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UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Thu May 5, 2011 2:53 pm
by Basti
Date: May 28th, 2011
Place: Wembley Stadium
Teams:
FC Barcelona
vs.
Manchester United
Aaaaaand this is what they're going for
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Thu May 5, 2011 4:05 pm
by 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
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Thu May 5, 2011 5:54 pm
by 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.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 6, 2011 3:56 am
by Le Roi
What a final this will be.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 6, 2011 4:36 am
by Lionel Messi
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 6, 2011 6:09 am
by Baphomet
Teddy KGB wrote: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.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 6, 2011 11:35 am
by 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.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 6, 2011 4:16 pm
by 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.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 6, 2011 4:48 pm
by 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
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 6, 2011 4:59 pm
by 5DOM
I think it'd be cool if they start 4 wingers, Nani-Park-Giggs-Valencia lol. Versatile bunch
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 8:51 pm
by 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.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 9:50 pm
by 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.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 2:54 am
by Lionel Messi
Teddy KGB wrote: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".
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 3:03 pm
by 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
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 8:08 pm
by ZaQ-
SlavaMedvedenko wrote: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.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 5:48 am
by OBF-MKE
SlavaMedvedenko wrote: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.
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 5:48 am
by BC_
They see him rolling, they hating?
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:26 pm
by Jugs
two teams i really really hate
yes, i mad
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:55 pm
by jerrod
manchild wrote:They see him rolling, they hating?
Re: UEFA Champions Lge Final - FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 9:44 pm
by Teddy KGB
manchild wrote:They see him rolling, they hating?
Gold!
