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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