Park: we will beat Barcelona

Man Utd's Korean midfielder Park Ji-Sung believes that tonight United will be victorious and reach the Champions League final and become the first Korean player to play in the showpiece event.

"Yes, I firmly believe that we are [favourites] because we are playing as well in the Premier League as we are in Europe," the South Korean told Marca.

"Barca have a great team, with players such as (Lionel) Messi, (Thierry) Henry and Deco, but it is true that they are having problems winning league games because of inconsistency.

"Manchester United are a lot better, despite what happened at the Nou Camp.

"It would be great to be the first Korean player to appear in the final. Three years ago I reached the semi-final with PSV when we played AC Milan."