I have been watching more soccer than before, especially Champions League, because the significantly less time difference means I do not have to get up at ungodly hours to catch it. Most of the matches shown here feature Barcelona (>75% of matches, I do not know why) and this has helped turn me into a mini Barcelona fan as well (their free-flowing football is a delight to watch). This phenomenon is also helped by the fact that I have a Catalonia neighbour who is a Barcelona fan and who never fails to remind me when there is Barca on TV. But anyhow I am a Man U fan through and through and I believe they can be the first team to retain the new format Champions League. But of course, they will first have to close out the match against a currently resurgent Arsenal, and the result is anything but a foregone conclusion.
All the way to the final tonight Manchester U!