Despite Scotland having the advantage in the group , thanks to a superior goal difference , they went Forming_relationships into the game as underdogs due to a number of their senior players being unavailable due to either injury or suspension , and because they had lost Earnings_and_losses to Wales in the return fixture at Hampden Park in Glasgow the previous March .

In part due to the level of travel the Sharks had to make Motion during the finals series ( travelling Traveling from South Africa to Australia , back to South Africa and then on to New Zealand in just three weeks ) they entered Arriving the grand final as the underdogs .

Both teams were considered Influence underdogs in the competition before the final stages and were led Conquering by young managers : Monaco had former France national football team star Didier Deschamps and Porto were led Conquering by rising star José Mourinho , who left GiveUp the team for Chelsea after the final .

Richmond had only qualified Becoming_a_member for the finals on percentage and were underdogs coming Arriving into the game , with Carlton being the reigning premiers .