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Eto'o and Messi the heroes as Barcelona stun United (Urgent)
May 27, 2009, 20:41 GMT
Rome - A goal in each half by Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 2-0 victory in the Champions League final played in Rome's Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday.
Eto'o opened the scoring for the Spanish side in the 10th minute and Messi added a second 20 minutes from the end to give Barcelona their third Champions League triumph after success in 1992 and 2006.
The defending champions United had previously gone 25 games
without defeat in the Champions League.
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