Thread: UEFA Champions League 10/11: Manchester United vs. Barcelona

Originally Posted by WaZ901

I think Barca has it without any doubt, question will they humiliate them?

The 2009 Man U team was much better and the CR is missing whereas Barca now are stronger passing is better, players are rested and no players missing.

Only thing I working against Barca is Villia and Pedro haven't been scoring very much lately, so Barca will rely on Messi. I don't think Park can stop messi, only Pepe did it with any effect and Park is nowhere near as physical as Pepe.

I disagree. United's team now has fully matured. Plenty of its players are playing their best at the moment like Rooney, Nani, Vidic, Rafael, Valencia. Valencia certainly isn't a replacement for Ronaldo, but so far he has been one of the best run+crossers in our squad. An assist from Valencia is golden. With 2009, the hype was so large between Ronaldo vs. Messi that throughout the whole game, he made it just that. Ronaldo somehow ruined Europe for me during 2009, because he had been doing absurd shots that have wasted chances. Without Ronaldo, we're much more unpredictable because the game is no longer centred around his play.