FC BARCELONA: Valdes - Dani Alves (88' Puyol), Pique, Mascherano, Abidal - Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta - Messi, Villa (86' Keita), Pedro (90' Afellay); Coach - Josep Guardiola
MANCHESTER UNITED: Van der Sar - Fabio (69' Nani), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra - Valencia, Carrick (77' Scholes), Giggs, Park - Rooney, Hernandez; Coach - Alex Ferguson
(Vote): Barça wins by large margin (Vote): Barça wins by small margin (Vote): MU wins by small margin (Vote): MU wins by large margin (Vote): Penalty shootout decides (Vote): Al-Qaida bombings into no game
Poll: Red card incoming?
Nope, fair play all the way. (29)
41%
Yes, for MU player. (28)
40%
Yes, for Barça player. (8)
11%
Yes, both teams will get it. (5)
7%
70 total votes
Your vote: Red card incoming?
(Vote): Nope, fair play all the way. (Vote): Yes, for Barça player. (Vote): Yes, for MU player. (Vote): Yes, both teams will get it.
Barca is on an amazing run, but if I'd have to name the one team that currently has the best chance of beating them I'd say United, so I expect an awesome match. I think United has one of the best defences in the world, the only worry I have is that their central midfield looks a bit pale compared to Xavi/Iniesta.
There's something about United that makes me feel like they're going to pull it off. If Ferdi isn't injured and they can avoid getting dominated in midfield, I think they'll bring it home.
I think United won't make the same mistakes as last time. They have to play on the counter and not try to take Barca head on. I hope Sir Alex fields Fletcher, Anderson and Scholes for more muscle against the likes of Iniesta, Xavi and Busquets. Maybe even use Anderson as the guy to shut down Messi.
I think Nani would suck in a game like this. Giggs, Rooney and Hernandez up front and United will stand a chance. If not, Barca's probably gonna roll them by 3-4 goals. I wonder how Barca fans feel coming into the game. I'm pretty damn nervous as a United fan, since we got owned in Rome 2 years back.
United"s Flag is Deepest Red It shrouded all our Munich"s Dead , Before their Limbs grew stiff and cold , Their Heart Blood dyed it"s every fold
Then Raise United"s Banner High Beneath it's shade We"ll live and Die So keep the faith and never Fear We"ll keep the Red flag flying here.
We"ll never Die , We"ll never die We"ll never Die , We"ll never die We"ll keep the Red flag flying high , Cos Man United will never DIE.
I Feel we can take this , We just have to hope that the Midfield put"s it Best performance of the Entire Season..Our Defence is Easily better than theirs... Really have a good Feeling About this
Hopefully we have a ref that will hand out yellows for rushing him, protesting too much and filming. And that's not even because I'm a manu supporter, but just because that's the quickest way to ruin the match for all sides and barcelona does that shit all the time and gets away with it. I think the key is just stopping xavi OR iniesta. Otherwise they'll just pass to each other for about 80+ mins of the game.
On May 05 2011 18:36 Stimp wrote: Have some of you guys seen Uniteds away form? The best they have going for them is the fact that they know how rubbish the wembley pitch is.
Can't see anything other than a Barca win I'm afraid.
We're talking about Champion League here buddy. And if I recall correctly, MU won all their games away from Old Trafford this season, and did not even concede a single goal.
Rooting for Man.U. myself, as a fan of football, I'm getting kinda tired of the way Barca dives to the ground every time a defender does as much as looking at them. Heck, soon they'll start doing a front flip before going to the ground hoping for extra points . 2-1 for Man.U.
I just really hope to finally have a great game of football in the Champions League. The referee needs to be really on the ball in dishing out yellow cards early for simulation and aggressive tackles then hopefully we'll have a fair contest.
Both sides have their advantages and their weaknesses. Barce: Best midfield in the world and a fantastic striker that plays beautifully in the system. Hold on to the ball very well but might struggle to break down a resolute defence and fast closing down. United: Very strong defensively, quality wing play which Barce won't really be used to facing and an unpredictable line-up. However they'll struggle to fight in the midfield and get the ball to their key players on the wings or Rooney.
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. 2-1 for Man.U.
