Uefa Champions League final : Barcelona v Manchester United

The battle ground is set for the new kings of Europe when the two best teams in Europe (world ) fight for the ultimate prize tomorrow . Is their any better match than this I doubt so .Manchester United the newly crowned Champions of England and the current Champions of Europe and World takes on Barcelona the newly crowned Champions of Spain. Two teams who are the last words in attacking football.

United reached the final by sending Arsenal home but Barcelona reached final in controversial manner thanks to the referee. United first club since Valencia CF (2000 and 2001) to reach successive Champions League finals; victory will see them becoming the first club to win two successive Champions League titles.

Battles are expected to be drawn all over the ground but much of the publicity is gained by Ronaldo and Messi two of the best players on the planet . But United nad Barcelona have got match winners all over the ground .

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand is likely to play having come through training at the weekend.The defender, 30, has been out for three weeks with a calf injury and also missed the 1-0 win at Hull on Sunday.He has called his fitness battle the "toughest of his career", but boss Sir Alex Ferguson says he should be "OK".

Barcelona's Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta appear to have overcome their injuries and trained on Monday.Striker Henry, who played against Barca on the losing Arsenal team in the 2006 final, has had a ligament problem since beating Real Madrid 6-2 on 2 May, while midfielder Iniesta has been struggling with a thigh injury.

Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez is optimistic the two players will take part in Rome."The overall impression is good, as much for the players as us knowing we can have them," he said.Barca have won the Spanish league and cup titles and reached the Champions League final in coach Pep Guardiola's first campaign at the Nou Camp.Henry and Iniesta will travel with the squad, along with young defenders Alberto Botia and Marc Muniesa, the 17-year-old who was sent off on his Barca debut in Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Osasuna.

It was also announced on Monday that Switzerland's Massimo Busacca will be the referee for the Champions League final.The 40-year-old refereed the all-Spanish Uefa Cup title match between Sevilla and Espanyol in 2007, as well as the United and Barcelona Champions League semi-final last season.

Ferdinand will be delighted to be on the mend, having not played since the Champions League semi-final second-leg win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 5 May.
Jonny Evans, impressive at the back for United throughout the season, is on stand-by to partner Nemanja Vidic in case Ferdinand fails to recover.

Despite Barcelona boasting the creativity of the likes of Hernandez, Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi, United's Patrice Evra believes his team can use last year's semi-final win against their Spanish opposition as inspiration.

The French left-back said: "I was confident before the games because I train every day against players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney. You have a lot of quality there."

Ferguson has just steered the Old Trafford club to its 11th Premier League title in 17 seasons.

The 67-year-old Scot added: "We both have players who can express themselves in the best possible way.

"The profile of the final is good and I hope it lives up to that profile."

His counterpart Guardiola, the 38-year-old former Barca midfielder, said: "You either play with ambition or you have no chance."

"We will go to Rome with the aim of showing the world what we have done all year."