Barcelona's CL triumph means so much in so many ways

The magnificent team of Pepe Guardiola, the Catalan giants Barcelona have deservedly once again become the European Champions. They comprehensively outmanouvered Alex Ferguson's side in the final in Rome, and frankly if it wasn't for the ever reliant Van der Saar in goal (and the post denying the magnific Xavi), Barcelona could have won by a margin which would have potentially collapsed and destroyed the legend of Manchester Utd which Alex Ferguson has masterfully built up over the past twenty plus years.

This is a great win which means so much to so many fans in so many ways all over the world. For one thing, not only Manchester United's legendary luck did not save them this time, the way Barcelona dominated the game, all the luck in the world could not have saved Sir Alex and his team this time, as it had done in their past two CL final appearances (see below)

Thank you Guardiola and Barcelona for playing the beautiful game how it is meant to be played, to brings tears of joy and loud laughter to the fans all over the world.

Another beautiful thing about this game was the fact that for all their money as two of the richest clubs in the world, there were no less than 6 Catalans in Barcelona's line up, and of course Guardiola himself is a Catalan. Some of the other players were also the product of their famed Youth Academy (e.g. Messi)

Whilst Sir Alex is undoubtedly a masterful manager and one in a million, most fans who do not support Manchester United as well as many Manchester United fans acknowledge that Manchester United, whilst commanded for their fighting spirit, were rather lucky to have won their last two CL titles:

- In 1999 against Bayern Munich: This has formally gone down as one of the most dramatic football matches of all time. Bayern went up 1-0 in the first half, then were unlucky not to go further ahead as they hit both a post and the bar. Then Manchester United unbelievably scored two goals in the 92nd and 93rd minutes of the 3 minutes added time of the match and won 2-1
- in 2008, the match ended up in the penalty shoot out. John Terry, the ever reliable hard working Chelsea Captain had the chance to convert the final penalty in the shoot out and win the match for Chelsea....and he slipped and missed his penalty...and Manchester United won the subsequent set of penalties and became the CL Champions once again.

So, all true football fans of the world rejoice! The magnificent Barcelona team comprehensively dominated and defeated the ever so lucky Manchester Utd. The fans of Chelsea and Bayern Munich who were so unlucky to lose the CL final to Manchester Utd in the past can smile again, and in this 10th anniversary of the heart aching defeat of Bayern, and the first anniversary of Chelsea's defeat look at the bright side: At last Manchester United's luck may have run its course, and the myth is no longer there!
Adios Alex!