Venue : Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Date: Wed, 27 May Kick-off: 1945 BST
- Ferdinand who was previously doubt to play on this match, is now likely to feature in the first eleven.
- On the other hand, Thierry Henry and Andrez Iniesta is also likely to feature in Rome after previous doubt.
- Ferguson highlighted Andrez Iniesta as the main threat from Barcelona while others think it is Lionel Messi.
- On the other hand, fcbarcelona.com feels Rooney and Ronaldo is the main threat from Manchester United.
Source : manutd.com and fcbarcelona.com
Despite Barcelona boasting the creativity of the likes of Hernandez, Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi, United's Patrice Evra believes his team can use last year's semi-final win against their Spanish opposition as inspiration.
The French left-back said: "I was confident before the games because I train every day against players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney. You have a lot of quality there."
..... Source : bbc.co.uk
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This will be the 10th meeting between FC Barcelona and Manchester United in European competition. United have won three times, Barcelona have won twice and there have been four draws.
The two clubs have previously played each other in a European final, Manchester United emerging 2-1 winners of the 1991 Cup Winners' Cup final.
Barcelona have been eliminated from European competition by the Red Devils on three occasions, but have themselves never knocked United out over one or two legs.
The first ever encounter between the clubs in the Champions League was in October 1994 and ended in a 2-2 draw. Paul Scholes came on as a substitute in the 66th minute and Barcelona's current head coach Josep Guardiola played the whole match for Barca.
Scholes and Ryan Giggs both scored in the 3-3 Champions League draw against the Spaniards at Old Trafford in September 1998, and Scholes also scored United's winner in last season's semi-final against Barca.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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