You'll never walk alone
Last night I probably saw the most exciting soccer game
I have ever seen in my entire life. It was, of course, the Champions League
final between Liverpool and AC Milan. What made it so exciting was that
Liverpool were down 3-0 at half time against the strongest defence in the
Champions League. Even if they scored 3 goals, they had to go to penalties and
have a uneasy looking Jerzy Dudek make some saves. Well guess what, they
scored 3 goals and they went through to penalties. Liverpool took the penalties
3-2 with Dudek making two saves (the first AC Milan kick completely missed).
This game beats the comeback that Arsenal made against AC Milan in the
Champion's League group stages last year, where they were in a tight group and
goal difference were counting against them. They were also bottom of their group
and 1-0 down against AC Milan up till the 80th minute. Then in the final ten
minutes, Arsenal came back to score 5 goals and move right to the top of the
group. That single game transformed that group. Unfortunately, as is Arsenal's
pedigree, they bowed out of the Champion's League in the knockout stages.
Anyway - a few more months before it all starts
again.