Barcelona Vs Manchester United – Who Will Be Crowned Champions Of Europe?

Saturday evening on 28th may Champions League final will be watched by 160Million fans around the world and will be contested by the two top teams from the world’s two top leagues.
The Champions League Final shouldn’t happen any other way, the top team in England facing the top team in Spain, the two strongest leagues in world football lead by two of the game’s most historic clubs. Both Manchester United and Barcelona stand on the precipice of a fourth European Cup having fought long domestic seasons which saw them both claim their respective league titles. This year’s Champions League Final will be elite.

Much of the talk going into tomorrow’s final has been on Barcelona’s playing style and whether Manchester United will be able to cope with it better than they did in 2009 when goals from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi secured a relatively simple 2-0 victory for the Spanish side. A selection of high-profile commentators have called on United to close out the early stages of the game, focusing entirely on their defensive duties, but only Arsenal have beaten both sides this season and despite having very little possession in the first half against Barcelona, didn’t alter their game drastically to run out 2-1 victors, capitalising on Barca’s wastefulness and early over-commitment which left them lagging late in the game. Both sides having claimed their respective league titles weeks prior to the game though, has given them each a much needed period of rest.

Saturday evening’s clash will be marked by many landmarks but few more relevant than being the final game of Manchester United’s dominating goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar’s incredible career. van der Sar, who turns 41 in October had considered a u-turn in his retirement plans following an absolutely stunning end of season run but decided this will indeed be his last season as a player, following spells at Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and United. It would be in keeping with his unbelievable career (eight league titles and two Champions League medals) for the Dutch keeper to claim the most prized medal in club football in his last match