That boy Ronaldo

In just under 24hrs time Manchester United will take on Real Madrid in the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid for what is quite possibly the most eagerly awaited Champions League fixture in years.The build up seemed to start ever since the teams were drawn against each other back in December.

The game brings back together Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo but unfortunately for Utd fans he will be playing against us for the 1st time since his £80m move from Utd.So Ronaldo will be playing against the team that made him one of the best players in the world and will be up against the manager that he has so often referred to as 'like a father to me'.I am sure it will be a bit weird for him and Utd players as they take to the field as rivals.

Ronaldo has never been backward in coming forward when talking about Utd and the affection that he still has for the club,players,supporters and of course Sir Alex is still there for all to see, but as soon as that whistle goes for ko all that will go out the window as he will be aiming to take Real into 2nd leg with a lead that would be big enough to take them into the next round.

Now for Utd the problem will be how do we stop him? Can we stop him? The form he has showed in the last 3 seasons has been nothing short of phenomenal,but no other players will know him better than the Utd lads so lets hope that Cristiano has an off day.Certainly Utd's defence put in arguably their best performance of the season against Everton at the weekend and another performance of that standard will be required again.

The two sides have certainly had mixed seasons with Madrid only third in the league compared to Utd being an impressive 12 points clear in England.Both teams are excellent at going forward but both have had their defencive problems too so we could be in for a high scoring game and obviously an away goal or two would be most welcome.

So the waiting is nearly over and tomorrow evening i will probably be the most nervous i have been watching the game for a very long time but as soon as i hear that Champions League music the hairs on the back of my neck will stand up and my heart will be telling me that we can win this we have the players they are in great form and lets concentrate on our own game.

But THAT BOY RONALDO may have other ideas.