There is some exciting soccer to watch this Wednesday, September 29th. The two games I'm most interested in are Rubin Kazan vs. Barcelona and Valencia vs. Manchester United.
Rubin Kazan are champions of the Russian League and a notorious thorn in the side for Barcelona. During last year's league phase (of the Champions League), Rubin beat Barca at home and played to a draw in Russia. The Russians play tough defense, face jet-lagged opponents and are more comfortable in the cold weather of Kazan. It was snowing in Tuesday's photos of practice.
I see Rubin giving Barcelona trouble only to go down 1-2. The blaugrana will get there act together despite starting with Messi on the bench.
Perhaps more exciting, or at least more high scoring should be the match between Valencia and Man U. This should be a fun display of attacking soccer. Valencia currently lead the Spanish league and are playing incredibly well despite selling stars Villa, Silva and Marchena. They're currently undefeated with 4 wins and a draw.
Manchester United is a perennial performer in the Champions League. They've struggled a bit in English League play but are still running second. Look for them to step it up on Wednesday, especially if Rooney is healthy.
Prediction: Valencia 2 - Man U 3
Here are highlights from a preseason match from last year between Valencia and Man U.
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