Well...
What a night. Liverpool through to the next round seeing off Bayer Leverkusen in convincing style, and though we're not here to discuss the English league, more on them later.
So the "Galacticos" as Real Madrid are, or have been called in the Spanish press until now, are no more - "Ex-galactos" they appeared to the world on the morning following the night they won't forget in a hurry. A remarkable display of determination from Juventus and a distinctly unremarkable performance from Madrid saw them seen off in extra time as an increasingly desperate bunch failed to cut the mustard. The usual lashing tantrums from Guti and a disequilibriate Figo failed to get them the usual face-saving free kick on the edge of the box that they've so often come to rely on. The looks of incredulous indiganation and a round of stunned head shaking as the fact that they weren't even making it to the quarter finals were a heart warming sight to any right thinking anti-madridista, as were the looks of deep depression on the looks of the poor madridistas themselves. After all it's a long way to go in the deluded belief that progressing through the tournament is yours by right. Back to the real world. Though not for everyone it would seem. Raul in post match denial (to paraphrase) - well, it was complicated, they didn't play all that well and had a couple of opportunities that they took advantage of and ... erm ... it was complicated. Oh, and Madrid were crap.
Spain is reeling under the shock of not being in the last eight - which is a shame as in some ways it would have been nice to see Barça continue and Spanish teams bring a unique contribution to the tournament. Not to worry, as Liverpool have become their adopted psuedo-Spanish side with Benitez and Garcia et al as the remaining stars of the tournament. Fair enough and an irony nicely in tune with thinking here at anti-madridista. Have a nice weekend (here's hoping).
So the "Galacticos" as Real Madrid are, or have been called in the Spanish press until now, are no more - "Ex-galactos" they appeared to the world on the morning following the night they won't forget in a hurry. A remarkable display of determination from Juventus and a distinctly unremarkable performance from Madrid saw them seen off in extra time as an increasingly desperate bunch failed to cut the mustard. The usual lashing tantrums from Guti and a disequilibriate Figo failed to get them the usual face-saving free kick on the edge of the box that they've so often come to rely on. The looks of incredulous indiganation and a round of stunned head shaking as the fact that they weren't even making it to the quarter finals were a heart warming sight to any right thinking anti-madridista, as were the looks of deep depression on the looks of the poor madridistas themselves. After all it's a long way to go in the deluded belief that progressing through the tournament is yours by right. Back to the real world. Though not for everyone it would seem. Raul in post match denial (to paraphrase) - well, it was complicated, they didn't play all that well and had a couple of opportunities that they took advantage of and ... erm ... it was complicated. Oh, and Madrid were crap.
Spain is reeling under the shock of not being in the last eight - which is a shame as in some ways it would have been nice to see Barça continue and Spanish teams bring a unique contribution to the tournament. Not to worry, as Liverpool have become their adopted psuedo-Spanish side with Benitez and Garcia et al as the remaining stars of the tournament. Fair enough and an irony nicely in tune with thinking here at anti-madridista. Have a nice weekend (here's hoping).
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