Commiserations to Manchester United, who failed to win the Champions League final this evening. Barcelona were good value for their 2-0 win, passing the English side to death - once they'd got over the 10 minute flurry produced by Sir Alex Ferguson's side at the start of the game. Barcelona were better in virtually every department and even every position on the pitch. Cristiano Ronaldo may "make England look shite." But he was relatively ineffective here. Rooney was good but too isolated. And while Man U did look better for the introduction of Tevez at half-time, the game had got away from them by then. Sadly, they failed to do all of the simple things at which they usually excel. Their pressing of the ball when out of possession was inadequate. And their passing - when in possession - was poor. I'm reading Sir Alex Ferguson's book "Managing My Life" at the moment. Though he's occasionally been a nemesis to the team that I support (Newcastle United), I've got massive respect for him. And I would have liked to have seen him attain a second victory in the competition in two years. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened. I doubt it will have any impact on their ongoing domestic dominance, however.