Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3-1 at the UEFA Champions League Finals at Wembley. They are Kings of Europe once again, winning the title twice in three years against the same opponent.
Pedro opened the scoring for the Catalans at the 27th minutes before Rooney equalized seven minutes later. The defense of Manchester United looked frail in the zigzagging attacks of Messi, Iniesta, Pedro and Villa. Vidic and Ferdinand stood their ground and repulsed all other attempts.
In the second half, Messi beat two defenders and fooled Van Der Sar. Barca was again on the lead. This is the first time that Messi scored for Barcelona on English soil. Tight defense of English clubs swarms Messi everytime he handles the ball. This strike also tied him with Van Nistelrooy’s record of 12 goals in a season.
David Villa scored the third at the 70th minute and Barcelona never looked back. This led to further frustration of the Red Devils who seemed not to get their offense right in the second half. There were ball handling mistakes too.
Would the result change had Berbatov been around? That is for Ferguson to answer and for the fans to wonder.
This is it for basketball fans! The 2011 NBA Finals schedule is set after the Miami Heat eliminated the Chigaco Bulls (4-1) to capture the Eastern Conference trophy. The Dallas Mavericks earlier stomped OKC Thunders to win the Western Conference.
It will be a 2-3-2 best of seven games starting May 31, 2011 (June 1 in the Philippines) in which Miami will host Dallas. Check your local TV and cable operators for exact schedules.
2011 NBA Finals Schedule (US – ET): (TV Network: ABC)
The best clubs of England and Spain meet again – Manchester United (ManU) vs Barcelona (Barca) in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Finals at Wembley on May 28, 2011! It is fluid offence vs effective defense – every football fans dream final. It is Lionel Messi vs Wayne Rooney, two of the world’s best football players today.
We’ve read lots of write-ups calling for the old warrior to retire. That was not the battle-scarred prizefighter Sugar Shane Mosley we know of fighting Manny Pacquiao the other weekend. It was more like a chicken dancing inside the boxing ring, unwilling to engage, unwilling to give a fight. Fans’ resounding boos could not even move him. What has happened to this once great fighter who fought heroic battles against the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Winky Wright, Vernon Forrest, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, and lately, Floyd Mayweather Jr?
Pacquiao, noticing the opponent’s lack of will to fight, had this to say at the post fight press conference:
We saw a lot of unbelievable misses in football – sometimes shocking, sometimes embarrassing. Amateurs and players from lowly teams can be forgiven. But what can you say if it’s a miss from a topnotch player from one of the world’s top club and top country team?
See this shocking miss of Miroslav Klose in front of the goal.
Pacquiao vs Mosley this coming Saturday May 7, 2011 (May 8 in the Philippines) will be the biggest boxing fight of the world this 2011. Boxing experts, fans and non-fans alike have various analysis and predictions leading to this fight. Who do you think will come out victorious?
My wife still thinks that Pacquiao will lose while my friends said that their idol will kill Mosley. Before we jump into conclusion riding on our biases, let’s see who these fighters are.
Welcome to Ceblogger's Sports Blog. I'm no journalist but just a normal fan boy. The posts here are my own analysis of certain sporting events like boxing, tennis and football. My results predictions, which are often biased and tainted with my own personal preferences, are not meant to influence or encourage betting. I don't bet myself. So don't shoot me when my hunches are wrong. I'm not Nostradamus.
