kiwiballthis is how i predict they will play.
yellow lines are man marking, white lines are attacking runs. no lines means position marking.


KEY PLAYERS- Manchester United:

Van Der Sar- well have to keep his defense organized to avoid confusion from Barcelona's attacking movement.

Carrick- sets between the defence and midfield, covering the space that both messi and iniesta tend to roam into. KEY.

Park- covers D. alves's overlapping runs.

Valencia- counter attacks with his speed.

Rooney- presses both Busquets and pique and is the main goalscoring source for united.

KEY PLAYERS- Barcelona FC:

Puyol- one word. KEY.

Abidal- covers Valencia, stopping the United biggest counter attacking threat.

Xavi- orchestrates the midfield. stays a little deep.

Iniesta- if united play deep, it will be up to him to break them down with his killer passes.

Villa- facing the weakest link in the united defense, Fabio and Valencia, needs to regain top form in order for Barcelonas attack not to be choked out.

Messi- Barcelona's main attacking threat, should roam around and look for holes in the united defense.

my prediction:
1-1. Manchester United score first.
60% - 40% to Barcelona

24.05.2011