Ermm, get the picture? XD
5.30pm. I'm so pumped you would've thought I was the one playing in the final. =.=
So, in abouuut, I'd say, 9 hours time, the UEFA Champions League final will be played.
It will be between the Champions of Spain for the third time in a row, Barcelona, vs the Champions(for the 19th time btw,XD) of England, Manchester United in Wembley. Technically, United are the home side cause it's in London and all, but whatever.
I've been looking forward to this match all week, and the fact that the Nike Football Facebook page has been building up the hype wasn't helping me cool down.
I still remember watching the last time they played in the 2009 final. I was gutted, not at the fact that they lost, but it was the way they lost, starting brightly, but after Barca scored in the 10th minute, the other 80 minutes was a mere training session for the Blaugrana.
We won't be taking it lying down this time. Pundits are already pointing at a Barca win, and I won't blame them. The fact that they have Messi alone already raises their chances by THAT much, and the fact that they have an almost unstoppable midfield of Xavi and Iniesta puts them as by far the firm favourites, but then again, they aren't perfect either.
United have not lost at home so far in the competitions, nor have they conceded away, they may have conceded a fair amount of goals in the League, but in terms of the competition, they have the best defense, and the defense are gonna have to be at their very best to stop Messi, top scorer of the competition with a goal tally of 11 goals in 12 matches. I could watch his second goal against Real Madrid in the first leg of the semi final over and over again, it was a thing of beauty. Like, fo'serious. watch it for yourselves.
I kept saying it was like Xavi unleashing some rabid dog and the dog attacked everyone. XD. Xavi gets the ball, stops at the spot, Messi gets the ball from behind Xavi and demolishes the Madrid goal.XD
That goal alone shows United are up against it. They have their talents, we have a fair share of ours.
We have Wayne Rooney, who has refound his form that has made him the best striker in England and one of the best,if not the best striker in world football. We have Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez, the fastest player in last years World Cup, undoubtedly the breakthrough star this season. We have Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand who at their best, are like brick walls, none would pass. We have Patrice Evra, once regarded as the best left back in the world, now still one of the best. We have the evergreen and experienced Giggs and Scholes. Giggs at 37, still can dribble like a 24 year old, Scholes, widely regarded as the best midfielder of his generation, one of the best and underrated passers in world football. We have the forever running Park Ji Sung, the warhorse of Manchester United, Antonio Valencia, quick and always manages to get the ball in the box, Nani, one of the most improved players this season, and of course, Edwin Van Der Sar, one of the best keeper in the world, playing his last game.
Never write Manchester United off. Glory is ours.
