Champoins League Final - 27th of May - Barcelona v Man U

[Mahno]

I saw only one team yesterday-Barca!
Finally someone teached Ferguson,Ronaldo and Co a lesson.Man.U looked pathetic and frustrated,no ambitions no desire to win,nothing(exept first 10 minutes).Barca showed calss yesterday.I enjoyed watching them playing with a ball and passing around while Man.U just stood and watched them.I hope Man.U realised now they are not the best in Europe and Ronaldo not the best player.
Well done Barca

[EU.Sando]

Well, the better team won ..
Gratz to Barca

[Tulenos]

Originally Posted by bigbadken

UEFA, got there wish- Barcelona win, thats all i can say.
Was a put up final anyway.

OMG - another high-profile final, another fixing theory...

[elgoonerman]

Originally Posted by yonulu

i think best player was pique. Can be best libero next decade

Bueno…. Me gusto Pique y su temporada ha sido muy impresionante y algo es joven todavía con 23 anos pero, creo que Iniesta fue el mejor jugador contra Manchester.

How is my spanish

[1875]

Originally Posted by Celticlad

Manchester United @ 2.78 (Betfair)

Manchester United -1 @ 7.00 (WilliamHill)

Ronaldo anytime scorer @ 3.10 (Expekt)

Over 2.5 goals @ 2.26 (Betfair)

Barcelona are without a doubt a quality team but I just can't see past Manchester United. Barcelona are missing a few players missing that play in defence and this has helped me decide on this one. For me Barcelona hold onto the ball for long periods of time and play possession football but i think they are weak in defence. In comes the long debate, How good is Barcelona's defence really? I mean, for me they don't play in a league were they are regularly tested enough. I think the game will be won on the wings and I really think Ronaldo is going to destroy either Sylvinho or whoever plays right/left back for Barcelona on the night. Man Utd to win by 2 goals. Chelsea could have beaten Barcelona had it been for better finishing and imo Manchester United have so many players who can get you a goal.

Poor.

Barcelona were worthy winners and Guardiola winning the treble in his first season is a remarkable achievement. Well done to all in Barcelona.

[anogues]

Originally Posted by elgoonerman

Bueno…. Me gusto Pique y su temporada ha sido muy impresionante y algo es joven todavía con 23 anos pero, creo que Iniesta fue el mejor jugador contra Manchester.

How is my spanish

Perfecto.

Saludos

[fidders]

Congrats to all that backed Barca! I admit when i get things wrong, and I really got it wrong here.

Respect has to be given to this team, they out played Utd in practically every area. Their passing was immense, super team and derserving result. Ante post them now for next season as this is truely a magic team!

[Mozzi]

Originally Posted by Jase82

I can't tell you how disappointed I am with that game. If I'd paid £200 to see that, I would be asking for my money back.

Haha £200? You'd be bloody lucky if that's all you paid. You're looking at nearer to £800 if you include flights and whatnot. It cost us a fortune to see the side not even make 1/10 of the effort that we did. I don't even then United deserved runner's up spot in this game, that's how poor they were.

Also, it's not sour grapes, but I wouldn't get carried away with Barca's quality and being the best side in the world etc. Barcelona were impeccable on the night and hardly put a foot wrong, but United played nowhere near their potential so there wasn't really an encounter, just a mauling. If United turned up, I think it'd be a lot fairer to then decide which side was the better one. Still, you can only beat what is in front of you and Barcelona certainly did that and thus were worthy winners on the night. Very hard for me to stomach such a lacklustre performance from my team, but that's football. The passing was the biggest let down. We played about 7 balls in behind Puyol, some hit him, most went out of play and the first one that actually worked was in the 89th minute - that in itself is appalling.