Friday, 27th May, 2011
Manchester United midfielder Ji-sung Park has warned Barcelona that, despite the Champions League final not being at Old Trafford, they remain the away team.
United meet Barcelona tomorrow in the climax of the European club season, with each desperate to end the evening as the champions of Europe. For United, it is a chance to erase memories of their 2-0 defeat to the Spaniards two years ago in Rome and South Korean midfielder Park is hoping that the English side will have a measure of home advantage with the final at Wembley.
"It is in England, so Barcelona are the away team", said Park.
"We have played many times at Wembley, so that makes us feel at home and hopefully we can continue our good home record.
"If I play and we win the game, it will be fantastic for me. It is my dream. I have to play 100 per cent for my dreams to come true. Missing out on one final and losing in another makes me more eager to play and win this game."
And Park knows that to win United must play better than their 2009 final defeat.
"They have changed a couple of players from 2009, but their style has not changed.
"For us, we have changed as well. I don’t know what way we will play, but we have to show a difference from 2009. If we play as a team, like we showed against Chelsea, or in other big games, we can match up against them."
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