Clash of the Giants

fire works are expected in the final.
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One of the most anticipated finals in the soccer calendar has got closer. The UEFA Champions league final between Barcelona FC and Manchester United at the Wembly stadium on Saturday night will be one of the highlights of the year for 2011.

The Wembly final will be the repeat of the 2009 final at the stadio olympico in Rome which Barca went on to beat the Red devils 2-0 the courtesy of an early Samuel Eto’o goal in the 10^th minute, and Lionel Messi added the second one that took the game away from united.

United have been impressing this season with their star striker Wayne Rooney on target, helping the team to clinch their 19^th FA premiership title this season. Another player who’s been very helpful for the team is the Mexican born Xavier “Chicharito” Hernandez. The youngster has been impressive throughout the season scoring crucial goals that led United to the Championship title.

Barca on the other hand is known as the team of ball passers who are dangerous on attack. As usual everyone is already claiming the Catilans will take the trophy to Nou Camp. They also clinched the La liga title beating their arch rivals Real Madrid on the race for the Spanish championship. Barca looks onto players such as Lionel Messi to mesmerize the united defense to get goals, as well as playmakers like Xavi Hernandez and Andries Iniesta to make the United seek the ball in the Midfield.

With both teams claiming their domestic league titles, the final is set to be very interesting and will be a cracker with no doubt. Both Manchester and Barcelona are looking on to win the trophy.

By Tshepo Ntsoelengoe