Archive for August 20th, 2009

Player ratings: Barcelona v City

20th August 2009

Given – A brilliant display of goalkeeping with superb judgement and handling. 9

Onuoha – Drifted into the centre a little to much for comfort but redeemed himself with some excellent tackles as Barca failed to get the better of him. 7

Dunne – Another lionheart performance from the captain who thoroughly deserved to lift the Joan Gamper trophy. 8

Toure – Showed he has the quality at this level and won bragging rights with his brother. 7

Zabaleta – The Argentine continues to …

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Verdict: Barcelona 0 City 1

20th August 2009

Goals: Petrov 27 for City.

Richard Dunne lifted a trophy(!) as City triumphed in front of 94,000 Catalonians thanks to Martin Petrov and a sterling defensive display. Mark Hughes will have been delighted to have come through a fixture, which many deemed unnecessary, unscathed and with confidence boosted for the campaign ahead.

Fears over players getting crocked were allayed as we remembered Barcelona are the antithisis of cloggers. There wasn’t a tackle in the match to concern the City physio, even if …

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