SAF needs to be really careful with the squad he picks tonight.Schalke will be all out to attack, any slip will create a tensive atmosphere. But again Utd will go for an early goal to kill the tie.

The gaffer did indicate that the likes of Rooney, Hernandez and Nani may be rested for the Chelsea game.

At this stage of the competition no team has reached this stage by chance; I see Schalke changing tact and taking advantage of the absence of key players and the likes of Raul can convert half chances as much as Vidic and Rio are at the rear. The two goal cushion by Utd will no doubt give them an aura of safety but not invisibility.

My take- Utd may not be out of the woods yet.

The place still has no power up to now...ni kubaya, hope by jioni we'll get to watch in the confines of our houses, otherwise tusker mbili kwa meza at some joint nearby..

Manu-Barca at Wembley it is.

My dream final! I have been hoping for this match up for a very long time.

Many fellows think Barca will be going to Wembley to 'collect' the CL trophy. It will be shock on them. And this is what will make Man U's victory so much sweeter.

Barcelona do play great football, the fact that they haven't scored many goals against 11 men in good teams recently means United have a very good chance, if Ferdinand and Vidic are both fit (and probably also if Darren Fletcher is fit). In the roughly 440 minutes played against 11 men over the recent four El Clásicos and the two matches with Arsenal, Barcelona scored three and conceded five, whilst in the roughly 100 minutes against 10 men, they scored five and conceded one. That's one goal scored per 147 minutes against 11 men and one goal scored per 20 minutes against 10 men.