Yesterday, in an eventful day for UEFA CL, Chelsea defeated Valencia in Mestella. This is the first time an English club has defeated Valencia in the home ground. And one of the rare occasions that will leave a lasting impression on the minds of valencia home crowd and players. I did not get a chance to see the game, and looking forward to seeing it. Even though I am a little biased against Chelsea, but I have lot of respect for them.
And as I had thought, ManU have routed Roma. Roma was making their first appearance in UEFA finals, and it was pretty much predictable that they may be knocked out of the tournament, but they have made it good to reach this far. At least, they made farther than Inter. Ironically, the only Italian team in contention in UEFA league is Milan, which is far behind either in Serie A.
It will be interesting to see which wins, Ottmar Hitsfeld's discipline and organization or Carlos Ancelotti's flair and tactical acumen.
Liverpool is more or less through (even though they would do well to get some players rested). However, Rafael Benitez's side should not get complacent. Challenge in such situation is to be confident and still come out with a reasonable side of reserve players who can get some match practice.
It seems that it will be semi-finals dominated by clubs from English Premier League. After Mestella, I am tempted to think that Chelsea have finally broken their big match jinx and are on the path for a significant silverware, probably first in their history. If they do, Mourinho and Ibramovic are set to become Chelsea legends. It will be probably third CL medal for Mourinho. I marvel how this guy keeps his players motivated for success. However I may hate his flamboyance, I will still admit that he has a knack of turning things around.
So, the line up for semis:
Chelsea - ManU
Liverpool - ????????
Will it be Bayern's organization or Milan's flair?
Let us meet tomorrow to share the news.
Hare Krishna.
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