2009 MANCHESTER UNITED VS BARCELONA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL BETTING TIPS

After Barcelona were gifted an appearance in the Champions League Final by some of the most obviously incompetent and biased refereeing many of us have ever seen in the modern game, the Catalans (who had one shot on target the whole match) have been installed as very slim favourites to triumph over Manchester United, somehow. Personally, I have no idea how a team like Barcelona expects to go up against a United team and perform like they did today and still expect to win. Seeing as though Chelsea were denied nearly 4 or 5 clear-cut penalties, you have to wonder just how soft of a referee we can expect for the Champions League Final. Barcelona are listed at Paddy Power with a price of 8/5 compared to United's 7/4. The draw pays 11/5. The slimmest correct score odds are on a 1-1 draw paying 9/2. 1-0 to Barcelona pays 11/2 while 1-0 to Manchester United pays 6/1. Cristiano Ronaldo is the favoured first goalscorer and considering his current form, you'd have to back him at 6/1. Messi is just behind at 13/2. Eto'o and Henry are both at 7/1 while Berbatov and Rooney both stand at 15/2. Consider these facts going forward: Barcelona will have Carlos Puyol as their only actual central defender available for this match. Lionel Messi was virtually anonymous the entire game and it was clear that Barcelona struggled against a much taller and more physical team. I am confident that unless Michael Platini parachutes in another extremely friendly and biased referee, United will run out 3-0 winners in the Champions League Final- completely destroying Barcelona. If that comes true, you'll be paid out at 33/1. I do not think Barcelona will be able to deal with Ferdinand/Vidic, much less contain the likes of Rooney and Ronaldo. Barcelona will require some serious injuries to happen to a number of United's key players if they expect to show up to the final and play like they did today. I think that's their only chance of winning. PREDICTION3-0 to Manchester United @ 33/1Cristiano Ronaldo to score first @ 6/1Half-time/Full-time Man Utd/Man Utd @ 7/2Nemanja Vidic to score last @ 28/1