Help!!!! New universal google analytics code unable to verify at Google Webmaster Tools

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Hello guys,
I have an e-commerce website on which i have installed universal google analytics code. It started tracking visitors but the problem is it failed to verify ownership with Webmaster tools. It says "The Google Analytics tracking code on your site looks malformed." However when i tried another method for verification (HTML file upload on root), it successfully completed verification. Note that i have not installed classic google analytics code on site. Is it compulsory to install classic one to verify ownership at Webmaster tools? Quick answer awaited..

Thanks in advance..