By Chris Burton Last updated: 13th May 2008
Ferguson: Double dreams
Sir Alex Ferguson admits that he has some tough decisions to make ahead of the UEFA Champions League final.
The Manchester United boss has the luxury of a fully fit squad to choose from heading into a Moscow showdown with Chelsea on 21st May, live on Sky Sports 1.
Ferguson accepts that some of his players are going to be left disappointed, but knows that having everyone available increases the Red Devils' chances of claiming a domestic and European double.
"I'm travelling to Moscow with 26 fit players, that's unheard of in my time," he tols Sky Sports News.
"But it gives us an incredible chance.
"It makes it difficult for me. I think picking the team will be easier than picking the substitutes.
"I'm going to have to leave some fantastic players out of the squad completely next week, which I won't enjoy doing, but something has to be done."
Having already wrapped up a tenth Premier League title, Ferguson admits that it is time the club began exerting the same kind of dominance in continental competition.
"When you see that Real Madrid have got nine (Champions League) trophies, AC Milan I think have seven or eight, Liverpool have five, Bayern Munich and Ajax four apiece, that's the kind of record we should really have," he said.
"I think that's the one thing which should drive us all on."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 7th July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| 18:00 | UE Sant Julia vs Tre Fiori |
| Wednesday 8th July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| 19:30 | Mogren vs Hibernians |
| Tuesday 14th July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| TBC | Debrecen vs Kalmar FF |
| TBC | EB Streymur vs Apoel Nicosia |
| TBC | FC Copenhagen vs Hibernians/Mogren |
| TBC | FC Inter vs FC Sheriff |
| TBC | FH Hafnarfjordur vs Aktobe |
| TBC | FK Ekranas vs FK Baku |
| TBC | FK Ventspils vs F91 Dudelange |
| TBC | Levski Sofia vs UE Sant Julia/Tre Fiori |
| TBC | Maccabi Haifa vs Glentoran |
| TBC | Makedonija Gj. P vs BATE |
| TBC | Pyunik vs Dinamo Zagreb |
| TBC | Rhyl vs Partizan Belgrade |
| TBC | SK Tirana vs Stabaek |
| TBC | SV Red Bull Salzburg vs Bohemians |
| TBC | WIT Georgia Tbilisi vs Maribor |
| TBC | Wisla Krakow vs Levadia Tallinn |
| TBC | Zrinjski Mostar vs Slovan Bratislava |
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| TBC | Aktobe vs FH Hafnarfjordur |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 1st July | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| Tre Fiori 1 - 1 UE Sant Julia | |
| Tuesday 30th June | |
| UEFA Champions League Qualifying | |
| Hibernians 0 - 2 Mogren | |
| Wednesday 27th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 2 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 6th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Tuesday 5th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Arsenal 1 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 29th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Tuesday 28th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 0 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Wednesday 15th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| FC Porto 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Arsenal 3 - 0 Villarreal | |
| Tuesday 14th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Chelsea 4 - 4 Liverpool | |
| Wednesday 8th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 3 Chelsea | |
| Barcelona 4 - 0 Bayern Munich | |
| Tuesday 7th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Villarreal 1 - 1 Arsenal | |
| Man Utd 2 - 2 FC Porto | |
| Wednesday 11th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Roma 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Barcelona 5 - 2 Lyon | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Inter Milan | |
| FC Porto 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid | |
| Tuesday 10th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 4 - 0 Real Madrid | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | BATE Borisov | 6 | 3 |
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