The Champions, THE CHAMPIONS, la la la la la LAAAAAA *opera voice*
Oh boy did I miss that song. First things first, AC Milan met Barcelona at Camp Nou and left with a 2-2 draw. I have a few things to say to that, ready? *readers all nod implying they are ready* I know, Barcelona usually takes a while to get to be "Barcelona" so thats clearly a factor. However, AC Milan did tie the World's football champions on their own home turf without half their team. Robinho, Ibrahimovic, Inzaghi, Flamini, Mexes, and Gattuso (and then some) were not fit to play and Boateng only survived awhile before being subbed for Ambrosini. What did that leave us...I mean Milan, with? Pato served this game as play maker and striker along side fellow striker Cassano. Barcelona did have most of the ball possession but I think thats because Milan was mostly focused on defending rather than striking due to the lack there of. This isn't anything most of you don't already know, so we'll just leave it at that. Whether you want to believe it or not, if Milan has a full squad by the time Barcelona comes to San Siro then the Spanish Champions and their fans should be worried.
* * << this space is for Barcelona fans to hate on the above comment.
The first two days of the UCL were not that exciting in terms of scores; its as if nerves got the best of every team. Manchester City tied Napoli 1-1 as Manchester United tied Benefica 1-1; I'm surprised Rooney didn't score ATLEAST 2 goals - strange. Luiz and Mata gave Chelsea a two goal advantage in Stamford Bridge when they played Bayer Leverkusen. Once Treble completer, Internazionale Milano(Inter Milan) lost 1-0 to Trabzonspor. Who? Trabzonspor. Oh typing it twice doesn't help you? My bad. Trabzonspor. Third times usually the charm; if not, Trabzonspor is a football club from Turkey. Who knew!? Anyway, Bayern Munchen defeated Villarreal 2-0 as Arsenal tied Borussia Dortmund 1-1 and Di Maria put Real Madrid in the lead 1-0 against Dinamo Zagreb. No high scores and big wins yet, but I'm sure that will all change soon!
Tomorrow I will touch base on EPL, Primera Division, and Serie A: United defeating Chelsea, Barcelona winning 8-0 and then drawing 2-2. Real Madrid's low scores and ties, Milan not winning this season yet, Inter Milan's coaching issues and whatever else you want to know! Feel free to make suggestions.
For now, SBS - out.
