Fine-tuning at Old Trafford

Real Madrid supporters are eagerly awaiting the game next Wednesday at the Santiago de Bernabéu stadium. Real Madrid has all its Champions League hopes on the line against a Manchester United side that arrives in the Spanish capital with the Premier League almost sewn up.

The fact that José Mourinho visited Old Trafford to watch the Red Devils play live and see how they are shaping up attests to the importance of this match for 'Los Blancos'.
It is the third time the Portuguese manager has seen the English side 'in situ' since discovering that they would face each other in the quarter-finals. The first time was for the match against City, then Liverpool and, this Sunday, against Everton.

Ferguson kept a few important players like Carrick in reserve, although Van Persie and Rooney were in the starting line-up in attack.