Barcelona against Arsenal for all the marbles
May 17, 2006 by William K. Wolfrum
Ronaldinho vs. Thierry Henry for the Champions League title. It really doesn’t get any better than that. If you don’t watch soccer, watch this one and you’ll see what all the fuss is about.
The Brazilian and the Frenchman are very likely the best two players in the game right now.
Let’s go with Barcelona, 3-2, as Ronaldinho captures the second of his three titles for the year — Spanish League, Champions League, and then the World Cup.
My apologies to Nick Hornby.
–WKW
[...] In the end, however, only mighty Chelsea could keep Joan Laporta’s side from sweeping the Spanish and Champions’ titles, as its talent-laden squad that includes Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Michael Essien, Didier Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko will hopefully force a third consecutive Champions League showdown with the team from Barcelona. [...]