Goooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[Brad]

Not yet but without those two teams they have a better chance than they had on Monday.  As a Spanish fan, I hope Sevilla wins.  An all Spanish final would be wonderful.  

[uli]

i'll root for liverpool and roma but my guess is that bayern is gona win.

[Brad]

RM is living on the edge, the precipice, actually 

[Brad]

What a wild one that was!

I’m not sure we deserved that goal but we’ll take it. 

[Brad]

Both teams had scares but it’s Real v Liverpool in the final.  Should be a great one. 

[mjazzg]

I predict it'll not be 0-0 and penalties!

I also really hope Klopp can pull off the surprise. It would be great to have a different team win again, especially one with the history and pedigree of Liverpool. However, all football sense points to Real not least because of Liverpool's inability to defend.

Come on you Reds!

Edited May 3, 2018 by mjazzg

[Clunky]

Meanwhile I'll worry about the Gunners chances against Athletico tonight. One nil to the Arsenal would do it (fingers crossed)

[Brad]

4 hours ago, mjazzg said:

I predict it'll not be 0-0 and penalties!

I also really hope Klopp can pull off the surprise. It would be great to have a different team win again, especially one with the history and pedigree of Liverpool. However, all football sense points to Real not least because of Liverpool's inability to defend.

Come on you Reds!

I read an article where the writer thought the goal totals could approach RM’s win over Eintracht in 1959 (total of 10 goals). 

[mjazzg]

4 hours ago, Clunky said:

Meanwhile I'll worry about the Gunners chances against Athletico tonight. One nil to the Arsenal would do it (fingers crossed)

A man of such impeccable musical taste as well, such a shame...we all have our crosses to bear

too many years living and working in N5 and N7 I'm afraid

Edited May 3, 2018 by mjazzg

[Clunky]

4 hours ago, mjazzg said:

A man of such impeccable musical taste as well, such a shame...we all have our crosses to bear

too many years living and working in N5 and N7 I'm afraid

'fraid so...

[Brad]

Apparently, the Spanish press thinks the final is a mismatch. 

[Clunky]

7 minutes ago, Brad said:

Apparently, the Spanish press thinks the final is a mismatch. 

That's probably a fair assessment.

[Brad]

Liverpool have suffered a big blow as Salah goes out with an injury. 

[Clunky]

10 minutes ago, Brad said:

Liverpool have suffered a big blow as Salah goes out with an injury. 

In my view it must surely have been a foul, having his arm held as he fell could only result in some sort of injury. 

[soulpope]

3 minutes ago, Clunky said:

In my view it must surely have been a foul, having his arm held as he fell could only result in some sort of injury. 

Agreed .... it seems that the "money" is on Real Madrid ....

[Brad]

As if arms being held have never happened before. Losing Carvajal is not minor for RM. 

[Clunky]

What a poor goal to concede 

[Brad]

A very strange goal but we’ll take it. 

[Clunky]

Exceptional goal from Bale

[Brad]

Unfortunately I missed most of the second half; I had to pick my nephew up from the train station and didn’t record the game properly so I only saw it up to 1-1. A satisfying result and I assume Zidane has saved his job after the fiasco of the La Liga season. 

[Clunky]

Look for the highlights. Bale’s two are combination of brilliance and ineptitude. Liverpool aren’t my team but I’d imagine that their goalie might not recover from two howlers on this stage.

Real were magnificent and Liverpool did their best but looked beneath the underdog after Salah’s exit.

[Brad]

I have to think that it would have been a different match had Salah not been injured.  The goalie’s two mistakes are unforgivable. I imagine Klopp will be looking for a new one soon. 

[mjazzg]

16 hours ago, Clunky said:

In my view it must surely have been a foul, having his arm held as he fell could only result in some sort of injury. 

Oh, it was most definitely a foul and I think Ramos knew exactly what he was doing - the more I view it the more obvious that seems. Part of his remit was to nullify Salah and what better way than that - premeditated cheating. To have such disregard for a fellow professional's welfare is a disgrace. All great defenders have the ability to exploit the dark arts and Ramos has that in spades. 

And, no I'm not a Liverpool fan

[erwbol]

4 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

Oh, it was most definitely a foul and I think Ramos knew exactly what he was doing - the more I view it the more obvious that seems. Part of his remit was to nullify Salah and what better way than that - premeditated cheating. To have such disregard for a fellow professional's welfare is a disgrace. All great defenders have the ability to exploit the dark arts and Ramos has that in spades. 

And, no I'm not a Liverpool fan

[Brad]

Ramos has always been an aggressive player and, yes, he locked his arm, which should have been a foul, but on the way down their arms are locked so I don’t think Ramos could have withdrawn his arm. Yes, I’m a RM fan and have been for over 40 years when I used to live in Madrid. 

At the end of the day and as Klopp said, is anyone going to remember the injury in 10 years? No. Next year they go for four in a row, which I would be shocked if they could win.  Frankly, I never thought three in a row was possible. 

Edited May 27, 2018 by Brad