European Cup · Group D - Matchday 01
Manchester United v Barcelona
3–3
Manchester United drew 3–3 with Barcelona at Old Trafford on Wednesday 16th September 1998 in the European Cup. Ryan Giggs (17'), Paul Scholes (25') and David Beckham (64') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 17' Ryan Giggs 1–0
- 25' Paul Scholes 2–0
- Half Time
- 47' Sonny Anderson 2–1
- 55' Nicky Butt for Solskjaer
- 60' Giovanni pen 2–2
- 64' David Beckham 3–2
- 71' Luis Enrique pen 3–3
- 79' Phillip Neville for Irwin
- 84' Jesper Blomqvist for Giggs
- Minute not recorded
- — Nicky Butt
- Full Time 3–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Nicky Butt
55' for Solskjaer
Phillip Neville
79' for Irwin
Jesper Blomqvist
84' for Giggs
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Louis van Gaal
Barcelona
United vs Barcelona History
Meeting 6 of 15
15
Played
4
Won
5
Drawn
6
Lost
19
Goals For
27
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 7th March 1984. After this match United had played Barcelona 6 times: 2W 2D 2L.
15 May 1991 W 2–1 CWC 19 Oct 1994 D 2–2 EC 2 Nov 1994 L 0–4 EC
16 Sep 1998 D 3–3 This match
25 Nov 1998 D 3–3 EC 23 Apr 2008 D 0–0 EC 29 Apr 2008 W 1–0 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 50.0 |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →