Cristiano Ronaldo wants to play against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final
Real Madrid winger http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 wants to play against his former employers, Manchester United, in the UEFA Champions League final of the 2010/11 campaign.
Both the teams have qualified for the semi-finals of the competition; Madrid beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals, while Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-1 over the two legs.
Los Blancos will play local rivals Barcelona in the semi-finals of the competition while Manchester United will take on German outfit Schalke 04.
Ronaldo, who was part of the 2007/8 Champions League winning squad of Manchester United, is fancying a final against his former club. Ronaldo scored United’s only goal of the match in that final against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 at Moscow.
The Portuguese captain was sold to Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee of 80 million pounds before the start of 2009/10 season.
Ronaldo told the reporters: “I want to play Manchester United, If you ask me if I want to sign up to play for Real Madrid against Manchester United in the final at Wembley, then of course I will. That would make me very, very happy. I've still got a lot
of friends there, memories, and I'd love that to happen. I had six great years there."
However, the 26-year-old does not want to think far as he wants to remain focused on the semi-final clash with Barcelona. The Catalans beat Madrid 5-0 when the two sides met in a La Liga encounter earlier this season but Ronaldo is not looking for revenge.
"The final seems a very long way in the future. I don't like the word revenge. At the moment, we [Madrid and Barca] are the best two teams in the world. It will make everyone in the world sit up and watch the game. We have improved and we have to believe
we can do it."
Madrid and Barcelona will face each other in four encounters in space of 18 days, with a Copa del Rey final, La Liga match and the two-legs of Champions League semi-final to play.
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