Barcelona sink Man. United to win Champions League

     LONDON, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Spanish giant Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3-1 to win the UEFA Champions League at Wembley on Saturday.

    It's the fourth time that Barca were rewarded the premier¹ honor of the European clubs competition.

    Pedro Rodriuez put Josep Guardiola's team ahead with a low shot after 27 minutes, but United striker Wayne Rooney found the back of the net with a goal in the 34th minute.

    Barca dominated the second half while Lionel Messi's swift shot give them the lead again in the 54th minute before David Villa² added a third with 21 minutes to go.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。