The 1991 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match played between Manchester United and FC Barcelona at Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam. 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. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a Spanish sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The Feijenoord Stadion, nicknamed de Kuip (the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, completed in 1937. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ...

The match ended 2–1 to Manchester United on the night, with both United goals coming from Mark Hughes. Ronald Koeman scored a consolation goal for Barça towards the end of the game, but it was not enough to prevent the Red Devils from walking away with their first piece of silverware since 1985.

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Mark "Sparky" Hughes, who had previously played for runners-up FC Barcelona, scored both of the goals on a euphoric night for United. Sparky's career had faltered after Terry Venables took him to the Nou Camp in the mid-eighties. A loan spell at Bayern Munich revived him prior to his return to United in 1988. Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh football player and currently a manager at Blackburn Rovers. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sə), is a Spanish sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is the Assistant England national football team manager and a former English international footballer. ... FC Barcelona playing against Real Madrid the 6th of December 2003 The Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ...

After a goal-less 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 nodded 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.) Bryan Robson OBE (born January 11, 1957) is a former England, West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester United footballer who also captained his country. ... Stephen Roger Bruce (born December 31, 1960, in Corbridge, near Hexham in England) is a British football manager currently in charge of Birmingham City. ...

Hughes put United 2-0 up prior to Ronald Koeman's late free kick, which reduced the deficit. His second goal was superb as he 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, something he'd obviously learnt from watching compatriot Clayton Blackmore's free kicks in earlier rounds of the competition. Ronald Koeman (born March 21, 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager of PSV Eindhoven. ... Clayton Graham Blackmore (born September 23, 1964 in Neath) was a Welsh football player. ...

After Ronald Koeman scored a free kick, which actually 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 United finished the game 2-1 winners. Les Sealey (29 September 1957 – 19 August 2001) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham and others. ...

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. Brian John McClair (born December 8, 1963) in Bellshill, Scotland) is a former Scottish international soccer player, notable for his near eleven-year spell at Manchester United F.C., as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic F.C. and Motherwell F.C.. During his period at Manchester United...

Revenge was sweet for Sparky and the Spanish papers famously 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.

Match details

15 May 1991 20:15 CEST
	Manchester United	2 – 1	FC Barcelona	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Bo Karlsson
	Hughes 67' 74'	(Report)	Koeman 79'

MANCHESTER UNITED: GK 1 Les Sealey RB 2 Denis Irwin LB 3 Clayton Blackmore CB 4 Steve Bruce RM 5 Mike Phelan CB 6 Gary Pallister CM 7 Bryan Robson (c) 78' CM 8 Paul Ince CF 9 Brian McClair CF 10 Mark Hughes LM 11 Lee Sharpe Substitutes: DF 12 Mal Donaghy GK 13 Gary Walsh MF 14 Neil Webb FW 15 Mark Robins FW 16 Danny Wallace Manager: Alex Ferguson

FC BARCELONA: GK 1 Carles Busquets DF 2 Nando Muñoz  84' DF 3 José Ramón Alexanco (c) 72' DF 4 Ronald Koeman DF 5 Albert Ferrer MF 6 José Mari Bakero 76' MF 7 Ion Andoni Goikoetxea MF 8 Eusebio FW 9 Julio Salinas FW 10 Michael Laudrup MF 11 Txiki Beguiristáin Substitutes: FW 12 Ricardo Serna GK 13 Jesus Angoy DF 14 Miguel Soler FW 15 Sebastian Herrera MF 16 Antonio Pinilla 72' Manager: Johan Cruijff

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See also

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1990-91

The season 1990-91 of the European Cup Winners Cup was won in true style by Manchester United. ...

External links

• 1991 Final at UEFA.com