olivermoneyWhile the focus for Wednesday's first leg in Madrid will be on Cristiano Ronaldo taking on his former club as well as the Portuguese forward going head-to-head with Manchester United's main marksman Robin van Persie, it is likely the game will actually be decided at the back.

United and Real managed just one clean sheet between them in the group stage of this season's competition - the Premier League leaders defeated Galatasaray 1-0 at Old Trafford back in September.

Real conceded nine goals in their six group stage fixtures, while United - that home clean sheet aside - let in six in five games as they qualified for the knockout stages.

United manager Alex Ferguson has struggled to find the right combination in defence all season and has relied on his team's attacking prowess to win matches, but in Madrid he may revert to a more defensive structure.

12.02.2013

The_Black_Mambapersonally i would go with:

------------de gea

rafael---rio---vidic---evra

carrick---jones---cleverley

---rooney---kagawa
------------rvp

12.02.2013

king1319@olivermoney

Valencia on the left wing, youre having a laugh, I have never seen any further than 15-20 yards away from the right touchline.

@/theblackmamba

looks about right, swap Jones and Carrick positions or maybe Valencia in a RM/RCM role

13.02.2013