Goals Betting

Man United/ Barcelona

Were it not for the enormity of his ego, people would almost feel sorry for Thierry Henry. There he was, chasing the dream of European success, only to arrive in Barcelona just in time for Ronaldinho to go loco, Messi to get injured, and his own form to wash down the Spanish sewers, along with his dream of playing in the most rocking front foursome since The Who. Gutted.

But will he even start, let alone score?

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» Cristiano Ronaldo has played twenty-two times at Old Trafford this season, scoring twenty-four.

» Thierry Henry has only ever scored once against Manchester United at Old Trafford - in a 6-1 defeat.

» Samuel Eto’o hasn’t scored in six hours and fourteen minutes of European football.

» chickendinner superfact: Manchester United have played four teams prior to Barcelona in this season’s Champions League – Sporting Lisbon, Dynamo Kiev, Lyon and Roma – Carlos Tevez has scored against each of them.

» Lionel Messi also boasts this record, having scored against Lyon, Stuttgart, Rangers and Celtic – he missed both games with Schalke.

» In Manchester United’s last eight games they have scored thirteen goals, all bar one scored by Tevez, Ronaldo or Wayne Rooney.

28/04/08

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