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The night has finally arrived. At 8:45 pm, FC Barcelona will begin the battle to defeat Manchester United, and vice-versa. Tempers are flaring between not only local fans of the two teams, but fans around the world. Many argue the ManU is unbeatable, yet just as many argue the opposite, saying Barcelona will easily defeat the ‘red devils.’
Much is to be decided by this final of the Champions League. First, the decision of who is the best football player in the world, currently torn between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, like any player, but who deserves to be the king of the game? Next, who really is the best team? We certainly lucked out with this matchup, as it may be the best possible matchup in football this season. To help decide which team deserves to win, let’s look at some statistics:
Goalkeeping:
After rumors of goaltending being Barcelona’s weakest link, Barça’s Víctor Valdez has really come through in the last few games, knowing just how to react to attempts made on goal by opposing teams.
ManU’s Van der Sar has many finales under his belt, and comes into the game with more experience than Valdez. He could very well be the key to Manchester’s success or failure in this game.
Defense:
Due to injuries, Barça’s defense is left much weaker than fans would have hoped. Lacking key players will hold Barcelona back from playing to its full potential.
Unlike their opponents, ManU possesses its full defensive lineup. Thanks to the height of the defense, they must focus on stopping the speed and agility of Messi and his teammates.
Midfield:
Here is one area where Barcelona beats out ManU by far, especially with the recovering of Iniesta.With Xavi leading the troops, Barça hopes to put pressure on Manchester throughout the game.
For Manchester, the key midfielder will be Cristiano Ronaldo, who hopes to lead his team to victory against Barça.
Offense:
The famous trio of Messi, Etoo and Henry have broken records throughout this season will be in charge of scoring goals in Rome. Henry, who has played a key role in the last few games, is fully recovered, giving Barcelona a positive outlook on offense in the final.
With Cristiano Ronaldo at midfield, Barcelona’s defense has its work cut out for it this game. In addition to Ronaldo’s talent, Barça must also defend against 3 dangerous forwards, Rooney, Tevez and Berbatov.
Final Analysis...
Who knows? This will certainly be an exciting and emotional finale to a thrilling season. Each team has so many strengths that it is impossible to say who will win with any certainty, but loyal fans are declaring their teams winners, before the game has even started, anyway.
Que partido de la Blaugrana
An almighty Fc Barcelona litterally ran over Real Madrid, bringing them a huge step closer to winning the championship. If they succeed getting 5 more points, Barcelona will win the title again.
Messi, Puyol, Henry, Xavi and co humiliated Real Madrid and showed their brillance during 90 crazy minutes. The euphory couldn’t take that long since they are playing an equally important game against Chelsea on Wednesday. This second leg of the Champions League Semi Finals must be won by Fc Barcelona.
It wan’t only Fc Barcelona that obtained success this weekend though. RCD Espanyol, a couple of weeks ago at the bottom of the league, now won their last 4 games. On Sunday they played Valencia and won the game with a stunning 3-0, leaving them now on the 14 place – further away from relegation.
Tonight the Barcelona game against Sevilla will be one of the most important in the season. Barça’s rival Real Madrid won their derby game yesterday in a thriller against Getafe, thanks to Higuaín they came up fron 1-2 to 3-2. Now they are three points behind on La Blaugrana, that has to win against the third in the league: Fc Sevilla.
Barcelona is facing a thrilling week during which everything will become clear, Champions League (Chelsea, 28th of April) as well as Primera Division (Sevilla, 22nd of April, Valencia, 25th of April and Real Madrid on the 3d of May).
I’ll be looking forward to these games and hope Fc Barcelona wins all of them!
Are you looking for tickets for the Barcelona – Chelsea game?
Today is the quarter final match between Barça and FC Bayern München, and it kicks off at Camp Nou 20:45 (CET).
Barça have played 4 Champions League games in Camp Nou, and won two, drawn one and lost one, whilst Bayern München played 4 away and had three wins, one draw and 0 losses.
These are the two teams that probably impressed most, Barcelona winning goal rich games, and Bayern München crushing Sporting Lissabon with 12-1, in two games.
“But this last weekend Bayern lost against Wolfsburg with 1-5, which is not only a good thing for the catalans,” says Pujol, “cause now Bayern really are hungry for winning!”
It will be a great game!
