Champions League Final - Barcelona v Manchester United
The 2011 Champions League final is Saturday between Barcelona and Manchester United, and the betting action is heating up at Wembley. Barca beat United 2-0 here in 2009 so it will be interesting to see how Sir Alex Ferguson’s side responds.
The key to United’s success will be stopping Lionel Messi. The Argentinean has 52 goals, including 11 in the Champions League, for the La Liga champions. He has 4/1 odds at Bet365 to score first against the Premier League champions. Nemanja Vidic has been a wall for United but he will have a tough task keeping Messi away from the net. Keep in mind that Messi scored with Samuel Eto’o in the 2009 title game for Barca in Rome. David Villa has 11/2 odds to score first and Rodriguez Pedro has 13/2 odds to do so.
Wayne Rooney didn’t do much in that 2009 final so he has plenty to prove on Saturday. He had a slow start to the season but finished with 16 total goals, including two in his last three European matches. He has 7/1 odds at Bet365 to score first. United have conceded just four goals in 12 Champions League matches but they haven’t faced the kind of attack of Barca. Dimitar Berbatov has 10/1 odds to score first in the fixture and Michael Owen has 11/1 odds to do so. There are plenty of betting opportunities for these two high-powered offenses.
Barcelona v Manchester United Match Odds (supplied by Bet365)
Barcelona: 1/1
Draw: 5/2
Manchester United: 11/4