So we didn’t get a second consecutive all-English final between United and Chelsea; John Terry won’t get his chance to put last year’s penalty heartache behind him; and Guus Hiddink will not have a fairytale exit from the Stamford Bridge hot seat.So what have we got? Well, in my opinion, we have the ideal final; a meeting between the two sides who have impressed me most this season in the Champions League, and who both play a brand of football that sets them apart from the rest of Europe. A certain subplot is the likelihood that these two will enter the final as domestic champions and for me this would make it the perfect final.
It’s not that I am anti-Chelsea, far from it in fact, and I couldn’t have complained too much had they booked their place in Rome to face United after pushing Barcelona all the way. But a Chelsea versus Manchester United part II would leave too many questions unanswered. A Chelsea win for example, and the Blues would be crowned European Champions, despite being way off the pace of Sir Alex’s men in the Premier League. The winner from this year’s Champions League final can actually say ‘we are the best team in Europe’.
Let us not forget that this match will also showcase the outrageous talents of the planet’s top two footballers. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will both want to light up the Olympic Stadium in Rome, whilst staking their own claims for being the best individual footballer in the world. And who knows, Ronaldo could be coming up against his Barcelona counterpart more often if this is to be his last game for United ahead of the whispered switch to Real Madrid.
The match has it all. It promises to be a beautiful game with both team’s looking to add to their trophy cabinets for the season with the biggest trophy of all.
For whom will it be Rome sweet Rome come the 27th of May; that we will have to find out.
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