beat their Barcelona counterparts 3-1 at the Nou Camp on Friday
night.
The United heavyweights have now established a handy lead
ahead of the return leg at Old Trafford in September, thanks to
goals from Jesper Blomqvist (14), Karel Poborsky (57) and Dwight
Yorke (77).
At the other end, a star-studded Barcelona attack featuring
Ronaldinho and Rivaldo produced some scintillating football, but
the hosts were unable to find the net until Frederic Dehu managed
to pull a goal back in the final minute.
Raimond van der Gouw was in goal for United in a match which
raised money for the Pediatric Cancer Centre Barcelona (PCCB)
He produced a decent early save to keep out a Ronaldinho free-
kick.
Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and Patrick Kluivert created plenty of chances
for Barca but the hosts could not quite get a breakthrough.
Barca, however, pulled one back when Dehu produced a calm
finish.
The second leg, which will raise money for the Manchester United
Foundation’s work, will be on September 2.