Van der Sar eyes ´perfect´ finish

Veteran Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is determined to finish his career on a high with a win in the Champions League final.

The 40-year old Dutchman already has two Champions League wins to his name, with Ajax and United.

But a third winners’ medal would be the best possible way to round-off his 21-year professional career, which will come to an end against Barcelona at Wembley on Saturday.

“If it’s a winning game then it will be the perfect one,” van der Saar

“To be fair I’m not really thinking about that. It’s an accumulation of things over the season. It starts in July with pre-season.”

“You hope to do well in the league, in the Champions League and the FA Cup and certain things fall off during the season … and luckily we won the Premier League and the only thing left is the Champions League now so all the resources and all the energy go into that game.”

United, who sealed their 19th top flight title in England this season, defeated Chelsea and Schalke en route to facing Barcelona.

It sets up a fascinating repeat of the 2009 final, which the Spanish champions won 2-0, and van der Sar said he was enjoying the build-up to the match.

“It’s a massive game and your friends and family are getting excited and everyone wants tickets and you have to sort out hotels and flights,” he said.

“There’s also an ash cloud over England, so alternative means of transportation as well. No, it’s a joy to be involved in these kind of games.”

Victory on Saturday will give either club their fourth European Cup title.