Forever United

Wednesday will witness first ever ALL-ENGLISH SHOWDOWN in the finals of the Champions League 2008 when Manchester United will take on their rivals and runners up in the league Chelsea at Luzhinki Stadium Moscow.

The players are all pumped up and excited and cannot wait for the match to start. Rooney has said that it is frustrating for him to wait for this match to start. United will definitely want him to fire in the finals and if he does the title could well go to OLD TRAFFORD.

But just when everything seems to go very smoothly there comes a report that just messes up everything. Reports have come straight from Moscow that the pitch is not ready and could be dangerous. The pitch at the Luzhinki stadium is not laid properly and has few barepatches which could make the pitch bumpy also the pitch overall is very sluggish which will make the ball to tend to slow down. the players will surely not going to like the pitch if some last minute work is not done to rectify these problems.

Both the sides will be going on the pitch with a full strength team, each matching each other in all aspects and areas of the game. It will surely be a feast for all the football lovers who i am pretty sure would not want to miss this one for anything.

United will be looking forward to take the confidence and momentum of winning the premier league with them but know that Chelsea will be seeking revenge and will be tough to beat. United have named a very strong 24-man squad which has flown to Moscow along with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Sir Alex has admitted that it would be extremely tought to pick players not just in the starting line-up but also the 7 substitutes which would leave 6 players disappointed adn watching the match from the stands. It can be assumed that Giggs and Scholes will be playing(i hope they do) but nothing can be confirmed as of yet.

Sir Alex would be aware of the fact that they have not won the champions league since they last won it in 1998 when they also completed the fantastic treble. But also the memories of the group stage exit 2 years before in 2005 will still hurt them. The lesson learnt in 2005 will definitely help them overcome any nerves on Wednesday.

Sir Alex will be feeling very confident of his team's chances to win on Wednesday especially with the way the team is performing at the moment. Definitely winning the League title will add to their confidence. Only Chelsea now stands in their way of attaining yet another double

Though Chelsea may be having a more mature team than United but United have a good big-game temperament which Sir Alex Ferguson feels will be of great help. Unbeaten in the Champions League so far United will be hot favorites to win the Champions League, but Chelsea will have a thing or two to say especially when everyone had written them off from winning any silverware when their "SPECIAL ONE" Jose Mourinho was forced to leave the club which was then taken over amid lots of controversies by Avram Grant who has proved all his critics wrong by taking his side very close to winning the Premier League title and now have reached the Champions League Finals.

The match on Wednesday has all the makings of a classic especially when both the teams are so well matched and will be knowing each other fairly well. Players and managers are now as a pre-match custom are having a go at each other but they know pretty well that what they speak is of little importance and it is the 90 minutes ON the field that matters the most.