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Opening ceremony Barcelona vs Manchester United CL Final 27 May 2009

Manchester United 0 - Barcelona 2 Champions League Final, May 27, 2009 After Manchester United put in all the early running in Rome, Ronaldo striking the target with a rasping free-kick after two minutes before Ronaldo had two further chances in the opening ten minutes, it was Barca who snatched the lead with their first attack of the game. Iniesta carry the ball into the final third, played in Samuel Eto'o in the box, and the Cameroonian beat Vidic before firing past Van der Sar. Giggs sent a free-kick over the bar as United looked for the leveller. (First half highlights here.) Thierry Henry was foiled by Van der Sar, before Xavi crashed a free-kick against the United post, as Barca came flying out the traps early in the second half. And in the 70th minute that Catalans bagged their second, Xavi picking out an unmarked Lionel Messi in the box and the Argentine rose high to head home.

Manchester United 1 - Arsenal 0 Champions League semi-final first-leg, April 29, 2009 The hosts started with a high tempo, Ronaldo flashing a cross across the Arsenal box in the early exchanges. Manuel Almunia made a stunning point-blank save to deny Carlos Tevez, and moments later United's pressure paid dividends with John O'Shea arriving in the box to smash home the opener 17 minutes in. Almunia came to the Gunners' rescue midway through the half when the Spanish keeper saved brilliantly to deny a Ronaldo header. Arsenal barely tested Van der Sar in the first half, Cesc Fabregas trying his luck from 20-yards out without success. As Adebayor flashed a shot over the bar for Arsenal midway through the second half, Ronaldo came within inches of adding a second only to see his dipping strike crash against the bar.

Terminator Salvation opens in two weeks, and the marketing department is already gearing up for that final push where the turd's hanging three quarters of the way out your ass and you start sweating because you know if you don't get it all out you're just gonna be wiping forever and who has the time? Anyway, in preparation for all that, they've released this new, extended, four-minute trailer, and I'd be lying if I said it didn't look badass. It's interesting to note that most of these clips seem to take place during the day time, which is a switch from the first two, which seemed like 85% night scenes. Haha, just kidding, I liked it when the giant robot caught on fire.

Villarreal 2 - Recreativo Huelva 1 La Liga, April 23, 2009 The Yellow Submarine's defence were caught out inside 60 seconds, failing to clear their lines with Javier Camunas sliding home the opener. But Recre could not hold out until the break, Joseba Llorente collecting a ball over the top and chipping the keeper with a superb lob. Villarreal turned the game around in the 66th minute, Cani picked up the ball on the right hand side of the box, beat a denfender and then lifted the ball over the keeper with a delicate chip (over the line?) into the near post.

SRH and Kings XI Punjab both go into this game with losses on the trot, and will be eager to turn their season around. SRH have suffered with the loss of aggressive opener Jonny Bairstow who has returned for international duty, and have notched up just two wins in their last seven games after starting off on a high.