Barcelona vs Man Utd Champions League Semi Final LiveBlog (1st Leg)
theoffside.com 4/23/2008 — Barcelona 0-0 Man Utd
Today’s Champions League semifinal at Camp Nou pits Barcelona against Man Utd, and Leo Messi against Cristiano Ronaldo. Arguably the two most exciting teams and the two most exciting footballers around.
There’s a lot ...
Italian-Style Manchester United: Sir Alex and his Catenaccio Tactics
mcalcio.com 4/24/2008 — The question all of you are asking: how on Earth can the term ‘catenaccio’ be applied to Man Utd? Sure, all they did against Barcelona was defend (hell, even Rooney and Tevez were playing center-backs at times) but the Red Devils are a team also capable of very attractive attacking-style football, a characteristic which they’ve demonstrated many times over in the EPL this season. So… what gives?
Man Utd ace Rooney set to miss remaining two Premier League games —
The Soccer Blog
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney won’t play again in the Premiership this season.
The Daily Mail says Rooney is set to miss the climax to the title race but should be back for the Champions League Final.
A hip injury forced the Manchester United striker to sit out Tuesday’s semi-final win over Barcelona.
Rooney is definitely out of [...]
Paul Scholes for Manchester Utd (v Barcelona), 29 April 2008 —
Cheer Up Alan Shearer
Follow, follow, follow, cause United are going to Moscow!...... (assuming the embassy process their visas and they get a flight, that is) Aston Villa 2-0 Wigan Blackburn 2-0 Derby Bolton 0-0 Sunderland Fulham 1-0 Birmingham Man Utd 2-0 West Ham Middlesbrough 1-0 Portsmouth Reading 2-1 Tottenham Arsenal 2-0 Everton Liverpool 2-0 Man City Newcastle 1-1 Chelsea and it's the Scottish League ...
Man Utd 1-0 Barcelona: Reds March On To Moscow —
Red Rants
Crisis? What crisis? That was so easy wasn’t it? Surely we’re going to wallop every team that comes our way from now on, aren’t we?
Okay, let me not attempt to jinx the team anymore, but to quote a certain Scottish manager — I forget his name — football… bloody hell!
United beat Barcelona 1-0 at home to finally reach the finals of the Champions’ ...
Predictions: No numbers just scorelines —
Champions League
Aha…so yet again we fall into the mired trap of predictions. Last time none of us got everything right, still we want try our mettle once again. As usual its joint venture post by every CL blogger. So lets see how well we predict this time. By the way before submitting your predictions, do read some in depth previews by Rob. It might help for predictions.
MAN UTD. vs BARCELONA
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Champions League Semi Final Preview: Man Utd vs Barça Pt. II —
The Offside
It’s no secret that second legs are almost always better. Why? Because that’s when we find out who wins. And so the fireworks we were expecting from last week’s first leg between Barcelona and Manchester United should all go off today. Cristiano Ronaldo will be out to make up for that missed penalty and Thierry [...]
Man Utd v Barcelona: Preview —
Red Rants
Sorry for the late preview.
So it boils down to today. It could make our season or break it. I know this is a strange thing to say because we can still win the title. But for a manager like Fergie who desperately wants to win at least a double, this would be as close as they come.
Fergie was quite positive about the chances of a United win, and it was nice to see a relaxed face after all ...
Champions League preview and prediction, Manchester Utd vs Barcelona —
Who ate all the Pies
Man United vs Barcelon a (7.45 BST) It's judgement night for United since reawakening Barcelona at the Nou Camp, being passed off the field and failing to convert an early penalty. United will look to be more adventurous tonight and hope that a score draw won't take Barcelona through on away goals. There are still doubts over Vidic and Rooney but they'll probably be risked even if they're not ...
Henry confident he can repeat Monaco success —
Soccer Globe
Barcelona star Thierry Henry was in a reflective mood today remembering fond memories of his time at Monaco when they were faced against an almighty task of defeating Manchester United a decade ago.
"I remember we drew 0-0 at home and people were saying we were out." said the former Arsenal hitman.
"But we showed you can score a goal at old Trafford and we finished 1-1 ...
The Daily Vote - Will Manchester United wake up tonight? —
Who ate all the Pies
A week can be a long time in football - Man United have gone from favourites for Europe and foregone conclusions for the Premier League to fighting to save their season in just seven days. Fergie has been rallying war cries of beating his closest rivals in their own back yard but against both Barcelona and Chelsea his over cautious team selection and tactics have cost him. Will United have a ...
Man Utd boss confident of classic game against Barca —
The Soccer Blog
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is confident of success tonight against Barcelona.
He said: “I remain optimistic because I believe we have come a long way since falling at this last-four hurdle in the past.”
Having said all that, United do boast a Champions League record of 11 straight home wins.
Ferguson said: “It is a [...]
Manchester United & Barcelona at loggerheads for Philipp Lahm —
Soccer Globe
The Daily Mail confirms that English Giants Manchester United are going to fight it out with Spanish Giants Barcelona for the signature of German & Bayern Munich star Philipp Lahm.
Manchester United could lose out to Barcelona in the chase for full-back Philip Lahm. (Daily Mail)
Both clubs are in desperate need for Wing-Backs with Manchester United having to replace an ageing Gary ...
Chelsea v Man Utd: Preview —
Red Rants
I had a dream yesterday. Barcelona bangs four goals against us at Old Trafford. Then we come back and keep pounding their net, scoring goals in the process — and in bucket loads. But for some reason the score still reads 4-2, or something like that. Apparently we keep scoring but we still seem short. Then I woke up briefly and checked the date on my watch, and thanked my stars that it ...
Man Utd’s Hargreaves confident going into second leg at Old Trafford —
The Soccer Blog
Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves is confident of success against Barcelona in the second-leg of their Champions League semifinal.
“We are optimistic as we will play a lot differently than we did at the Nou Camp,” said Hargreaves. “We will attack Barcelona and see how they deal with it.
“They had a lot of possession but did [...]
Man Utd ace Ronaldo again talks about dream to play in Spain —
The Soccer Blog
Cristiano Ronaldo has caused uproar in the Madrid-based press after reiterating that he would one day like to play in the Spanish league after the Champions League game against Barcelona.
The Portuguese star is the subject of endless rumours and speculation in both Marca and AS with Real Madrid stoking the fires by making comments about [...]
