Barcelona v Man Utd
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL FIRST LEG
Venue: Nou Camp
Date: Wed 23 April Kick-off: 1945 BST (台灣時間4/24 02:45)
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Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is fit after a groin strain and is in line to
play for Manchester United in the Champions League semi-final, first leg.
Wayne Rooney looks to have overcome the hip injury he sustained on Saturday,
while Owen Hargreaves and Anderson have both recovered from minor injuries.
Gary Neville and Darren Fletcher have also been named in the squad.
Barcelona striker Thierry Henry was unable to take part in training on
Monday morning because of illness.
The France international, who was an unused substitute in Saturday's
goalless league draw against Espanyol, was suffering from a fever.
Ronaldinho, Lilian Thuram, Jose Edmilson and back-up goalkeeper Albert
Jorquera also missed training, while captain Carlos Puyol will miss out
through suspension.
Mexican defender Rafael Marquez has been suffering from bruising and
inflammation in his right foot but is expected to be able partner Gabriel
Milito in the centre of defence.
Man Utd (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Heaton
Neville, Evra, Ferdinand, Brown, Vidic, Pique, O'Shea, Silvestre
Hargreaves, Ronaldo, Anderson, Giggs, Park, Carrick, Nani, Scholes, Fletcher
Rooney, Tevez, Welbeck
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
BIG MATCH STATS
Head-to-heads
＊ FC Barcelona and Manchester United have met seven times in a European
club competition. Both clubs have won twice and three matches were drawn.
The goal difference is 15-13 in favour of the Spaniards.
＊ One of these encounters was the final of the 1991 Cup Winners Cup, played
in Rotterdam and won by United (2-1).
＊ The last two meetings were in the 1998-99 season, when both matches in the
Champions League ended in spectacular 3-3 draws. Four players from the
current Manchester United squad featured in those matches: Gary Neville,
Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Wes Brown; Barcelona's only survivor is Xavi.
European history
＊ Barcelona have won the Champions Cup/ Champions League twice, in 1992 and
2006. They have also amassed four Cup Winners' Cups, three Fairs Cups and
two European Super Cups.
＊ This is the 23rd season in which Barcelona has reached the semi-finals of
a European club competition. They progressed 14 times and were knocked out
eight times. It is the ninth time they have reached the last four in the
Champions Cup/Champions League, not including the semi-final group stage
in 1991-92. They went on to reach the final four times and were eliminated
four times.
＊ Manchester United have won three European trophies - the 1967-68 Champions
Cup, 1990-91 Cup Winners' Cup and 1998-99 Champions League. The final for
the most recent of those was staged in Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadum, when
Bayern Munich were defeated 2-1.
＊ This is the 13th time that United have reached the semi-finals of a
European club competition. They were knocked out nine times, but went
on to win the trophy all three times they progressed. It is also the
10th time the Red Devils have qualified for the last four of the Champions
Cup/Champions League. They went on to reach the final twice and were
eliminated on the other seven occasions.
＊ Last season, Barcelona reached the last 16 of the CL and were eliminated
by Liverpool; United got to this semi-finals and were knocked out by
eventually winners AC Milan.
Current European form
＊ Barcelona and Manchester United are both unbeaten this Champions League
season.
＊ Barce have won five on the spin in this competition, and are unbeaten in
11 since the 1-2 home defeat by Liverpool on 21 February 2007. They have
also won their last five home matches in the Champions League, and kept
clean sheets in each of the last three at the Camp Nou.
＊ United are undefeated in 10 CL matches, since losing 3-0 at AC Milan in
last May's semi-final second leg. They have won their last three home and
away, and have not conceded a single goal in those games.
Player and disciplinary info
＊ Carles Puyol (Barcelona) is suspended for this match. Lionel Messi, Yaya
Toure, Rafael Marquez and Gabriel Milito are all one yellow card away
from suspension.
＊ Manchester United's Nani and Patrice Evra will also be suspended upon
receiving a yellow card.
＊ Puyol and Xavi have played 74 Champions League matches for Barcelona,
a club record.
＊ If selected, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes will both make their 100th
appearances in the Champions League; Neville made his CL debut in a 3-1
defeat at IFK Gothenburg on 23 November 1994, Scholes' first taste of CL
action was in the home 2-2 draw with Barcelona on 19 October 1994.
＊ Cristiano Ronaldo is this season's CL top scorer with seven goals.
Other miscellaneous facts
＊ Mark Hughes, Laurent Blanc, Jordi Cruijff and Henrik Larsson have
represented both clubs.
＊ On Saturday, Barcelona's derby clash with RCD Espanyol ended in a goalless
draw. The defending Spanish champions are third in the Primera Division
trailing league leaders Real Madrid by 11 points.
＊ The Premier League's reigning champions, Manchester United, drew 1-1 with
Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday, and hold a three point lead
over Chelsea at the top of the table, as they vye for a 17th English league
championship.
M.E.N Prediction: Barcelona 1-1 United
- Barca's big guns are likely to be up for this one, but United should be
able to score and snatch the advantage
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