A lightning fast LIVERPOOL leave BARÇA barely breathing
March 7th, 2007…But, it definitely was not a one sided game! After the first game in Camp Nou, who would imagine that Barça would be so close to eliminate Liverpool at the mythical Anfield Road. That is the final impression I got yesterday when, around 22h30, the referee decided to “pitar” the end of the match. I’m sure that all Barça supporters have today the same feeling as me…
Gudjohnsen scored with 15 minutes still remaining…and I was sure that Ronaldinho and co. would appear in the last minutes to demonstrate that they are the best players in the World. However, if I analyze the whole match, I have to recognize that Barça didn’t deserve to go through to the next round and even to win yesterday. Actually, the red devils played better during the most part of the match, above all in the first half when Riise and Gerrard were incredible. Barça didn’t have too many opportunities to score and we were lucky to profit from one of them…so, we started dreaming of getting some kind of miracle, but Liverpool managed the situation very well.
So, I just congratulate Liverpool because they deserve to continue fighting for the Champions League. Why? The reason is obvious; they played better than Barça in both games, Benítez was prepared better for this round and was more intelligent than Rijkaard, and Gerrard won the battle of the stars over Ronaldinho.
However, there is no more time to cry and to complain. The actual champions went out with heads held high. We have to look forward to the next game on Saturday…the Spanish classic is already here and I’m sure we will beat Madrid! Don’t forget that Barça is still alive in two competitions, the Spanish League and La Copa del Rey…so come on, LET’S WIN “EL DOBLETE”!!
/Iñaki
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March 7th, 2007 at 11:20 am
Last night was so disapointing! to win the game and lose the battle!!! I think Liverpool were just too fast, and too clever. And i’m sorry but did anyone see Valdes’s ‘pass’ to Sissoko which almost resulted in a goal. He’s just a really bad goalie in my opinion. Any saves he does actually make are more often than not luck rather than skill. Sort it out Rijkaard!!!!
March 7th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Yes…Valdes is not playing very well this year. But you know…I cannot criticize him, after all, he is one of the responsibles that gave Barça last year’s Champions League!!