English Arch Rivals Battle for Champions League

Next Wednesday, May 21st is the day Chelsea and Manchester United meet at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to see who will be this year’s European Champion. Chelsea has some of the biggest names in the planet on their roster thanks to Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich. He spares no expense when it comes to acquiring his coveted players. However the recent injuries of Captain John Terry and striker Didier Drogba have Chelsea fans worried about their top players’ status for the big game. The coaching staff seems to think the players will be there. But the shoulder injury sustained by Terry seemed very serious and I for one don’t see it fully healing by game time. Manchester United has its share of great players and they will be overly energized given their achievement of this year’s Premiere League Championship. Lets not forget that the Manchester side also has Sir Alex Ferguson; one of the greatest coaches ever.
Questions still remain: will Abramovich’s status in Russia cause some unfair leverage in favor of his Chelsea team? (I’ve witnessed shadier things happen)Will a 50 year anniversary of the Munich Crash which took the lives of eight Manchester players be a strong incentive for the United side to come out even more motivated? (Highly doubtful) Will Manchester United be able to repeat what they did in 1999 when they won the Premiere League and Champions League in the same year? Only time will tell, however my pick is for Manchester United to come out victorious. I think Ryan Giggs nearing the end of his career, knowing he was only able to reach this title once; must be able to motivate his side to do it for him. That and having Cristiano Ronaldo, the leading scorer so far in this Champions League, should be enough for Manchester United to come out victorious in the first all English Final of the Champions League.