Second Half

The teams continued to attack as before, with no subs at the half. A cutting Messi run ended with him scorching a shot well wide but Barcelona have begun to push forward enough to force Man U into conceding corners. In the 58th minute, Tevez ripped a strong shot that Valdes deflected. The camera cut to Henry warming up in the 59th minute. The action was coming end to end, as Nani made a great run down the right, turning Milito this way and that the missing his chance. And in the 61st minute, on comes the Frenchman, the World Cup Winner of '98. Perhaps he'll lift his first Champions League cup ten years later. The ineffectiveness of Eto'o forced Rijkaard to sub him for Bojan a bit later. The game continued in fine fashion, as the close of the second half saw Puyol pushing up on the left, crossing a great ball in to Deco, who couldn't rise high enough to make contact. The ball fell in the box and Messi came forward but contact in the box took him down. It might have been a penalty, but not tonight in Old Trafford. Man U brought on an injury sub for Evra, as Mikael Silvestre came on for the left-back. The whole charade used almost three minutes of injury time. With three more minutes gone by, Ronaldo fouled Messi on the sideline and a free kick was given. Valdes came forward on the free kick but the Reds defense was awake, clearing the ball and thus earning their place in the final. A great game from the Stadium of Light, an entertaining second leg match that saw Man U as the hungrier side, deservedly winning. So it's an all-English final in Moscow. Tomorrow we'll know who Man U will face.