4 Things Manchester United Must Do To Win The Champions League

by Nathan Lee

4. Have Good Luck

No squad wins a Champions League through talent alone. Yes, even Barcelona required a certain amount of luck: look at their memorable semi-final wins against Chelsea in 2009 with a last minute winner through Andres Iniesta - Chelsea had 3 stone-wall penalties turned down throughout that game and this prompted Didier Drogba to go hunting for a Sky camera to declare the game "a f****** disgrace".

Another example of winning the Champions League by luck was Chelsea last year. Although unquestionably deserving to win the trophy through a triumph of tactics in the semi-final against Barcelona and the final against Bayern Munich, Chelsea rode their luck throughout the tournament.

The semi-final was an extraordinary spectacle, with John Terry being sent off when Barcelona were 1-0 up on the night, Lionel Messi missing a penalty, Ramires scoring a wonder goal and even more extraordinarily - Fernando Torres securing the victory with an injury time goal!

Every manager will advocate that their team needs luck and this year is no exception.

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I'm a 2nd year Journalism student and hold a keen interest in all things football related. I'm an avid Manchester United fan but love all football right through to grass root, sunday league stuff. I hope you all enjoy my articles and can hopefully get some discussion going. Follow me on twitter @nathanlee11