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FC Barcelona beat Manchester United and won the Champions League trophy. FC Barcelona won the Champions League trophy, the fourth in club history after beating Saturday at Wembley, 3-1 (1-1) Manchester United squad in the final competition.

Champions League trophy was lifted by Frenchman Eric Abidal, who received the usual captain's armband from Catalans, Carles Puyol.

After all the Catalan team players received medals from UEFA president Michel Platini, gave Puyol Abidal's band, leaving him to be the first to raise the trophy, something that usually makes the captain of the team.

Eric Abidal was diagnosed in March with a liver tumor.

Spanish team's goals were scored by Pedro Rodriguez '27, '54 Messi and Villa '69, while for the band Rooney scored Manchester '34.

FC Barcelona opened the scoring in minute 27 by Pedro Rodriguez, who beat Van der Sar with a shot from a short corner, after receiving an excellent pass from Xavi Hernandez.

Manchester restore equality in the 34th minute through Wayne Rooney, after a combination with Giggs, who is in an offside position suspect.

Barca increase their difference, 2-1, after Messi stunned with a shot from outside the box by goalkeeper Van der Sar.

David Villa up the score at 3-1 with a shot to the elbow, from about 18 meters.

FC Barcelona: 1. Valdes - 2. Alves (5. Puyol '89), 14. Mascherano, 3. Pique, 22. Abidal - 16. Busquets, 6. Xavi, 8. Iniesta - 7. Villa (15. Keita '86), 10. Messi, 17. Pedro (20. Afellay 90 +2). Coach: Josep Guardiola.

Manchester United: 1. Van der Saar - 20. Fabio (17.Nani '69), 5. Ferdinand, 15. Vidic, 3. Evra -25. Valencia, 16. Carrick (18. Scholes '77), 11. Giggs, 13. Park -10. Rooney - 14. "Chicharito" Hernandez. Coach: Alex Ferguson.

Yellow: Alves 60, Victor Valdes '85 / '61 Carrick, Valencia '79

Champions League Final was led by a brigade of referees in Hungary, taking it to the center Viktor Kassai. He was aided by assistants and Gyorgy Gabor Eros Ring and additional nurses and Tamas Mihaly Fabian Bognar. Referee reservation was Istvan Vad.

Argentine Lionel Messi scored the 12th goal in the Champions League and 53 th in all competitions this season.

FC Barcelona and Manchester United met for a second time in a Champions League final, after the one in 2009, FC Barcelona also won 2-0, Eto'o and Messi in his success.

To win the trophy, FC Barcelona will receive a record prize worth 126 million euros, while Manchester United will receive 73 million euros.

The match played at Wembley Arena in London attended by some 70,000 spectators. Among the personalities present were the Prince Felipe de Bourbon, British Deputy Nick Clegg, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, the former UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, and singer Eric Clapton.

FC Barcelona, which won the trophy in 1992, 2006 and 2009, succeeds in Inter Milan won the Italian band, which passed in 2010 by German band Bayern Munich.

This was the last game at Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar.

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