Football: Champions league-09

It promised to be a " dream " match and so it was! The two best teams of Europe met to decide who was better .
However last night, I'll take my hat off and salute Barcelona! They outplayed Manchester united in every possible way.
I'm a Manchester united fan, but I'll be honest in admitting that we were mesmerized by Barcelona's passing play. Manchester united lacked the fire power in the front which they're known for.The first ten minutes of the match started on a positive note for Manchester united. They even had a 32 m. free kick by Ronaldo saved but after that it was all Barcelona. Samuel eto destroyed the famed defense of Manchester united and backed his skill with a neat finish. Both teams fresh after winning their respective premierships in their leagues were high on morale!

During the pre-match interview , Sir alex was asked " You've chosen white as your team jersey, the last time Barcelona played any team with whites, they were BEATEN 6-2, is it fair to draw any comparisons?"
Sir alex: " Oh, not Defeated, Annihilated is the word. But that's ok, we're better than madrid! "

Both times were high on confidence heading into the match, but clearly the better team that night won the game!

Barcelona :
For me, the men of the match for them were Xavi and Iniesta! They dominated possesion in the midfield . These techinically gifted players deserved to be only in the winning team !
A word on Messi. Lionel Messi, this was a stern test for him . Is he a big match player? Will he deliver when most needed? why hasn't he ever scored against english teams? Well, He put all those doubts to rest with his stupendous show of pace,control and precision.

Manchester united:
As sad as i am to say this, Manchester united were no where even near our best! In the first half it was more of Ronaldo vs. Barcelona. Where was Rooney? What did Giggs do? Why did Sir alex prefer Tevez over park for the starting XI? These are some questions which will be asked over and again but Manchester united were pretty much clueless about the passing game by Barca.
Van der sar tried his level best and in a way ensured that the score line didn't exceed 2!

Final verdict:
Barcelona are the deserving champions! Manchester united Didn't deserve to win it last night!


All in all, a Brilliant finals to watch!