Incredible game. Barcelona have been bossing the second half, go ahead 3-2 on a Rafinha goal and Inter tie it up in the third minute of five minutes of extra time. So now they play another 30.
WOW. I started late and just caught up, zipping through my DVR. That was exhausting, and I didn’t even really watch it properly. And I’m just a neutral! I don’t really follow Jan Sommer, but did he just have the game of his life?
Fratessi the game winner was asked by TH14 why did he do what he did? He answered “if I don’t score I’m fvcked”
But if Arsenal lead 2-1 after 90 minutes tomorrow in Paris, the away goals rule should be reinstituted immediately.
"If" is doing a lot of heaving lifting in that sentence when we have a Rice world class performance incoming to lead us to a 3-0 win.
Speaking of crazy outcomes, road teams are 5-0 so far in the NBA conference semifinals. The Cavs are probably screwed, down 2-0 with injuries and the Pacers firing on all cylinders. I'm sure the Celtics will bounce back after an awful shooting night. Warriors/Wolves will depend on Steph's hamstring (is he an Arsenal fan by chance?) and Thunder/Nuggets is the classic young upstart versus championship pedigree. Denver's lack of depth and injuries (Porter's shoulder), they probably want this over quickly. OKC has the depth but the pressure will ramp up if it goes 7.
When we have the 15th and 16th place Premier League teams in the Europa League final, it’s pretty clear there are too many tournaments and too many games.
Also speaks to the depth of quality of the Premier League. Hopefully Palace pulls off the FA Cup win, because I’m very curious to see how a club of their level performs in the Europa League.
They've both been enormously aided by the change in the format so that no CL teams parachute down any longer.
They look like trash against the rest of the league, but they’re doing great against the rest of Europe. There’s no way they’d be as low in the table if they were playing in Italy or Germany.