UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United

[Basti]

Date: May 28th, 2011

Place: Wembley Stadium



Teams:

FC Barcelona



vs.

Manchester United



Aaaaaand this is what they're going for

[Teddy KGB]

Likely Barca formation:

----------------V Valdes-----------------
D Alves-G Pique-C Puyol-E Abidal
--------------S Busquets---------------
----------Xavi-----------A Iniesta------
----Pedro-----L Messi-----D Villa----

Also,


What's the difference between Osama Bin Laden and Barcelona football players?

Osama was actually hit before he went down

[Sandlot]

I love this game. Best team in England against the best team in Spain in the home of the sport. Great managers & great players. Premier league (considered by many to be the best in the world) and Barca (considered by many to be the best team in the world). I think this is a perfect final . . . unless you're a Madrid fan.

[Le Roi]

What a final this will be.

[Lionel Messi]

[Baphomet]

What's the difference between Osama Bin Laden and Barcelona football players?

Osama was actually hit before he went down

Nice.

Looking forward to this final. I expect it to be more of a contest than the 09 final, in which Barca were superb and United never really got going at all. I'm rooting for United all the way, and though I was never much of a fan of Barcelona prior to this Champions League campaign, the Madrid/Barca semifinal was a shameful display from both teams and made me feel contemptuous of the spanish football elite in general.

[MitchellUK]

I can see United starting with a lineup of:

---------------VDS---------------
Rafael-Ferdinand-Vidic-Evra
----Carrick-Scholes-Giggs----
Valencia-------------------Nani
-------------Rooney-------------


Look for the three midfielders to be quite disciplined and hold their position a little more, while they look attack aggressively down the flanks. I can definitely see them looking to drop longer passes in behind Alves and (assuming he proves his fitness) Abidal to try and exploit the fact that Barcelona's like to get forward and thus leave a fair bit of space.

[treiz]

I really can't see Nani starting, especially down the left where Dani Alves will run around him and Evra. IMO Fergie will be going defensive on that side of the field.

[Boognish]

Yeah, not only would he be a defensive liability, but Nani has been out of favor and in poor form as of late, Park should start over him

[5DOM]

I think it'd be cool if they start 4 wingers, Nani-Park-Giggs-Valencia lol. Versatile bunch

[Lionel Messi]

I hope Pedro and Villa break out of this run of poor form they're on. I'd almost rather start Affelay at this point.

[Teddy KGB]

Afellay is really effective off the bench though, I think Pep would do well to bring him on for one of Pedro/Villa after 75 or so minutes.

[Lionel Messi]

Afellay is really effective off the bench though, I think Pep would do well to bring him on for one of Pedro/Villa after 75 or so minutes.

Ya definitely, I was just making a point. Plus, I said "almost".

[Slava]

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against FC Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, who is alleged to have violated Article 11 bis of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations by directing racist abuse towards a Real Madrid CF player in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between the clubs on 27 April.

The proceedings have been launched on the basis of evidence provided by Real Madrid (video and statement of club and player). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body will deal with the case on Sunday 15 May and the decision will be communicated to the club on Monday 16 May.

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/ ... d=PULSE_TW

[ZaQ-]

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against FC Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, who is alleged to have violated Article 11 bis of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations by directing racist abuse towards a Real Madrid CF player in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between the clubs on 27 April.

The proceedings have been launched on the basis of evidence provided by Real Madrid (video and statement of club and player). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body will deal with the case on Sunday 15 May and the decision will be communicated to the club on Monday 16 May.

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/ ... d=PULSE_TW

Give Sergio a break, UEFA. He's clearly struggling with post concussion syndrome after his numerous grusome injuries that left him rolling on the ground, holding his face.

[OBF-MKE]

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against FC Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, who is alleged to have violated Article 11 bis of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations by directing racist abuse towards a Real Madrid CF player in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between the clubs on 27 April.

The proceedings have been launched on the basis of evidence provided by Real Madrid (video and statement of club and player). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body will deal with the case on Sunday 15 May and the decision will be communicated to the club on Monday 16 May.

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/ ... d=PULSE_TW

I thought I remembered reading that Marcelo initially said Busquets didn't say mono. But if Busquets really did, and if Barca really is about 'more than a club' and trying to be the apex of football, Barca needs to do more than just not appealing the five game ban. If that's what they make and believe themselves to be, they should be only a mere hair of outrage behind Marcelo.

[BC_]

They see him rolling, they hating?

[Jugs]

two teams i really really hate

yes, i mad

[jerrod]

They see him rolling, they hating?

[Teddy KGB]

They see him rolling, they hating?

Gold!