{"id":418236,"date":"2011-05-05T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/05\/manchester-united-are-favourites-in-champions-league-final-%e2%80%93-barcelona-star-xavi\/"},"modified":"2011-05-05T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T21:59:00","slug":"manchester-united-are-favourites-in-champions-league-final-barcelona-star-xavi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/05\/manchester-united-are-favourites-in-champions-league-final-barcelona-star-xavi\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United are favourites in Champions League final \u2013 Barcelona star Xavi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Subhankar Mondal<\/h3>\n<h4>5 May 2011 22:59:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"77.9515828678\">\n<div readability=\"14.6918238994\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Xavi Hernandez - Barcelona (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/130500\/130558_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Xavi Hernandez &#8211; Barcelona (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/spain\/125\/barcelona\">Barcelona<\/a> midfielder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/spain\/1310\/xavi\">Xavi<\/a> says that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/man-utd-news\">Manchester United<\/a> will be the favourites to win the Champions League final in London later this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Spanish giants and the English powerhouse will confront each other in the final of Europe\u2019s premier club competition for the second time in three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The two teams locked horns at the Olimpico in Rome in 2009 and at the time Barca ran out comfortable 2-0 winners to lift the European Cup for the third time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Barcelona are considered favourites by many to win the competition again this campaign but star medio Xavi believes that United will prove to be a good enough match for them at Wembley on May 28.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Manchester United are the favourites,&#8221; said the Spain international, according to <em>ESPNSoccernet<\/em>. &#8220;They&#8217;re a great team that also likes to play football, and perhaps that&#8217;s good for us.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Team-mate Pedro echoed his words and said: &#8220;I hope we can win but Manchester are also a great team.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Barcelona are also on the verge of winning the Primera Division in Spain for the third season in a row as they are eight points clear of second-placed Madrid with just four more rounds of matches to be played.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Man United too could win the Premier League this campaign as they have a three-point advantage over Chelsea with three more rounds of games remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2914\/champions-league\/2011\/05\/05\/2473306\/manchester-united-are-favourites-in-champions-league-final\" title=\"Manchester United are favourites in Champions League final \u2013 Barcelona star Xavi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United are favourites in Champions League final \u2013 Barcelona star Xavi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Subhankar Mondal 5 May 2011 22:59:00 Xavi Hernandez &#8211; Barcelona (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Barcelona midfielder Xavi says that Manchester United will be the favourites to win the Champions League final in London later this month. 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