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Trofeo Juan Gamper FC Barcelona - AC Milan 25/08/10

José Manuel Pinto was the hero for FC Barcelona as he saved two penalties in the spot-kick shoot-out to give the home side and the Trofeo Joan Gamper in Camp Nou against AC Milan on Wednesday night after David Villa had netted his first goal for the The tension and competitive nature of an official fixture may have been missing, but the two giants of European football produced a vintage pre-season encounter and Ronaldinho was given the send-off from the home fans that he did not receive two years ago. Camp Nou was packed for the game as the excitement and expectation of the new season brought the fans out and Barça did not disappoint as they showed that they will once again be a force and a great side to watch. Villa and Ibrahimovic Barça could have been affected by their efforts to win the Spanish Super Cup at the weekend, but the starting line-up performed superbly as they dominated the early stages on what proved to be a very hot evening in the Catalan capital. Milan started slowly and there was a slight lack of depth to the match as both teams worked out how competitive it was going to be. It took 20 minutes to bring the crowd to its feet as Villa and Zlatan Ibrahimovic both looked to break the deadlock. The Swedish striker did put the ball into the Italian visitors’ net, but he was ruled out for offside. Quiet night Milan stepped up and attempted to catch Barça on the break when they could and this in itself offered the home team a different kind of challenge. At the …