Manchester United 1 - 0 Barcelona
Champions League 2007-2008 1/2 finals · 2008-04-29 Referee: Herbert Fandel

Hard work

Ronaldo

Almost every match with Ronaldo in it is about Ronaldo, but this one wasn't. He didn't score the one goal and Fandel showed he wasn't going to be fooled by him. Well he was at first, booking Zambrota for something Ronaldo did, but it looked almost as if Fandel had seen a replay of the match during the break and in the second half he booked Ronaldo. For a push in almost the same situation, again with Zambrota.

Fandel

Fandel maybe books a bit to often, he seems to pull a card as soon as he isn't sure. But this is a referee who can handle big matches. Amazing how fast he goes by apparently moving so slowly.

logos

Barcelona just weren't good enough, played without imagination. Barcelona by the way, with both Unicef and Nike logos on their shirts. The former gives children in the 3rd world an education, the latter gives them a job.

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