Sir
Alex Ferguson says “getting through” the first leg of their Champions League
tie with Real Madrid is key to Manchester United reclaiming winning the
Champions League.
Ferguson was in confident mood
ahead of Wednesday's last-16, first-leg clash with Jose Mourinho’s side in
Spain.
He said: “The acid test is this
game - I have no doubts about that.”
While it may be the acid test for
United it’s one I can’t see them passing, this tie is Madrid’s season whereas
United showed at the weekend their more concerned about reclaiming the league
from City.
History also favours Madrid in
the previous four ties United have progressed only once and United’s record against
Spanish opposition in the Champions League is poor to say the least, add that
to Ferguson’s poor record against Mourinho and there’s very little room for
optimism.
United’s defence and goalkeeper
have been shaky and suspect far too often this season, and at this level that
won’t do, you can’t expect RVP or Rooney to score a couple of late goals to get
and get away with it as you’ve done in the league for most of the season.
Madrid also have their own
problems, but usually where games of this magnitude are won and lost is in the
centre of the park and Madrid have more quality in that area
than United.
Obviously United can win, but over
the two legs I don’t think they will, I think Madrid will win 2-0 tonight and
get a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in the return leg.
Finally a quick little sidebar,
Celtic please stop moaning about what happened last night you were comfortably
beaten in the end, and for all the
industry you showed at that level only one thing matters and that’s quality,
something which you showed last night you don’t have.
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