Remembering Lionel Messi & Barcelona’s 2011 Champions League win vs. Manchester United | ESPN FC 

As a Utd fan it was like we were stuck on amateur and Barca went to Legendary difficulty

By far the best team of the modern era. Messi at his fastest and deadliest, the best midfield combination of their generation, could keep the ball better than any team, a defence that gave nothing away. Completely in sync with one another with a vicious and collective pressing style as soon as they lost the ball and kept it till it made you vomit.

This was the greatest team in football history.

VALDES: Great goalkeeper, good with the ball (yes, he did make a couple of mistakes) ALVES: Best right-back of all time (yes, I´ve watched Cafu) PUYOL: One of the greatest defenders of all time, Catalan legend, soul of the team/club, decent with the ball PIQUÉ: Archetype of the modern defender: strong defensively, excellent with the ball ABIDAL: One of the most underrated defenders of all time: super-strong defensively, great with the ball (elite level as a left-back and central defender) BUSQUETS: best defensive midfield player of all time (in a 4-3-3-: greatest game intelligence I´ve ever seen, excellent defensively, superb with the ball XAVI: Best central midfield player of all time INIESTA: Best central/offensive midfield player of all time (yes, I´ve watched Zidane, but he was nowhere near as consistent) PEDRO: excellent striker, could play as a central striker or on the wings, superb intelligence and attitude MESSI: GOAT VILLA: best Spanish striker of all time GUARDIOLA: one of the best managers of all time (could play as a central striker or on the wings)

great team, the same team that destroyed Real Madrid 5-0 that season

but in 2009 Manchester United was favorite because they were on fire... and then messi send message to english media.. messi beat ronaldo in biggest game ...and made history

That Barcelona of 2011 was the best football club I've ever seen in my entire bullying every team they faced..they made big clubs look like they played in the second division..so dominant

Last time I was this early the FCB manager wasn't a clown.

Greatest team ever! And the whole starting XI cost only about 130 million in transfer fees. 7 of the 11 players went through Barça's own academy. And if Puyol had been fit, it would have been 8. It's just sad to see what became of that club in the last years.

Under Valverde no chance of getting back those good days

Greatest team i have ever seen. They were so dominant in every possible way, they played beautiful football.

That barcelona team is one of the greatest sides ever in football history and 2011 messi is probably the greatest player ever

Greatest football match I have ever witnessed. Gracies Pep.💙❤️💙

As a Man Utd fan I keep telling myself to feel better that Manchester United was the real 2010-2011 champions league winner because this Barcelona was out of this world and it wasn’t fair for the other earthly teams.

Lionel Messi became the greatest player of all time in 2011

Barcelona team of 2011 was the Greatest football team ever

I started watching football during that 2010-11 season. That Barcelona team will always be my favourite team.

The good ol’ days🥰

This team was the greatest to ever play. They completely changed european football. Winning all trophies in a season, absolutely dismantling Madrid throughout those years and on top of that beating Sir Alexs United twice in a UCL Final.

This very same team demolished Real Madrid 5-0... greatest squad of all time.

This team was sick. Ever player was on fire in there position🔥and most of the squad fresh out of a word cup finals in 2010. Messi, Pedro and Villa Were animals.

By far the greatest team I've ever seen. I feel like everything came together to make that team up. That's why it was unrepeatable

That team is the closest to playing FIFA Career on easy mode I've ever seen 😅 Every single player was perfect (except Valdes in my opinion. I rated Van Der Sar over him).

This Barcelona team were essentially the 2010 World Cup champions. The same players that operated that legendary Spanish team translated the same style of dominance and it won’t ever be replicated again. That explains the magical 2011. Pure bliss watching this squad.

It was like Spain vs England. Xavi & Iniesta were the key.

When you watch the game again listen to the crowd in Wembley go wow

Barcelona played a perfect game. All three goals by the front 3 and all 3 midfielders assisted.

The best 90 minute performance by a football team I have ever seen. Barca took United to the cleaners, and in the process made English football look far, far inferior to La Liga (something which the English are only just starting to recover from)

10/11 was the season I really got into football and what a team this was, I might not see a team this good again in my lifetime

That final should’ve finished 3-0, Giggs was offside for Rooney’s goal.

for me, Leo's best performance

Agreed. This was a mixture of all the team needed.

I remember that game and I kept track of the minutes that MU had the ball in Barca's half and it was like 3 total minutes -- it was a completely dominant performance

Those were the days 🔥!!

This video made me so proud of my team.

good old times 😢💙❤️

Guardiolas Barca made Football Players n Legends go wow,we never seen anything like this,let alone fans,and still does.

I feel proud to be fan and Barcelona and messi is in my blood

Best team I’ve ever seen. Barca 09-11. Unreal level of football.

This was the Only team that made me Cry after losing. As a United Fan this Team Was the best team we’ve ever faced. We went to them in Two Finals and they Beat us Twice 😭

Guardiola at Arsenal. That's great banter!

It was the prime days of messi. U just can’t do anything.🐐💙❤️

The good ol days😭

The day my daughter was born... Did not even watch the game but remember the match after highlights...

Xavi and Iniesta mesmerized world football

That Barça team is the best ever seen so far. Everybody was good. Flair and strong defence, dynamic midfield, sharp Attack.

Nobody talk about busquets ....deserves more recognition guys

GOATED Team with GOAT Manager & with the GOAT Himself !!

I agree completely with the journalists that that Barcelona team was incredible. The best team ever.

2011 was the best Barca team with a young side likes of messi,villa,pedro this team was incomparable with any side in Europe they used to mesmerize the opponents and make them look like amateurs if they lose the ball they used to press aggressively and get the ball back nowadays to be honest our team knows how to bottle in champions league they never attack in away games despite having a lead of 3-0,4-1 against Roma and Liverpool if Barca has to become great again valverde should get lost he is ruining the style of Barca he is looking to defend more than attacking

3:30 Shaka next level

Ale “by the way” Moreno

The carousel as Alex Ferguson said after the game as he saw his players inside the carousel & confused

Miss u pep...come to barca

Messi is undoubtedly the greatest player in the history of football

Wasn't the most successful but will be forever remembered

How I miss this team and Guardiola! The state of current Barca is shambles!

AC milan in the mid 2000s would've been a match for 2011 barca i think. 2015 Barca with messi/suarez/neymar up front was very formidable as well.

Greatest team in international history - 2002 Brasil Gretest team in club history - 2011 Barcelona

THE BEST TEAM EVER❤

Xavi, Iniesta and Messi got 1,2,3 in BallOnDor. Never happened before. Doesnt look like happening anytime soon.

Remember when Paolo Rossi has the potential to become a world class player?

Best team ever

Bring tommy smith back!

Where the praise to the great pep Guardiola???... Why ppl forget the contribution of this man without pep Guardiola it all would have been impossible

I’m a huge Liverpool fan, absolutely love our team. If I’m being generous: Alison ✅, Virgil ✅and maaaybe Mane would have gotten into this team. As far as anyone wanting to compare Liverpool 2019 vs. Barcelona 2011, with all due respect (regardless of todays technology/officiating or that of 2011), Barca 2011 would have beat us handedly. They would have done the same with any other team so far in club football history.

Way better than the 2015 side.

I'd agree, they won 6/7 trophys. Everything to win in club competitions that year. But the following season my beloved Chelsea stopped them

How is there not a docu series on Netflix of FCB or Messi yet? 🤔

Best team ever best Barca team and coach ever 💯 Visca BARCA 🔵🔴

Miss Tommy Smyth

Really hoping those days will be back, after valverde

Pep Guardiola will next manage PSG. He doesn't take on clubs that are harder to manage

For any team beat man unt 👈☹️ It's not so easy in that Time 👈☹️ but Messi 😅 is the King of football

5:05 bruh moment

Liverpool at Istanbul 2020 will be another legendary team.

Very surprising they didn't win the treble, it should have been a treble but..... it's still ok

Aguerooooooo One of the greatest moment in football history

Idk why but I liked the 08/09 Barca more with Henry etoo Messi Iniesta yaya xavi

That Barcelona team had 3 Balon Dor players playing at the same time. They played like someone using a remote to control Xavi, Iniesta and Messi. Watching them play Madrid like playing against an amateur team and beating them 5 nill and tearing a very good Man United team apart says it all. Am a United Fan but that's the best team ever.

Most dominant final this decade for sure, the 2nd most dominant final is perhaps RM vs Juventus? RM dominated that 2nd half, Juve didnt turn up at all.

Fergie working miracles to get this United side to a UCL final.

Well it's 2021 now, Messi left, Ansu Fati is the new 10, going through a rough time with financial issues at the club but the youngsters pedri Gavi Demir Nico deJong Araujo Dest Fati look promising, força barça💙❤️

Xavi Iniesta Messi Busquets Ramos Puyol Villa Pedro Alves Lmao unfair. Brazil 2002 best national team of all time but 2011 Barca has got to be the best club team of all time.

Surprisingly 2011 team didn’t win treble but 2009 and 2015 Barca team won.

No I don't agree. The best club side ever is the 2008-2009 Barcelona team. That team was very very very good and that's why that team won the treble. Even if you compare the two UCL finals you'll see that the 2008-2009 final was a tougher test for Barcelona because that Man Utd team had CR7, Rooney, Tevez & Berbatov and yet the manner in which Barcelona emphatically overpowered that really powerful Man Utd team was an outstanding achievement. Another reason why I rate the 2008-2009 Barcelona team above the 2010-2011 team is that in 2010-2011 UCL final, Barcelona faced a Man Utd team that was already scared of Barcelona even before the match kicked off whereas in 2008-2009 UCL final Barcelona was up against a Man Utd team that had incredibly powerful talent up front with confidence reaching the sky. And to drag that powerful Man UTD team down and knock them on to the ground required unbelievable power which that 2008-2009 team obviously had. Just look at the team they had- Xavi & Inietsa in their prime years, Messi at his magical best, Henry & Eto both deadly finishers. Oh how I wish as a Barcelona fan that we could get back this team!!!!

As big was ut Barcelona was at the training ground

Now only Messi and pique

Whats the point of doing this video today exactly all of days to release it

Do one for the 2012 champions league final

Awwwww Barcelona 😫😫😫😫😫😥😰 so when are we going to see this Barcelona again???

Who's here missing those glorious days when Barcelona was football and football was Barcelona.

You know I was a baby when barca won the champions league in 2011 but it's so sad to see the state we are in now but I can always belive we can become successful again I just hope the glory days come back

When Shaka had hair

Hear, Hear

Man utd was highly average in 2011 but SAF still managed to reached the final.

What bout 2015 Barca

Im convinced if United wasnt a club ; these guys would be out of a job. If you know you know🤣🤣

And Barca ended up from going from that fantastic team who outplayed and destroyed everyone to suddenly be and perform as a mid-table team

We want the remembance champion league final of 2008,2013, ,2016,2017,2018