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Friday, 20 May 2011

The Battle of the Titans - Manchester United v Barcelona

The two greatest teams on the planet battle it out at Wembley next week. The Champions League Final is the biggest club-competition around, and both teams will go all out to win. Barcelona are arguably the world's best team, with Messi, Iniesta and Xavi powerhousing the heart of the team. With the worlds best player - Messi - even a team like Man Utd will struggle to play them.

Both teams are champions of their respective nations, with Barcelona winning the La Liga, and United the Premier Leauge. It's as if the stars have aligned so that all football fans can witness this match. They met two years ago, at the same stage, with Barcelona winning 2-0, courtesy of two Lionel Messi goals. However, it could be different this year. Arsenal fought out a 2-1 victory against Barcelona earlier in the competition, showing that they're not unbeatable. The Catalan's then had to go all out at home, winning the 2nd leg 3-1 (with Arsenal's Van Persie picking up a very controversial red card). If Van Persie didn't get sent off, then Arsenal could well have beaten them.

Manchester United have outplayed all of their opponents in the knockout stages, showing their maturity in the competition. If it wasn't for Schalke's goalkeeper, and Man Utd target Neuer, the scoreline could've hit double figures. Barcelona controversially beat rivals Real Madrid in the Semi's, coutesty of Messi yet again.

Either team could win. If United are on form, with Messi and Hernandez working well together, they could easily win. That said, if Messi is on fire like he was against Arsenal and Real, then it's Barce's for the taking. Expect an awesome match at Wembley on the 28th; It's sure to be spectaculor.

What are your opinions?
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71 comments:

  1. Grant20 May 2011 at 08:24

    Going to be a good match

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  2. slash97120 May 2011 at 08:39

    barca all the way

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  3. Simon black20 May 2011 at 08:39

    Really looking forward to the match, I hold barcelona as favourites but it could go either way. Anyway i really think we have an awesome match ahead of us.

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  4. FrostyC20 May 2011 at 08:44

    I really want to see Manchester win, but everything points to Barcelona being favored so I think Barcelona will win it.

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  5. Squixel20 May 2011 at 09:12

    dont really like either team ):

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  6. HujoThug882520 May 2011 at 09:17

    Go United!

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  7. Liury20 May 2011 at 09:30

    Go Barca!

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  8. Jay Reid20 May 2011 at 09:54

    I'd prefer United to win, being British. I'd like to keep track of the Fifa Club World Cup more this year.

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  9. wongsadis20 May 2011 at 10:00

    United, hell yea

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  10. emosniper610820 May 2011 at 10:34

    united all the way!

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  11. Skankin_Pete20 May 2011 at 10:35

    Cant wait to watch it, heres hoping man u. destroys Barcelona

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  12. miscellaneousmusicalmistakes20 May 2011 at 11:16

    I'm impatient, and I hope United will win this game, because Ryan Giggs deserves it, for his massive career

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  13. zepdragon20 May 2011 at 14:53

    Manchester all the way! I legitly DO know the ballboy

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  14. George "dammy" Portillo20 May 2011 at 15:02

    yeeee

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  15. Buzbee20 May 2011 at 15:06

    for a second i thought this blog was about american football, but its way better than that lol

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  16. Mike20 May 2011 at 15:11

    Bet the crowd will go nuts

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  17. Javitronic20 May 2011 at 15:30

    Barça will win :)

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  18. BarryBumflop20 May 2011 at 16:30

    I'll be in that crwd hopefully, gonna be a good day. :P

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  19. BarryBumflop20 May 2011 at 16:30

    crowd *

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  20. Thorfan20 May 2011 at 17:01

    Barcelona's taking it easy.

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  21. Kunta Jay20 May 2011 at 17:10

    Gonna be a great game.

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  22. Matthijs20 May 2011 at 17:26

    Go Barca!!!

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  23. GameArtifacts20 May 2011 at 17:28

    cant say i favor either team, will be a great match regardless!

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  24. Blogger20 May 2011 at 17:38

    EPIC

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  25. phosports20 May 2011 at 17:43

    cant wait for this match, and good to see another sports blogger out there

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  26. Unknown20 May 2011 at 17:45

    Lets go Barca this game is gonna get the crowd crazy! enough with the manU bandwagon. random thought- How cool would it be to be the ballboy for a major team? I would love to hang out around those guys

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  27. Raizoo20 May 2011 at 18:03

    ManU will eat them... You'll see.

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  28. Anonymous20 May 2011 at 18:05

    United!

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  29. bentyl20 May 2011 at 18:20

    My money's on Manchester.

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  30. Kaneda20 May 2011 at 19:20

    I root for barca, but as you said anything could happen. Anyway it's going to be epic!

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  31. BKK20 May 2011 at 19:34

    My bet goes to MU.

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  32. Anonymous20 May 2011 at 20:03

    MU will win hands down

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  33. Fortune20 May 2011 at 21:03

    Man U all the way.

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  34. Mest20 May 2011 at 21:35

    It's going to be an awesome game, Go Barça

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  35. fpotd20 May 2011 at 21:59

    Looking forward to it.

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  36. Platano: 365 life20 May 2011 at 22:00

    ahhhhhhhhhhh i cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!! im soo excited!!!

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  37. TalkDaily21 May 2011 at 03:05

    Barca > Man Utd

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  38. Delirium Tiger21 May 2011 at 04:11

    Today
    UD Levante - FC Barcelona
    or
    Villarreal CF - Real Madryt
    what would you chose?

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  39. lets go get lost21 May 2011 at 04:20

    Can't wait.

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  40. Delicious Oophagy21 May 2011 at 04:25

    Barcelona... I've seen ball boys with better skills!
    MAN U!

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  41. katakis121 May 2011 at 05:08

    I don't even like football :3

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  42. Crooked Letter21 May 2011 at 05:30

    MANU FTW! :)

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  43. Ben21 May 2011 at 06:07

    I wonder who the ballboy was

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  44. thomau521 May 2011 at 07:09

    Barca All The Way!!

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  45. Empty21 May 2011 at 15:32

    United for the win!
    (sorry I just don't like Barcelona that much :P)

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  46. Paul Black21 May 2011 at 16:07

    Barca is gonna rock that place
    those ballboys are gonna rock the place

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  47. Watchtower Corp.21 May 2011 at 16:11

    Not a big Man U fan, but I hope they win, I'm kinda fat to the teeth with messi and barcelona

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  48. Earl21 May 2011 at 16:30

    FTW!! captain lol

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  49. Watchtower Corp.21 May 2011 at 16:34

    chicharito should be man u's captain

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  50. Phate21 May 2011 at 17:23

    Not really a huge fan of either team, but if I had to pick...Barcelona, probably. :)

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  51. therocksays22 May 2011 at 02:55

    i find this topic interesting, captain.

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  52. paulz22 May 2011 at 03:10

    Should be a good game :)

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  53. Anonymous22 May 2011 at 06:57

    i think manchester needs a new captain!

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  54. Ragnarök22 May 2011 at 07:13

    nah man's captain is fine!

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  55. Empty22 May 2011 at 07:26

    who's the captain of Manchester united?

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  56. Triper22 May 2011 at 07:49

    GO RONALDO GO! :) good reading.

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  57. luckyduckymoomoo22 May 2011 at 07:58

    Wouldn't it be prestigious to be the captain of one of these teams? anyways pretty interesting read keep it up!

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  58. KrabKlan22 May 2011 at 08:06

    I hope for Barcelona, but that's just me.

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  59. Disgruntledperhaps22 May 2011 at 08:28

    I agree with KrabKlan, Barcelona has my hopes.

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  60. Damian22 May 2011 at 08:29

    Personally, I prefer Manchester with their great team effort and sometimes rough style.
    By the way is Giggs still the captain or Ferdinand?

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  61. TalkDaily22 May 2011 at 08:43

    Anyone see Charlie Adams goal a second ago against Man U ;)

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  62. CortezsBlog22 May 2011 at 08:43

    Lol manchester is gonna win big time
    If you want it or not! :D

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  63. Feindbild22 May 2011 at 08:54

    Barcelona!

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  64. charlie tuna22 May 2011 at 09:42

    this will be quite the matchup. cant wait!

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  65. Alex22 May 2011 at 10:42

    Gonna be so good.

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  66. ZKMin22 May 2011 at 10:50

    I'm not sure if I like the captain of Manchester, but it will be a good match.

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  67. Skaerf22 May 2011 at 12:03

    we dont really have futbol in the USA, they have captains in soccer?

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  68. HuntStuffs22 May 2011 at 13:44

    Solid post :)

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  69. Unknown23 May 2011 at 05:02

    Barca. I guarantee it

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  70. Cole23 May 2011 at 14:45

    awesome post captain

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  71. chauklet26 May 2011 at 02:58

    rooney has his days

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