Man Utd Through To Final

Posted by Joelseah on May 6, 2009

Manchester United has successfully edged out Arsenal to book a place in the Final of this year’s European Champions League. Actually, looking at their performance over the two legs, it was clear they were the stronger team. Which is kinda surprising because Arsenal definitely played below their usual standards over the two matches.

In fact, I think Man Utd had a tougher time against Porto in the quarter finals, though that could also be due to their dip in form during that period. Anyway, for the record, Arsenal started very strongly and managed to put Man Utd under some pressure initially, but a slip by young defender Kieran Gibbs in the 8th minute let Park through and he clipped the ball over the keeper. Man Utd lead 1-0 (2-0 on aggregate)

Just when Arsenal thought their night is gonna be a lot harder, Ronaldo practically ended it for them 3 minutes later when he smashed home a free kick from almost 40 yards. 2-0 on the night (3-0 on aggregate).

By then, it was practically game over. After the restart, Arsenal throwed everyone forward and Man Utd scored with a typical counter attack involving Park, Rooney and Ronaldo and it was 3-0 on the night. Arsenal did eventually manage to score, through Van Persie from the penalty spot after Fletcher was sent off for bringing down Fabregas as the last man (kinda harsh cos replays showed he got the ball as well, but referees got no replays to help them).

So the final score on the night was 3-1, though the contest was really over after the first 11minutes. Man Utd now await the winner of tonight’s over semi finals, but it’s back to the Premier League with Manchester City this sunday.