Who is writing you off? It's the Champions League, anything can happen. And ManU is very well built for the two-legged draw. They also match up perfectly against Barca (defend and quick counter) and especially with the extra motivation they'll have, it would be pretty naive to think that Barca has a strong chance of winning. As I said before, if ManU and Barca play, I'm going to put a few hundred on ManU winning (and I've never really bet on anything in my life). Anyway, ManU is indisputably in the top 5 teams in the world and probably in the top 3...doesn't really make you much of an underdog.
It's so funny to see the ManU fans get so excited at the prospect of being the underdog...it's a once in a lifetime experience for them because they picked the world's most popular club, so they are already looking so forward to the Barca v. ManU final. We're probably going to hear nothing but the David vs. Goliath analogies in the run-up to the final, and afterwards about how the small-town ManU team that no one believed in full of heart and character defied all odds and beat the big bad evil Catalans.
The question is though, who would you rather see face ManU in the final (I'm assuming they'll have an easy time against Chelsea)...R. Madrid or Barca?