MATCH SHCEDULE
DATE: MAY 28, 2011
TIME: 18:45GMT
VENUE: WEMBLY
This year, the home of football plays host to the most prestigious prize in the European club game - the Champions League - and two better teams could not have been handpicked as English champions Manchester United take on Spanish champions Barcelona.
Key battle: Nemanja Vidic v Lionel Messi. The Premier League's best defender by a long shot, Vidic has oozed confidence this season and when he is partnered with Rio Ferdinand, United look unbeatable. The Serbian's power, pace and reading of the game mean that Barcelona will find a tough obstacle in their way, but they have the world's best player to help them break down the wall. Messi, playing as a 'false nine' will not be giving Vidic his usual test of aerial and physical challenges, and instead will drop deep and run at his man with the ball at his feet. The Argentine can be unstoppable on his day - although he has never scored on English soil in the Champions League - and the United defence will be keen to avoid a repeat of the 2009 final, when he scored a rare headed goal.
Prediction: An incredibly tough one to call. United will be the toughest test that Barcelona have faced this season and it's hard to imagine the Spaniards dominating like they did in 2009. One feels a piece of magic from any of the world-class players on show will win the game.
source- espn.com
