Barcelona v Manchester United

Manchester United and Barcelona take centre stage tomorrow night as they compete in the Champions League final at Wembley.

Billed as the final the majority of football fans wanted, a lot is expected of this match as a contest and there is every reason to believe it could be a classic.

First of all, it is the best club team of all time (arguably) against the most famous football club of all time (definitely) and this is mouth watering enough.

This match is so much more than Barcelona v Manchester United though. It is the vastly experienced Sir Alex Ferguson v the up and coming Pep Guardiola, it is English bulldog Wayne Rooney v Argentine Master Lionel Messi, it is England v Spain.

To be honest, it is hard to remember a game that has been as eagerly anticipated for this one.

Looking at Manchester United specifically to begin with, they have unfortunately had the wrong type of headlines in the least week or so, but Ferguson will make sure his players are fully focused on the job in hand.

With the Premier League title in the bag, they will be happy with where they are at as a team and enjoy the fact the contest is at Wembley. They might feel like it is a home game for them.

The Red Devils have plenty of experience amongst their squad and this should benefit them on the big occasion. Nemanja Vidic, Edwin Van der Sar, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs (amongst others) are the type of players you want on your side for nights like this.

As for Barcelona, well they start as favourites for the tie. They defeated United in the 2009 final and many believe they will do so again.

Lionel Messi will of course be crucial for them, but they are no one-man team. Andreas Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro and David Villa are all vital parts of the Guardiola machine. They are a sublime team and always look like scoring goals.

Looking at the team news for this one, Manchester United boss Ferguson seems to be spoilt for choice when it comes to his starting eleven with the majority of his squad available.

Barcelona are not struggling with injuries either after they chose to rest many of their key players for the final La Liga games of the campaign after wrapping up the title with time to spare.

This is encouraging for the contest as a whole, with both teams at full strength aiming to be Champions of Europe.

It is going to be quite a night.