Manchester United to Defend Title vs. FC Barcelona in UEFA Champions League Final

Manchester United, the reigning UEFA champions, will battle FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League final on Wednesday at 2:25pm ET.

The fixture pits two of soccer’s biggest stars against each other as Barca’s Lionel Messi takes on Man U’s Cristiano Ronaldo, the reigning European and FIFA World Player of the Year. The two are considered the top players in world football.

Manchester United looks to earn their fourth UEFA title and to become the first team to win consecutive UEFA European titles since AC Milan in 1990. Manchester United is undefeated in European title games.

Barcelona has won one European title, but has been the runner-up three times. Barca defeated Chelsea, last year’s runner-up, 1-1, in the UEFA semifinals to face Manchester United.

Barcelona, the top futbol team in Spain’s La Liga, is led by Messi, Samuel Eto’o and Thierry Henry, who has been kept out of play since May 2 due to injury. Henry is expected to play in the soccer final, but Barcelona will miss injured Rafael Marquez, and suspended Daniel Alves and Eric Abidal.

Ronaldo leads Manchester United, along with Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand, Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tevez and future superstar Federico Macheda.

In commemoration of the big game, Man U will wear their all-white uniforms for the first time since 1991.

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