Barcelona was better than Winning Eleven.

For a Man Utd fan, you would think that it is extremely hard for any fan to swallow defeat, especially at the biggest stage in European football, and even more so at Wembley.

But when you witness greatness, you have to acknowledge it and give due credit when you are privileged enought to witness it. To wallow in sorrow will be doing injustice to undoubtedly one of the best team displays ever on a footballing pitch.

Man Utd were quite simply put in their place. There was no evidence of a lack in effort, just an overwhelming difference in quality. At the end of the day, Barcelona has set the bar far higher than what any team will be able to attain to. They have cemented their place in history as the team with the most outrageous possessional control and the perfect final pass in football; those and coupled with the masterful art of zonal pressing when they don't actually have the football at their feet. Gawd, this team is definitely better as a team than the one that tore Man Utd apart in 2009.

When you have Lionel Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Villa playing in such perfect tandem, you can only sit and defend (hopefully spring the counter attack), and that is exactly what Man Utd did. *While some might argue that Man Utd could have done better with an extra man in midfield, I doubt it will have changed the result especially when Barca was playing with such poise. Afterall, Man Utd wanted to attack and you've got to applaud their effort to do so.

Unfortunately, Barca rarely if ever make a stray pass, Man Utd was just chasing shadows the whole night. You almost feel sorry for the Man Utd eleven who were on the receiving end of a footballing lesson by Pep Guardiola and his team of artisans. Barca's third goal courtesy of Villa capped a magical night for purists of joga bonito.

Barca was better than Winning Eleven, those fortunate enought to witness it; knew it was unreal. There is no shame Man Utd.