Vladimir Nardin: Almost in the final

In the first semifinal match of the Champions League, the German Schalke-04 was defeated by the English Manchester United with a score of 0: 2.

Both goals took place in the second half of the match, and with an interval of two minutes-at the 67th and 69th minutes. Their authors became Ryan Giggs and Wayne Runi, respectively. The head coach of Mu Sir Alex Ferguson gave tribute to the confident game of the opponent’s goalkeeper and admitted that during the match there were concerns for further prospects in the attack.

In general, the game was held with the advantage of the English club, and this is confirmed by the statistics of the match. Manchester stuck twice as many strokes than Schalke - 10 versus 5 (it is curious that a similar ratio and by attacks by - 6-3), filed more angular 6 against three, more possessed the ball: 65% - 35%.

The victory of Manchester at a party is more than a high application for access to the final, where the British club has been twice in recent years. True, the outcome of the decisive battles for the wards of Sir Alex Ferguson turned out to be different. If in 2008 the Mankunians in a dramatic struggle were able to defeat the football players of the Chelsea London (the main drama happened just in the post -match series of a penalty shootout), then a year later they lost the Spanish Barcelona.

It is possible that the finals of the Champions League of the year before last the convocation will repeat this time. On Wednesday, Barcelona will again meet with its main Spanish enemy, Madrid Real Madrid. However, who exactly will be the winner in the sum of two meetings, to predict it is problematic. According to bookmakers, these two clubs will have approximately equal chances of success.

More recently, Real and Bars managed to meet twice - in a short period of time. In the match of the next round of the Championship of Spain, the chief judge recorded a draw (1: 1). A few days later, the rivals came together in the final match for the country's cup. In this meeting, the success accompanied the Royal Club, who had tended a victory in overtime thanks to the exact strike performed by Cristiano Ronaldo. True, the story of the cup ended tragic for the trophy itself - celebrating the victory on the roof of the bus with an open top, the players of Real Madrid did not hold it, and he fell under the wheels. Now in the office of Real Madrid only a copy of the Cup is stored.

The match “Real” - “Barcelona” on Wednesday will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium and starts at 22:45 Moscow time.