Manchester United 1 Barcelona 0 (1-0)Agg
Posted on April 30, 2008
Filed Under Champions League
It will be an all English final in the champions league this year as Man United defeated Barcelona to make the final.Its there first final for 9 years & the scorer Scholes has a chance to make up for the one he missed in 1999 when he was suspended.The game started bad for United as Rooney & Vidic were ruled out just before kick off with hip & concussion injury’s.The it nearly got worse & Messi ran through into the penalty box & Scholes tripped him but the German ref only gave a free kick out side the area & by TV replay’s it was the right descistion but only just as watching it live it looked a penalty.Barcelona were playing the good football that took United time to settle but Scholes popped up & scored with a fantastic 25 yards shot which was rising into the top of the goal & past the diving Valdes this was only his 2nd goal this season but one of his most important of his career.Messi was really the only threat for Barcelona as he tried to get them back into the game with a left foot shot which Van Der Sar had to save.Ji-Sung had a chance for United before barcelona started to dominate Deco went close twice & they kept pushing but it was United who should have got the second goal & could have killed the game when Nani missed a golden chance when he glanced a cross wide of the goal from only 8 yards out. Frank Rijkaard
Barcelona came out in the second half trying to keep the ball & searching for the equalizer but for all they tried United had the next best chance when Tevez’s close range shot was blocked by Valdes.Rijkaard then make a sub on the hour mark when he brought on Henry in place of Iniesta & with Messi being their best player & controlling the game some what they started to push United back.But for all there trying United’s defence held firm & was very strong & Barcelona couldn’t find a way through.It stayed that way & as the second half got close & Barcelona still pushing Ferguson sent on 2 subs with Giggs & Fletcher Replacing Nani & Scholes to help keep them at bay.Henry then had a great chance to score when from a corner he had a point blank header but it went straight into the arms of Van Der Sar & with Barcelona still pushing untied back their defence just got better & better & when the final whistle finally went there were scenes of celebrations from all the united player’s & staff on the achievement they of the football result. Sir Alex Ferguson
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