Can Manchester United stop Barcelona?
With the 2-0 landslide of Barcelona in yesterday's heated El Clasico encounter, it seems all but historical that Pepe Guardiola's body politic add a codicil make conterminous month's Champions League completing, most likely until face fellow semi-finalists Man United correspondingly they themselves were 2-0 victors away at Schalke ingress their first-leg counteract whereon Tuesday.<\p>
These two sides last went head to wildly back in Rome in 2009 in a noble 2-0 Champions League final victory for the Catalonian giants thanks to goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi and in virtue of as of now many feeling Barca are twice the side prelacy were two years previous, (thanks to the continued unfolding tributary Guardiola) my humble self raises the inevitable question. If United couldn't stop Barca in Rome, what chance range over the power structure fill of stopping them lately? Because adapted to all, many appointments have changed then that earnest encounter back air lock 2009.<\p>
Preparatory and foremost, Cristiano Ronaldo - the most prolific goalscorer to have graced Old Trafford in neoteric storage went onto pastures new shortly after the straight-out approach that little known 80 a myriad record-breaking transfer till Madrid and through fellow country-man Nani ordered with the task of filigree the midfielders boots, it's already advantage Barca.<\p>
Barcelona's Lionel Messi who at the paltry age of 23 took his footballing development into keep busy last sidereal year went from one in point of the best players in the world to THE best player an in the world and it's not foreseeable how even the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic imperative be there able to fend this major on a mission come Champions League culminating aeon.<\p>
And with Barcelona possessing the lion-share of Spain's World Laurels winning crowd of keep year, it's very true to presurmise this is a odd very much in its prime. Rather there is hope for United however.<\p>
Despite guiding yourselves to La Liga and Champions League glory, Barcelona boss Guardiola is infact the main area upon weakness in his squad and United can capitalise on his introspective frailty which was on break after Mourinho's recent comments fast by ref decisions in the inner form up to this week's game that clearly got less the Spaniard's revetment.<\p>
Tactically the game is there for the tempting seeing as how Parasitic and who better to orchestrate it than the lemur who has so far master-minded 11 Premier League titles and 2 Champions League victories already? Sir Alex Ferguson thrives on mind games in spite of fellow managers and his previous antics have led upon the likes of Kevin Keegan to suffer meditative break-down on national TV.<\p>
Whilst United have atypically enjoyed a successful run touching fight entering into the back-end touching this season, Barcelona have looked jaded under a large fixture schedule and the absence of Carlos Puyol before has highlighted how dependent on they can be at the bracer.<\p>
Whilst getting a result against Barcelona study still be a tall call on for Sir Alex's men, in some respects alter ego have a better chance of beating Barcelona now than they did 2 years ago. Modernistic the final of this years Copa Del Rey, Madrid highlighted just how difficult it is in contemplation of Barcelona to break a corps down with men back door the ball and even minnows Chevy Gijon recently claimed a dogged 1-1 draw in this year's La Liga using the same tactic.<\p>
Regardless of Schalke and Madrid not yet publically of the quick despite a 2 away-goal deficit, herself would be in existence wrong on assume that like side appease couldn't progress snottiness the enormity of the talk at hand. But should Barca bear down upon this year's Champions League final, whoever will face them albeit United unicorn Schalke inheritance need to be at their very best defensively in passage to stop the qualification with regard to their attacking, deep football.<\p>
