Champions League Final thread

[Rudo]

No Abidal then.

Nope. Mascherano at centre back against Rooney and Hernandez is mega worrying.

One long punt over the top of Barca's defence and you can very easily see Masch taking Rooney/Hernandez down and getting sent off

[Rudo]

Mascherano at CB FFS. Bad bad news that.

[Gibbo]

Valdes, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Puyol, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, Villa, Messi

No Abidal then.

[Rudo]

Team, according to Schmeichel on Scandie TV3:

van der Sar

O'Shea
Evra
Rio
Vidic

Valencia
Fletch
Carrick
Gibson
Rooney

Hernandez



Surely not?

[Gibbo]

****ing come on Barca

[Craig_H]

Barca:
Valdes, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Puyol, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro, Villa, Messi

Mancs:
VdS, Fabio, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Park, Carrick, Giggs, Valencia, Rooney, Hernandez

[Rudo]

what? was responding to graciousgooner.

[Craig_H]

[Shaggy]

JamesMawFFT James Maw
David May starts for Manchester United. Dong Fangzhuo on the bench.

[Craig_H]

Guardiola looks so ****ing cool as he arrives

[Shaggy]

Keane & Southgate in the studio could be interesting tonight

[Chrono]

Was light rain here about 20 minutes ago and now nice and sunny. Should be good conditions for the game unless it pisses down between now and kick off.

[Craig_H]

So midfield of Valencia, Carrick, Giggs and Park, with Rooney off the mexican.

Park will play left, to counter Alves' forward runs. I'm not sure how they're planning to deal with Messi, Iniesta and Pedro, though.

[Shaggy]

OliverKayTimes Oliver Kay
RT @DuckerTheTimes: Darren fletcher Is on the substitutes bench tonight #MUFC --> suggests team as expected, ie 4411 with Hernandez up front

[doogle]

Does a football match end after 70 minutes?

In with a chance of 4 trophies with 3 months of the season left...and youse ending up with nothing, yes NOTHING!!

Oh well, at least you have wonderful crop of youngsters coming through that never, ever seem to age....you know top young talent like Denilson, Diaby and Bentdner.