Friday, May 27, 2005

Liverpool won!!!

Watching the Champions league final between Liverpool and AC Milan was good. I must admit i am not a real fan of Liverpool or AC Milan but what made me want to watch it was how liverpool managed to defeat AC milan when they were already down by 3 goals. The amazing thing is they managed to do that in only 6 minutes. ITs just amazing. AC Milan dominated the game during the first half. Liverpool on the other hand was really messy. The typical scenario is....Liverpool attack, Ac Milan defend...Milan counters liverpools attack....Liverpool 's defence wasnt there...and Milan scores. After the first half Milan was so happy....as if they already won. Well the probabilty to catch up when you are 3 goals down is very low, esspecially when there is only 45 minutes left...and thats what makes it so amazing....and its a must see match.
The second half was just amazing. Liverpool were now more organised and they were attacking all the way and also defending rather well although there were some times when they were still caught off guard( credit must be given to liverpool goalkeeper for good keeping ). I guess Milan was too confident that they didnt really play with all thier heart. And just 10 minutes after the start of the second half....Liverpool scored....after 2 minutes scored again.....after 4 minutes scores again....AMAZING.....the first 2 goals were wonderful goals...the third was a penalty. After that, Milan started playing with everything they have and the game was more balanced. Both sides had chances.
In the end, it was a tie and the game was decided by penalties. Obviously Liverpool won. Liverpool might be 5th in the English Premier Lague and might not even have a chance to defend thier title next year but they are still worthy champions because they showed determination throughout the whole game and didnt give up eventhough the odds were against them. Liverpool aint a team with big "galactic" names but it just goes to show...winning requires more than jsut big names. The attitude and mentality is equally as important. I think if Milan werent so confident by the end of the first half they could have won the match. In fact over these 3 years since i have been following the Champions League, Ac Milan has been the most consistant teams. They are always up there in the group stage and in the finals of semi-finals. I guess its true when ppl say "Pride comes before a fall".....hmmmm

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