Wayne Rooney Reflects on Champions League Final Loss to Barcelona
Wayne Rooney of Manchester United in action as he scores a goal during the UEFA Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC at Wembley Stadium on May 28, 2011 in London, England.
Wayne Rooney Celebrates With Team After Scoring Equalizer Against Barcelona
Wayne Rooney Reflects on Champions League Final Loss to Barcelona
Man Utd superstar striker, Wayne Rooney reflected on his side's 3-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona. Manchester United was defeated in the UEFA Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC at Wembley Stadium on May 28, 2011 in London, England.
"It hurt," he said. "I watched the game again because you can always learn by watching football.
"It was very disappointing but you have to put your hands up and say they were the better team.
"They are the best team I’ve seen and Lionel Messi the best player.
"I think he got three nutmegs in the first-half. On my Playstation I can make him do what I want but he’s even better in real life.
"The speed he moves his legs, in fact his whole body, is amazing. Messi wins them games but Xavi and Andres Iniesta destroy you."
The United man also conceded that Barcelona are the team to catch, adding: "They are simply a fantastic team, a very special side.
"That’s the level we want to be at and we have to up our game to achieve this. The manager will be doing what he can to see we do this."
Despite praising Messi, Rooney believes the Argentine might struggle in the Premier League.
"If you bring Xavi and Iniesta with him, yes [he could be a success]. But it would be difficult, almost impossible for him to play as he does in Spain,” he said.
"The game is more physical here, going to the likes of Birmingham and Stoke away is very demanding.
"Cristiano Ronaldo is more suited to the English game than Messi. Cristiano is taller and good in the air."
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Lionel Messi is UEFA Champions League's Top Goalscorer Again
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi has finished as the UEFA Champions League's highest scorer for the third year in a row with 12 goals - scoring his 12th goal in the Champions League Final match at Wembley against Manchester United.
At this point he has equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy's competition record of 12 in a single campaign.
UEFA Champions League Top Goal Scorers 2010-11
12 Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
8 Samuel Eto'o (FC Internazionale Milano), Mario Gomez (FC Bayern München)
7 Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea FC)
6 Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo (both Real Madrid CF), Roberto Soldado (Valencia CF)
5 Raúl González (FC Schalke 04)
UEFA Champions League Top Goal Scorers by Season
1993/94 8 Ronald Koeman (FC Barcelona), Wynton Rufer (SV Werder Bremen)
1994/95 7 George Weah (Paris Saint-Germain FC)
1995/96 9 Jari Litmanen (AFC Ajax)
1996/97 5 Milinko Pantić (Club Atlético de Madrid)
1997/98 10 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
1998/99 8 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United FC)
1999/00 10 Mário Jardel (FC Porto), Rivaldo (FC Barcelona), Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)
2000/01 7 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)
2001/02 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC)
2002/03 12 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC)
2003/04 9 Fernando Morientes (AS Monaco FC)
2004/05 8 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC)
2005/06 9 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)
2006/07 10 Kaká (AC Milan)
2007/08 8 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC)
2008/09 9 Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
2009/10 8 Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
2010/11 12 Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
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Champions League Final: Lionel Messi Onboard to Win for Barca
LIONEL MESSI ONBOARD FOR BARCA
With Lionel Messi onboard, Barcelona have won three Spanish league titles, three domestic cups, a Champions League title, a UEFA Super Cup, and a FIFA Club World Cup in the last three seasons.
Barcelona superstar striker Lionel Messi, who many consider the best player in the world, is only 23, and getting better every season.
Messi recently stated that winning the Champions League Final Trophy on Saturday against Manchester United matters more to him than scoring goals to win a world record.
“Goals are only important if they win you games,” he said.
“If I don’t score and Barcelona win the Champions League it’s unimportant whether I find the net or not.
“My interest is in the collective success of the team, not individual glory. I’ve not given any great deal of thought about not scoring in England.
“And I’m not driven by the desire to score more goals in a Champions League campaign than any other player.
“If it’s meant to happen, it will happen.”
The superstar has scored a staggering total of 52 goals in all competition this season - 11 were scored in Champions League matches.
If he scores in Saturday’s match at Wembley Stadium, he would share or surpass Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of 12 goals scored in a single campaign in Europe.
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo finished the 2010-11 campaign with 11 goals in his last four games to break the Spanish scoring record.
Sir Alex Ferguson Not Worried About Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi – Luis Lionel Andrés Messi – FC Barcelona
Alex Ferguson says that his side are fit for their Champions League Final clash with Barcelona on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London.
Fergie adamently stated that neither he nor United are scared by Lionel Messi.
Although Messi has scored an astonishing 52 goals in Barca's amazing 2010-11 season, Sir Alex is confident that his side can stop Messi from controlling the match at Wembley.
“We’ve played against Barcelona three times with Messi in the team and there’s always a solution to every good player – and we hope we can find a solution on Saturday.
“But you’ve also got to recognise that they have other good players and we have good players, and that is why it’s such an appealing game.
“But I’m sure Barcelona are aware of the threats we can offer, and hopefully that is the case.
“I’ve just got to trust my players that they can perform on Saturday and that makes a difference.
“I know they’ll be ready.”
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La Liga champs, FC Barcelona, clash with Manchester United, current Premier League Trophy holders, for the UEFA Champions League Trophy this weekend at Wembley Stadium in London.
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A victory in this mouth-watering match will be the crowning glory to a magnificent season for either team.
The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final will be played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, to decide the winner of the 2010–11 campaign of the UEFA Champions League. Kickoff is at 19:45 BST.
The winners will receive the European Champion Clubs' Cup also known as the European Cup.
The 2011 final is the culmination of the 56th season of the tournament, and the 19th in the Champions League era.
The final is between Spanish side Barcelona and Manchester United of England, a repeat of the 2009 final held in Rome, Italy - Barcelona won 2–0.
Wembley Stadium is hosting its first European Cup final.
Both teams have won the trophy three times in the past - Manchester United in 1968, 1999 and 2008; and Barcelona in 1992 and 2006, as well as 2009.
To reach the final, in the knockout phase Barcelona beat Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk and lastly Real Madrid in the 212th El Clásico derby.
On their way to Wembley, Manchester United beat Marseille, Chelsea and Schalke.
In their respective domestic seasons, both teams entered the final as Premier League and La Liga champions but neither team had won a domestic cup that season.
The Champions League winners will play against Porto, the winners of the 2011 UEFA Europa League Final, in the 2011 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco on 26 August 2011 and also enter the semi-finals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in December of 2011.
Do not miss this clash of superstars from the best team in the England Premier League and the best team in La Liga - the Spanish League.
Real Madrid Update: Results and Upcoming Fixtures
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid
Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo in El Clasico
On Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will fight another exciting battle in El Clasico. Real Madrid’s Ronaldo will enter the contest with a goal behind Barcelona’s Messi in La Liga’s top scorers’ chart.
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is fit, scoring three goals in his last 3 matches in all competitions. Ronaldo is now just 4 goals shy of hitting 200 career goals. He hopes at least one of those come at the Santiago Bernabeu against Barcelona on Saturday. Ronaldo has never ever scored against Barca - having faced the Catalans 6 times in total.
Barcelona's Lioned Messi - La Pulga - has not scored a single goal against Jose Mourinho in the 8 matches that Messi has played against the Portuguese coach. This record could either come to an end or continue during El Clasico on Saturday at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
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