How To Stop Messi, Eto’o, Rooney and Ronaldo.

The Offside found this 4/29/2008 on cl.theoffside.com [flag]

Four Fantastic players on thier day and players whom the opposition will worry about. In fact I imagine if you are a defender for either Barcelona or Manchester United, you would be getting pretty damn worried right about now. With only hours to go to kick off, here is my guide for the defenders involved as to how to best rid the attacking threat. (more…) [link]

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Man Utd vs Barcelona Champions League Semi Final LiveBlog (2nd Leg)
Published 4/29/2008 by Daryl at The Offside
... 2008 Man Utd vs Barca Champions League semi final 2nd leg Man Utd 0-0 Barcelona (agg 0-0) Kick off: 7:45 GMT One hour until kick off - Anyone got any predictions? I’m going for a scoring draw (let’s say 2-2) with Barça winning on away goals. Here’s a round up of previews from around The Offside: Man Utd Offside preview: A Good Time for Some Home Cookin’ Barcelona Offside preview: In it to win it Champions League Offside preview(s): There Will Be Goals , How to Stop Messi, Eto’o, Rooney and Ronaldo and (last but noy definitely not least) The ...

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