Man U v. Spartak London Open Thread

It's the return leg to Old Tratford. Yipee.

Compatriot Jose Bosingwa claims he can stop Ronaldo, from which I'm inferring Chelsea are going to align their defense like an airport traffic barrier.

Cristiano Foyt hasn't even been much of a threat this season so the kids in the blue kits (or are they going to wear safety yellow to make them easier targets for the Mancunians who come packing heat) might want to pay more attention to Wayne Rooney who has been pretty superb in recent form. Clearly, he's already stopped having sex with his wife.

If Chelsea get dismantled, Phil Scolari might be back in Brazil by February. Chelsea have a brutal road on the road in the back half of the season, so things might get worse before they get better and Abramovich isn't the most patient fellow in the world. Is Avram Grant employed?

I'm predicting a 1-1 draw with goals by Michael Ballack and Darren Fletcher, which means it will be a 3-2 affair. Hell, Ballack probably isn't even healthy. I haven't had coffee yet, so I can't be bothered to make the two mouse clicks it takes to get to PhysioRoom.

There's a decent after party with A.C. Milan v. Roma. Milan will probably debut a player who can't run, can't tackle, can't head, can't take on players heads up, and is really only effective when the game is stopped. But, wow, he sells a lot of shirts. Brace for Vucinic. Roma cruise.

The rest of Serie A is at half with a collective 4 goals in six matches. Wigan and Tottenham are scoreless with 15 to play (and 12 shots between them... it's like they're not even trying). Spain has a bunch of crap. And Hearts beat Hibernian in the Scottish Cup.

Enjoy.