Manchester United 1 Barcelona 0
Manchester United 1 (Scholes 14) Barcelona 0
Paul Scholes fired a dream goal to send Manchester United back to the Champions League final for the first time since 1999. The Ginger Prince already has his name on the teamsheet for the final as Fergie has said he will definately play after missing out on the Treble winning victory of that season.
After the first leg ended goalless, Scholes’s strike put United in the lead, but left the match on a tightrope of tension. For the next 15 minutes after the goal, which was started by a mistake by Zambrotta, Barcelona fell apart, wayward passes and poor shooting. The Old Trafford crowd, up for the game, sensed another goal would end the game, but it never came.
Instead Barcelona came back into the game through Deco and Messi. The little Argentine was a real threat and Barcelona started to have more controlled possession. From that point onwards, the game rose and rose in tension until the final whistle. Only then could the players and fans relax and the celebration was more a release of the tension than them thinking they were going to win the trophy.
Now United will face either Chelsea or Liverpool, an all English final for the first time ever.
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May 1st, 2008 at 10:41 am
This is a much more calm post than the last one. A chance to clam down a bit hey! What will it be a double for us or Chelsea or shared one a piece. (I wonder….). Will you see much of United’s game before you have to leave on Saturday. Do you want text updates of the score?
August 14th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
It will be another one for United not Chelski!