Champions League Final - F.C. Barcelona (Allianz-Arena)
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-Up: David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Antonio Valencia, Darren Fletcher, Ashley Young, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Rafael, Park Ji-Sung, Anderson
In a match where 10 yellow and a red cards were shown, it was a fantastic night and with lots of drama with both teams had plenty of chances.
Iniesta and Wayne Rooney had a chance in the opening minutes but their shots went wide. Young who was included in the absence of Nani had a chance to put Man Utd in front in the 18th min but he hits it high and it went over the bar. Barcelona star player, Messi missed the chance when his header rattled the bar only to find Keirrison who then powered a header at goal but Vidic was just in time to clear off the line for a corner.
In the second-half, Messi had to be stretched off in the 59th min due to an injury after a challenge with Young. Rooney had a chance in the 61st min but once again his shot went just over the bar. In the 79th min, Man Utd were down to 10 men when Fletcher received his second yellow but that doesn't dampened the players spirit, they kept their possession and played simple passing.
The match then went into extra-time. No real threats in the 1st half of the extra-time. It was in the dying final minutes from out of nowhere, Park Ji-Sung feeds Rafael with a nice through ball only the keeper to beat but his shot was block by the defenders and Daniel Alves made a wild clearance for a corner.
And so the match went into penalty shootout. A nervous shootout with both teams confidently converted it and Iniesta who had to score to keep Barcelona in the game missed his attempt as he sent it wide and Man Utd eventually won the game 5-4 in penalty shootout and were crowned the new champions of Europe.
I'm so delighted with the win. The players showed great determination and they played attractive football with lots of passing despite being down 10 men but I was quite annoyed with the cards that were shown tonight.
Man Utd
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Chris Smalling (9)
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Phil Jones (10)
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Patrice Evra (44)
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Darren Fletcher (52)
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Wayne Rooney (70)
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Darren Fletcher (79)
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Danny Welbeck (102)
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Rafael (104)
Barcelona
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Keirrison (15)
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Daniel Alves (32)
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Eric Abidal (46)
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Lionel Messi (59)
Penalty Shootout
Man Utd
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Wayne Rooney
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Anderson
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Park Ji-Sung
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Nemanja Vidic
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Phil Jones
Barcelona
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Xavi
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Alexis Sanchez
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Keirrison
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Daniel Alves
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Andres Iniesta
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Nemanja Vidic
Chris Smalling (9)
Darren Fletcher (79)
Lionel Messi (59)
Wayne Rooney
Andres Iniesta
Nemanja Vidic
and my outstanding player for this season is Phil Jones. The reason why I choose Phil Jones is because not only has he shown signs of progression but he has been consistent throughout the season and he has the highest rating of 7.77, beating the rest of his teammates.