A 3 0 H Montpellier 3 1 1 1 H 2 0 A Quarter finals Dynamo Kyiv 4 3 3 2 A 1 1 H Legia Warsaw 4 2 3 1 A 1 1 H Semi finals Juventus 3 2 3 1 H 0 1 A Match EditSummary Edit Former Barcelona forward Mark Hughes scored both of United s goals Mark Hughes who had previously played for Barcelona scored both of the goals for Manchester United His career had faltered after Terry Venables took him to the Camp Nou in 1986 A loan spell at Bayern Munich revived him prior to his return to United in 1988 After a goalless first half United went 1 0 up following a free kick from captain Bryan Robson which was headed goalwards by defender Steve Bruce United striker Mark Hughes tapped the ball over the line although whether the ball had already crossed before Hughes touched it was in dispute for some time with both Bruce and Hughes claiming the goal Mark Hughes later credited the goal to Steve Bruce but the official scoreline shows both goals as being scored by Hughes For his second goal Hughes cut the ball into the net from such an acute angle that he had to spin it off the outside of his boot to ensure that it found its mark After Koeman scored from a free kick which came off the upright and hit the legs of United keeper Les Sealey before crossing the line Barcelona had a late equaliser ruled out for offside and also had a shot cleared off the line United finished the game 2 1 winners Manchester United were undefeated in all rounds unlike Barcelona who lost two games in qualifying Brian McClair scored at least once in every round that Manchester United were involved in except the final The Spanish newspapers stated The Red Devils came dressed in white like angels but went on to remark at how devilish United were in their beating of Barcelona Details Edit 15 May 199120 15 CESTManchester United 2 1 BarcelonaHughes 67 74 Report Koeman 79 Stadion Feijenoord RotterdamAttendance 43 500Referee Bo Karlsson Sweden Manchester United BarcelonaGK 1 Les SealeyRB 2 Denis IrwinLB 3 Clayton BlackmoreCB 4 Steve BruceRM 5 Mike PhelanCB 6 Gary PallisterCM 7 Bryan Robson c 78 CM 8 Paul InceSS 9 Brian McClairCF 10 Mark HughesLM 11 Lee SharpeSubstitutes DF 12 Mal DonaghyGK 13 Gary WalshMF 14 Neil WebbFW 15 Mark RobinsFW 16 Danny WallaceManager Alex Ferguson GK 1 Carles BusquetsRB 2 Nando 84 CB 3 Jose Ramon Alexanko c 72 DM 4 Ronald KoemanLB 5 Albert FerrerCM 6 Jose Mari Bakero 76 RM 7 Jon Andoni GoikoetxeaCM 8 EusebioCF 9 Julio SalinasCF 10 Michael LaudrupLM 11 Txiki BegiristainSubstitutes GK 12 Jesus AngoyMF 13 Miquel SolerDF 14 Ricardo SernaDF 15 Sebastian HerreraFW 16 Antonio Pinilla 72 Manager Johan CruyffAssistant referees Rune Larsson Sweden Leif Sundell Sweden Fourth official John Blankenstein Netherlands Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions See also Edit1990 91 European Cup Winners Cup 1991 European Cup Final 1991 UEFA Cup Final 2009 UEFA Champions League Final contested between same teams 2011 UEFA Champions League Final contested between same teams FC Barcelona in international football Manchester United F C in European footballReferences EditExternal links Edit1991 European Cup Winners Cup Final at UEFA com Daily Telegraph Article on the game The Times Article on the game Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1991 European Cup Winners 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