City beat Barca in friendly
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City beat Barca in friendly
Petrov goal enough to see off European champions
Martin Petrov scored the only goal of the game as Manchester City beat Barcelona 1-0 in a prestigious friendly at Camp Nou.
The European champions dominated for long spells of the game, but were caught out by a goal from Bulgarian winger Petrov
in the 28th minute.Barca handed summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic his debut and he had a late chance cleared off the line by City.
The result means City win the Joan Gamper Trophy and it provides Mark Hughes' side with another fillip after a successful start to the Premier League season last weekend.
Meanwhile, Barca's domestic rivals Real Madrid crushed Borussia Dortmund 5-0 in a friendly to celebrate the German club's 100th anniversary.
Esteban Granero
scored after just three minutes for Real, while Dutch winger Arjen Robben increased the lead moments after half-time.Gonzalo Higuain and Kaka from the penalty spot scored within the space of three minutes before Raul netted a fifth a minute from time.
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Is Man City in the UEFA Cup this season?
I thought I read that Fulham took the last remaining spot through the fair play award or something.
Otherwise, they still need to wait for next season.
And provided they quailify.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Is Man City in the UEFA Cup this season?
I thought I read that Fulham took the last remaining spot through the fair play award or something.
Otherwise, they still need to wait for next season.
And provided they quailify.
Isn't it better? Since they are concentrated to grab CL spot or maybe EPL title.Less match to play, less injure/fatigue will occur and more focus on the main thing.
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Quite funny.
Schedule a friendly match at the start of the season like this.
Usually these are played off season.
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Originally posted by charlize:
Quite funny.
Schedule a friendly match at the start of the season like this.
Usually these are played off season.
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