During the group stage of the Champions League season Manchester United would win by two goals in the extra time of the final, both Fergie`s team and their opponent in the final, Bayern Munich, returned home unbeaten from the Camp Nou. With Rivaldo and Figo, Van Gaal had two of the world`s greatest footballers on his team, but while he managed to win the Spanish championship twice during his first stint at Barcelona, he crashed out of the Champions League group stage twice in a row.