A week ago I asked Elizabeth if we could watch the Champions League matches this week for date night. I am so so glad that I did!!!
For those who are unaware, the Champions League is a soccer tournament which features the best teams from across Europe and culminates in a knock out tournament from the last/ best 16 teams onwards- usually the best teams from Spain, Italy and England dominating. Last season, the semi-finals featured 3 English teams and a Spanish.
In the build up to the match yesterday, I was so pumped it was crazy. The game was Liverpool v Real Madrid- the second leg of a 2 leg game, Liverpool won in Madrid 1-0 to give them the upper hand. I was explaining to Elizabeth how Madrid were the best team in the history of club soccer, having won this tournament 9 times (in comparison Man Utd have won it 3 times) and how they’ve won the Spanish League 31 times. I gave her full player analysis of all 22 men on the field at the start, as well as providing well timed statistics for individual when needs must.
The pre-instated excitement turned out not to be a lot of hyperbole. Liverpool shot out of the blocks, with my current favourite player, Fernando Torres, producing an exhilarating display- turning the once world’s best defender and player inside out on a number of occasions, and using his frightening pace to terrify defenders.
For those who are unaware, the Champions League is a soccer tournament which features the best teams from across Europe and culminates in a knock out tournament from the last/ best 16 teams onwards- usually the best teams from Spain, Italy and England dominating. Last season, the semi-finals featured 3 English teams and a Spanish.
In the build up to the match yesterday, I was so pumped it was crazy. The game was Liverpool v Real Madrid- the second leg of a 2 leg game, Liverpool won in Madrid 1-0 to give them the upper hand. I was explaining to Elizabeth how Madrid were the best team in the history of club soccer, having won this tournament 9 times (in comparison Man Utd have won it 3 times) and how they’ve won the Spanish League 31 times. I gave her full player analysis of all 22 men on the field at the start, as well as providing well timed statistics for individual when needs must.
The pre-instated excitement turned out not to be a lot of hyperbole. Liverpool shot out of the blocks, with my current favourite player, Fernando Torres, producing an exhilarating display- turning the once world’s best defender and player inside out on a number of occasions, and using his frightening pace to terrify defenders.
Liverpool ran out easy winners 4-0 with Torres scoring one against his old rivals (he used to play for another Madrid team who are bitter rivals with Real), Gerrard getting 2 goals and an unlikely hero in Dossena getting the 4th goal for Liverpool. 5-0 on aggregate- a real thumping of Real.
It was one of those nights which I will remember for a long time, not least because my wife was by my side the whole time, taking in all the action, when the understated Liverpool crushed “the greatest club in history”
It was one of those nights which I will remember for a long time, not least because my wife was by my side the whole time, taking in all the action, when the understated Liverpool crushed “the greatest club in history”
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