I took this bet a few weeks back when Man United had their Quarter Final against Rome in which it failed badly,but I still like it today and I think there will be a few goals in this one,possibly 4 or more.

United are hoping to have Rooney and Vidic on the pitch for them this week for this all important clash but is luck with them this time around,Ronaldos spot kick miss was quite possibly one of the worst spot kick attempts i've ever watched,It was great for me as the Draw won for me but the kick itself was disgusting and Unitedoverall play in thatmatch was'nt much to write about either,they looked likeless and flat and although many might say that they were away and they knew they could bring it home to advance had better have a rethink,Uniteds recent form is nothing to crow about at all,Uniteds last 5 matches have been far from their early season goal scoring romps,a goaless draw against Roma to advance to this round in the CL,2 away draws against Boro and Blackburn,a win over Arsenal at home 2-1 and a loss to Chelsea 2-1 and yet there 3 previous matches before that all at Old Trafford showed just how good this side is when they had 3 wins over Villa 4-0,Liverpool 3-0 and Bolton 2-0,United have been lucky to even earn the 2 away draws to Boro and Blackburn in this recent strecth of recent matches and there was no way that they were the better side in Spain either if you watched that game.

Barcelona come into Old Trafford today to look for a chance and if they play like they did last week they'll get one and this time around I expect them to Net one and not have countless misses like in the first leg.They welcome back Puyol while Toure is in doubt but if he can't play then Edmilson will replace him so they don't lose to much,I think they were the far better side in that first leg than United and i expect them to chase the away goal here today and chase it hard,Barcelonas recent form has been bad,but their away form of late has been pretty good goal scoring wise,They lost 2-0 to Deportivo on the wekend but that was their first away game in 10 matches in which they did'nt score a goal,they had before that game scored 2 goals in their last 5 away matches in ttheir domestic comp,I don't think that this game will be the same dire affair we watched last week at the Nou Camp and I think out of both semis this will be the one with the most excitement and goals.

Matches between these two are usually high scoring affairs,I know last weeks was'nt but both sides especially Bacelona had their chances but did'nt take them,this week I think things will be different,these two sides have played each other in the CL 5 times with alot of goals being scored especially in the English leg,Todays match will be there 6th CL match against one another and all but the last one have resulted in a few goals,in98 they played twice with both games ending in 3-3 draws,in 94 they played twice in which Barcelona won in Spain 4-0 and in England it was a 2-2 draw3.All in all 20 goals in 5 matches including the goaless draw last week,pretty impressive aye.

Normally these types of games in the finals of the CL one match is a goalfest and is fantastic while the other is a dour low scoring affair and thats what i'm expecting here,Barcelona have it all to play for herr,they go into this match level on aggregate and a goal would see United having to score 2 goals to just stay on level terms with them and in Barcelonas favour is that United even if they score once are not safe and will still have to try for a second as a late Barcelona goal could see them exit at the CL at home of all places,but it has happened and recently also,United played in the CL in 97 against Monaco and 2000 against Real Madrid and both first legs ended in draws and they lost the return legs at home to fail to advance,I have a funny feeling that United has hit the wall again this season after looking great for large parts of it,but you need your form to come at the right time and United look to not be at their goal scoring best right now,I fancy Barcelona to go through here whether it be by a draw oo extra time,but I do think that Varcelona will score a goal today and could score another as United chase the game..Take this game to produce a few goals pssiby 4 + at $4.50 from a few UK Bookies as 10bet,Unibet and Betsonn or take the less wealthy but more logical over 2.5 goals in this one...Good Luck.



Pick : Total Goals over 2.5
Odds : 2.30
Stake : 9 / 10
Bookmaker : BetCris
Date : 2008-04-29
Match Result : 1-0
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