The Soccer Touch

No two clubs around the world sell more replica jerseys than Manchester United and Barcelona so by this fact alone, the final of this seasons Champions League is promising to be a huge affair that the whole world will be interested in. It is true that if you asked many soccer fans throughout the season who their ideal soccer final would be, it would be involving these two teams. This because both have been responsible for some of the most exciting soccer played this year and both have just wrapped up their respective league titles. As tens of thousands of soccer fans look to descend upon Rome for the final and many more watch around the world, the anticipation for the match looks set to make it one of the most hyped up games of all time, lets just hope it can match its billing.

In a game where both teams will think they have a great chance of winning, Manchester United probably start favourites, which is fair enough given they are current holders of the Champions League and are World Club champions. No team has retained the Champions League since the tournament evolved from the European Cup so United would be looking to make a little bit of history. The club wrote a new chapter in their own history recently when their 18th league title took them level with Liverpool with regards to the amount of times both clubs have won the top flight in England. Yes, the famous red soccer jerseys have been at the forefront of English soccer and next season promises to be another cracker with United looking to go beyond Liverpool. Sir Alex Ferguson would love that and so would Wayne Rooney.

Although the vast majority of the squad at United have Champions League winners medals, this game is special as it may be the last for some players. The talk of Carlos Tevez leaving has risen louder and Rome may be last hurrah in a United soccer kit. There has also been a lot of talk about Ronaldo moving to Real Madrid where he will swap the Red Devils for the pristine white soccer kit of Madrid and no doubt he will want to leave on a high and prevent Barcelona from clinching a treble, which has never been managed in Spain before.

So, there is a lot riding on Barcelona in the final and it would give them a tremendous opportunity to get one over Real Madrid so the Barca fans will be imploring their world famous blue and red soccer tops are the ones celebrating at the end of the match. The strike power shown by Barcelona this season has been devastating with Messi, Henry and Eto’o notching over 100 goals between them. This is more than most soccer clubs manage in a season, never mind three players which just goes to show how clinical their finishing has been at times.

Barcelona have not been solid at the back though and injuries and suspensions are set to weaken their backline even further for the Champions League final. This gives many people the impression that Manchester United will be the team more likely to score because for all that Barcelona are impressive up front, United are as equally strong at the back. The same can’t be said the other way around and this is what makes some people believe that Barca have the edge.

Of course, on the night, the game is very much up for grabs and only one set of fans will be cheering come the end of the game but lets just hope the soccer on show lives up to the pre-match billing.

brun pin
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