5 year running there will be an English team in the final of the champs league :)

 

I bet the Rome police are going to love it if chelsea beat barca

5 year running there will be an English team in the final of the champs league :)

 

I bet the Rome police are going to love it if chelsea beat barca

 

I cant believe its being hosted there after the actions of their rozzers on the Man U fans a couple of years ago. Oh and the "ultra" Roma fans.

Yeah, perhaps Rome isn't the greatest place to have it...even this year, a bus van was bombarded by a bus of ultras before (or was it after?) a Roma match. But I guess money talks.

5 year running there will be an English team in the final of the champs league :)

 

 

Yup! The EPL rules!!:smug:

5 year running there will be an English team in the final of the champs league :)

 

And how many English players will actually play the final?

 

About 3 (like between Chelsea-Liverpool last Tuesday)?! :laugh3:

 

Very terrifying tendency I think in regard to youth development programs...

I cant believe its being hosted there after the actions of their rozzers on the Man U fans a couple of years ago. Oh and the "ultra" Roma fans.

 

It seems that every year Roma is drawn against an English team in either the Champs league or the uefa cup and every year the 'Ultras' attack the English fans.

Champions Leaque

 

You know what this season has been a hell of a tournament. The last weels goal by Chris ronaldo where in he struck the ball many meters outside the penalty zons was the best of the week. Hey by the way do you know who is te leading scorer for the season. One trivia for you fans....name the only goalkeeper who has missed three goals this season...i mean missed to save simple chances.

the leading scorer is someone from Barcelona I believe with 8 goals

FT: Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea

 

Advantage to Barcelona, if they manage to get a score-draw in London they will go to Rome.

And how many English players will actually play the final?

 

About 3 (like between Chelsea-Liverpool last Tuesday)?! :laugh3:

 

Very terrifying tendency I think in regard to youth development programs...

 

Haha Arsene Wenger will take care of that. :P

 

Pretty snoozeworthy match today. Barcelona created many chances but poor finishing, Chelsea were rarely seen. Except for Drogba crashing to the ground a few times. Though to be fair Dani Alves had his fair share as well.

 

Here's to Barca kicking ass next week.

Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal (John O'Shea)

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what's this? Fletcher is having the game of his life! :o

Utd could have killed the game off in the 1st half, Almunia made a couple important saves.

disappointed with the result but hopefully will be at the Emirates to watch the gunners finish united off.

I trust that Chelsea get on... And I´m happy that Petr Čech is yet again good at it..;) :D

So Man Utd are heading to Rome, but who else will be joining them?

Darren Fletcher was the most consistent player over the 2 legs for United, and now because of a stupid refereeing decision and rotten UEFA rules meaning his red card can't be rescinded, he will miss the final :rolleyes:

Barca should win the CL! :D

Arsenal 1-3 Man Utd (agg 1-4)

 

 

Manchester United produced a virtuoso display to remain on course to become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League - and destroyed Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's dream of winning his first European trophy.

 

Arsenal's hopes of wiping out a single-goal deficit from the first leg were all over inside 11 minutes as United struck twice to silence an expectant crowd inside the Emirates.

 

Ji-Sung Park pounced on Kieran Gibbs' slip for a close-range finish after eight minutes, while Cristiano Ronaldo fired a 40-yard free-kick past startled Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia three minutes later.

 

It left Arsenal's plans, plus Wenger's bold promise of a "magnificent" performance from his players, in tatters as they were simply unable to cope with the power, pace and energy produced by Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

 

Ronaldo's second goal of the game after 61 minutes summed up their display in the space of a few devastating seconds.

 

Arsenal were undone from their own corner by a superb sweeping move that also involved starring roles for Park and Wayne Rooney before Ronaldo completed the formalities with a flourish.

 

It rubber-stamped United's passage into a final against Chelsea or Barcelona in Rome later this month - and on this compelling evidence they will take some stopping.

 

The only blot on United's otherwise perfect night came 16 minutes from time when Darren Fletcher was sent off by referee Roberto Rosetti, who ruled he had fouled Cesc Fabregas as he raced in on goal.

 

Robin van Persie's penalty will not cause United as much pain as Fletcher's suspension for the final.

 

If United's first leg performance did not bring the victory it deserved, they were full value for this triumph and could have won by more as Arsenal fans streamed away long before the final whistle.

 

And as Ferguson and United's players celebrated, Wenger was left to contemplate the stark statistic that Arsenal have not won a trophy since they beat these same opponents in the 2005 FA Cup final - and looked light years behind them on the evidence of these two games.

 

United will now press on to seal another Premier League title, safe in the knowledge that they can take a tilt at winning this trophy for the fourth time later this month.

 

Arsenal attempted to crank up the atmosphere inside the Emirates by placing thousands of flags on seats around the stadium - but two killer early blows from United ensured they were swiftly lowered.

 

United were desperate for the away goal that would leave Arsenal facing a mountainous task, and they were gifted it via an error from gifted young defender Gibbs.

 

He looked comfortably positioned to clear Ronaldo's routine cross, but he slipped and Park was on hand to take advantage by sliding in to lift a close-range finish over Almunia.

 

Arsenal's plight became virtually impossible three minutes later when another mistake, this time from Almunia, allowed United to double their advantage and leave the Gunners requiring four goals for victory.

 

Van Persie fouled Ronaldo 40 yards out, and while his strike was sweetly-struck and dipping, Almunia must take responsibility for moving too late to save an effort that also came at him at a comfortable height.

 

Arsenal's players - and their thousands of followers - were visibly shell-shocked and Rooney almost made it three after 18 minutes.

 

He was playing with great discipline in a left-flank role, and he cut in dangerously to test Almunia with a shot that he was just able to turn to safety.

 

United were in complete control and Ronaldo was just off target with a header from Anderson's resulting corner.

 

Arsenal had been dominated to such an extent that they were reduced to ignoring Wenger's long-held philosophies and launch aimless balls in the direction of Emmanuel Adebayor and Van Persie.

 

Their only response was a tame header from Fabregas that provided little more than catching practice for the virtually unemployed keeper Edwin Van der Sar.

 

If Arsenal hoped the interval would inspire some remarkable transformation in a one-sided encounter, they were to be disappointed as United simply resumed with the same air of superiority.

 

Ronaldo tested Almunia with a low shot at his near post before he added United's third with a goal that summed up everything about the quality of their performance.

 

From an Arsenal corner, Ronaldo found Park just 20 yards from his own penalty area. He played in Rooney, and when he served up a perfect pass, there was Ronaldo to complete a picture goal with a finish high past Almunia with Arsenal caught out hopelessly by the counter attack.

 

It afforded Ferguson the luxury of being able to remove Rooney and Patrice Evra, who would have missed the final had they had picked up another yellow card.

 

Fletcher did, however, suffer that fate when he was shown a red card by referee Rosetti 14 minutes from time when Fabregas tumbled as the pair collided in the penalty area.

 

Rosetti awarded a penalty, which Van Persie duly scored, but replays showed Fletcher appearing to get a clean touch on the ball before Fabregas fell to the ground - although there was no suggestion the Arsenal captain dived.

 

United then simply played out time before taking deserved acclaim at the conclusion of a magnificent team effort - as Europe's elite trophy came into sight for Ferguson and his men once more.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8010853.stm

Barca should win the CL! :D

 

Agreed!:D

Agreed!:D

 

Yiiha! :D

We need to convince more people. :D

Darren Fletcher was the most consistent player over the 2 legs for United, and now because of a stupid refereeing decision and rotten UEFA rules meaning his red card can't be rescinded, he will miss the final :rolleyes:

 

Agreed Ian, this is a big blow, and I don't really know if the ref had any idea of the ramifications his decision really had...

 

Apparently he was shattered in the rooms afterwards, as you would be.

 

A great win nonetheless, I am currently watching the replay on ESPN over here in oz... can't stand the american commentry!! aagh!!!

i'm very grateful that man utd got those 2 early goals which allowed me to go back to bed and get a couple more hours of sleep. but lets hope tomorrow morning is much closer.

 

if its a man utd v barca final then we're guaranteed an epic game. i don't think we can expect the same if it ends up being against chelsea (that fa cup final is still on my mind, 90mins of my life i will never get back)

 

but first barca have to get past chelsea at stamford bridge and we all know of chelsea's record at home.

Yiiha! :D

We need to convince more people. :D

 

Barca is the best football club indeed, but CHL win Chelsea!!:P :D

Hi, i'm new:)

 

 

I go for United, and watched the game this morning. I reckon tomorrow's game will end as a 1-1 draw, with Barca going through. I reckon in the final, United will scrape home, but it'll be a great game:)

Hope so Richie77!! Welcome too, good to see another Man U fan from melb on the forum!!