So its official….after two legs of exciting football, the UEFA Champions League 2009 final will be b/w my favorites, Manchester United vs. Barcelona, on May 27th in Rome.
Man Utd def. Arsenal 4-1 on aggregate
After having won the first leg 1-0 at home a fortnight ago, Man Utd. destroyed Arsenal 3-1 in the second leg at the Emirates on Tuesday to seal their second straight Champions League. In doing so, they also become the first defending champions to enter the final since Juventus did in 1997. Goals from Park and Ronaldo (twice) ensured their passage to the final. But they will miss Darren Fletcher for they final after he picked up a red card for a foul. The appeal has been overturned by UEFA.
Barcelona def. Chelsea 1-1 on away goals rule
After a draw at Nou Camp 2 weeks back, which by the way was the first time this season they haven’t scored at home, Barcelona booked their ticket to Rome on away goals rule after a 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Wednesday. Chelsea were all secured to make it an all English final again when Essien scored in the 9th minute. That lead was there all the way till the 3rd minute of added time when Iniesta scored a superb goal to put the Spaniards to the final. The Chelsea players were all furious at the referee after not having 2-3 penalty calls overturned. After the match, Drogba even went so close of hitting him…..loll…but he’s apologized for it…
Anyways…for my prediction…afterall am a Man Utd. fan…so I’ll always go wid my boys…they’ll defend their title successfully and hopefully clinch a quadruple by beating Barcelona either 2-1 in regular time or in extra time. I don’t think its gonna go to penalties this year…
