Outside Old Trafford the atmosphere was ECSTATIC. There were many burger & chip stands lined up on Victoria Avenue and directly outside the stadium, tons of vendors were selling their United merchandise -- everything from scarves, to hats, to t-shirts, to flags, and even to sombreros! ("Getch your sombreros so you can be on the tele!" -One of the vendors)
The atmosphere inside the grounds was fantastic, which is expected for any United match, Champions League, Premier League, ect -- although the yelling children, enthusiastic, made me feel like I was seat amongst 500 Justin Biebers!
United's Starting XI: David de Gea, Phil Jones, Rio Ferdinand (C), Jonny Evans, Michael Owen, Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Nani, Fabio da Silva, Antonio Valencia.
United Subs:
Owen → Chicharito (11th)
Jonny Evans → Ji-Sung Park (80th)
Gatali's Starting XI: Branko Grahovac, Cornel Rapa, Ioan Filip, Liviu Antal, Silviu Ilie, Cristian Sarghi, Sergiu Costin (C), Adrian Salageanu, Ionut Neagu, Marius Pena, Gabriel Giurgiu.
Gatali Subs:
Silviu Ilie → Sorin Frunza (53rd)
Liviu Antal → Laurentiu Lorga (61st)
Gabriel Giurgiu → Gabriel Paraschiv (81st)
The match was a crucial match within Group C. With the win, United climbed to the top of the group as Benfica could only muster out a 1-1 draw against Basel.
Manchester United 2 (Valencia 8th, Sarghi 88th o.g.): Otelul Gatali 0
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Here is a video of United and Gatali during the Champions League anthem:
