WHEN IN MANCHESTER, DON'T DO AS THE ROMANS DO.

Fucking Unbelievable.

That's all i have to say. Actually no, i have much more to say. Hehe

Never in my wildest dreams did I expect such a scoreline. 7-1!!!!!!!! Against AS ROMA!! You would expect such a huge scoreline in a qualifier or a weak team in the group stages, but this is the Quarterfinals and its AS Roma, 2nd in the Serie A!

This goes down as our greatest performance in Europe. Ever. End of.

Honestly, i had my reservations before this game. I was prepared for a loss or a draw and actually wouldn't have took it too hard if we went out. I mean, the weekend result against Portsmouth was nothing to cheer about. But this..to beat a team with Totti, De Rossi, Pannucci WITHOUT 5 of our first team players warrants a standing ovation. This game reminds me once again that football is the greatest sport on earth.

On to the game,..Roma were actually quite good really. They had better possession throughout the entire game and during the opening minutes of the game, they passed pretty well. I think it was that 9 minute blitz that signaled the Roma Meltdown. I mean, they've hardly had time to recover and they're down 3 goals to nil already. God, painful reminders of last week..Roma were undone by inexperience this deep into the Champions League and would probably take this as a lesson learnt the hard way. I'm sure they'll be back in the next couple of years, more seasoned and experienced. Sorta like the thrashing Werder Bremen received at the hands of Olympique Lyonnais a few seasons back. Michael Carrick marks his arrival as a Man Utd player in this game. What a performance..and those goals! Quality. Must be Roy Keane's no. 16 shirt working its magic. Ronaldo, there's no point in further saying how good he is, no doubt, the best footballer anywhere in the world at the moment. The boy is just from another planet. It was a great team performance i felt. We counter attacked Roma like hell, it was just a joy to watch.

Credit to the Italians though..Roma's only goal, by De Rossi was awesome! He was looking the other way when he volleyed it passed Van Der Sar..the look on his face..i think he couldn't believed he'd scored too lol..

In the other match, Chelsea beat Valencia, courtesy of a last minute Essien Goal. Chelsea have a knack for clinching matches at the last minute so I wasn't too surprised. So its Chelsea-Liverpool...AGAIN!! For crying out loud. Well, Chelsea don't exactly have a good record against Liverpool in club competitions plus the Champions League is Liverpool's hunting ground. Only April 24-25th will tell..

But now, on to tomorrow's game, i want Bayern to win of course. Schweini is doubtful for the match..noooo.. can't afford to lose him!! But good news for Bayern too, Milan are missing almost all of their strikers..if they can shut down Kaka, they're through.

I am looking forward to a Bayern Munich-Manchester United semi final. It will be awesome. Bayern-Utd ties are ALWAYS CLASSIC. Plus, i have a feeling, fate will bring two great managers, and two great friends together for one more time. The Knight and Der General. Take a bow, Sir Alex Ferguson and Ottmar Hitzfeld.

God i just hope i'm not wrong.

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soliloquy88 at 8:58 AM | Comment

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