FC Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic the field notes from one of the benches.
It said the former player and former coach Johan Cruyff on Tuesday, "I am convinced that on Wednesday can be a great day for the Barcelona fans." And it is that after the club threw the league out of the window, now put on the table a season in 90 minutes with the opportunity to qualify for the sixth Cup final in Europes history or the end of a cycle and beginning of a new stage is how much is played today before the Barcelona Manchester United at Old Trafford (0-0 in first leg). The game on Tuesday is one that marked a trend for the future within the entity. Barca can hardly withstand a second season in white, after what lived this campaign, with Ronaldinho out of action for several months and installed a team in turmoil.
It was noticeable downward Rafael Marquez, punished; one of the best players going into the air and will be replaced by Carles Puyol. In defending Zambrotta, at its best since he arrived at Barca, and Abidal will be the sides, and the accompanying Milito Puyol. The alignment will depend on whether Rijkaard decided to play with Thierry Henry of entry. Barcelona has been installed on the theory that the French, so it was more than what it is, a player is feared by the United and its experience and use of space in the contras, essential to draw slice. Henry, who played for Arsenal between 1999 and 2007, scored nine goals to United in 18 matches played with Londoners. However, their presence would force the coach of Barca to leave the bench in any of the other three strikers who acted out at the Camp Nou: Messi, Etoo and Iniesta.
Alex Ferguson continued to doubt Nemanja Vidic, the central injury before Chelsea (suffered a blow in the face, the product of an action with Didier Drogba) and also played in Barcelona, United could align to the same defense that Camp Nou, with Hargreaves on the right and banda Brown as central along with Ferdinand. The British feel safe away from Old Trafford. After the first leg 0-0, all players were almost done that in turn would have all the numbers in their favor to bring forward the meeting.
One of the doubt Ferguson is Wayne Rooney, who suffered a muscle problem in the game against Chelsea, just after marking the goal of the tie, and had to withdraw before the hour to be replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo. The pressure in the core, the nature of resolving their front and the bleachers will thrust from the arguments of the red devils to qualify for their third final in top continental competition, having resolved in his favour the two previous play. Manchester has the same continental scepter that Barca (2), but the British have succeeded in two attempts: won in the 1967-68 season at Benfica (4-1), in a match played at Wembley and at Bayern Munich (2-1), in a memorable final game at Camp Nou in the 1998-99 season.