Barcelona vs. Manchester United Live Streaming Highlights.Manchester United’s victory over Schalke caused Europe’s press few surprises but the team’s strengths were lauded
he 2010-11 Champions League is down to just two teams, and it’s a fixture that has the soccer world captivated, as Barcelona takes on Manchester United at Wembley on May 28 to claim Europe’s biggest prize.
he 2010-11 Champions League is down to just two teams, and it’s a fixture that has the soccer world captivated, as Barcelona takes on Manchester United at Wembley on May 28 to claim Europe’s biggest prize.
In many ways it’s the final everyone was hoping for since the quarterfinal draw, pitting the practical yet effective team from the Premier League against their flamboyant Primera Division champions in a one-off clash for the trophy. A dream for soccer enthusiasts will be realized.
En route to London there was plenty of excitement for both sides, as coaches Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson began the quest of adding further silverware to their clubs’ ever-expanding collection of accolades.
Road To The final – a contrast of styles, defense versus attack
Both teams entered directly into the Champions League group stage, Barca finishing first in La Liga last season and Manchester United coming second to Chelsea in England’s top flight, but from that point it was clear that Guardiola’s side focused on attack, Fergie opted to rely on keeping clean sheets.
Barcelona (8W, 3D, 1L) is the top scorer in this season’s tournament, with 27 strikes to its name and an average of 2.25 goals per match. In fact, Lionel Messi, who sits on 11 goals in the CL this season, could break the record of 12 in a single campaign set by Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2002-03.
The Catalan giants were fairly untroubled in Group D, commencing with a 5-1 demolition of Pananthiakos and eventually topped their section with four wins and two draws.
BARCELONA
Valdes
 Alves |  Mascherano |  Pique |  Puyol |
 Xavi |  Busquets |  Iniesta |
 Pedro |  Messi |  Villa |
MANCHESTER UNITED
Van der Sar
 Rafael |  Ferdinand |  Vidic |  Evra |
 Park |  Carrick |  Giggs |  Nani |
 Rooney |  Hernandez |
While Barcelona may be free-scoring, Manchester United (9W, 3D, 0L) has remained solid defensively, amazingly conceding just four times (an an impressive 0.33 goals per match) on its path to Wembley, with center-back Nemanja Vidic particularly imposing in coexistence with the team’s overall selfless play and hard work all over the pitch.
In Group C, though they began with a 0-0 stalemate versus Scottish representatives Rangers, the Red Devils did not look back from there – only leaking one goal in the group stage and finishing three points clear of Valencia.
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