Yessssah!!

Posted on 18.5.06 No Comments

After a scintillating 76mins...barca finally scored thru a goal by Eto'o, who was put thru on goal via a Henrik Larsson pass..less than 4mins later..Barca scored another through a substitute Brazilian who had never scored a Barca goal ever..Magnificent match!

For a moment...actually, for more than a moment, i thought Barca would lose out to the single goal by Sol Campbell, right after arsenal went down to 10 men due to a professional foul by Jens Lehman, pulling down Eto'o right outside the edge of the box as he is through on goal. The referree ruled out the following goal by Giuly.

It was difficult, Barca against Arsenal's 10 clean sheets (nearly a thousand minutes of clean-sheet time)..in the Champs League this season, Arsenal had only let in 2 goals and Barca was up against that record. Arsenal held on, locking up their defence with 9 men most of the time, leaving Henry alone upfront. Arsenal were still dangerous on the break with their trademark sharp passing. Ljunberg and Fabregas on occasions, breaking through and of course, Henry with his breathtaking skills, always manage to bring danger to Barca's defence. They were fortunate that Valdes was up to the task, lucky at times. Ljunberg was fouled many a times in a desperate attempt to stop his runs.

On the other end, Ronaldinho was constantly harassed by two or more Arsenal players, fouled and tackled, shackled in fact by so many players that even the 2 time world player of the year couldn't display and execute his usual beautiful skills. Giuly made a lot of runs into defence, let through by Ronaldinho's cutting through passes. Eto'o made runs but was also stopped dead most of the time by Arsenal's defence..possession was held nearly 60-40 by Barca due to the single man advantage but Arsenal still held firm in defence, which is their strength.

I pitied Lehman actually, being sent off at around the 15th min..and also Pires, having to be the scapegoat substitute to allow the reserve keeper to come in. (The reserve keeper was not bad at all..he kept Barca at bay..)

Also for Henry whose capabilities hailed respect from many worldwide. He would have deserved the winner's medal just based on his skills and the way he held up alone upfront for arsenal, being able to threaten the entire defence single-handedly. Hopefully he moves to Barca next year and hopefully Barca does not turn out to become Real Madrid, which is the only other team i support, which disappointed me with their style of management. Real tend to buy out of their problems which can never really solve its problems! Hopefully they wake up..dun disappoint Spanish La Liga daaa...

Well, it was really a magnificent match to watch..well worth the morning up and well worth the rollercoaster ride of a heartbeat. What matters is Barcelona won...the spanish league rules...and soon Singapore will win the World Cup!! Set!!

Congrats to the Barcelona team who really deserves this accolade of being the best club in Europe. Their brand of beautiful football certainly and rightfully rules...Credit to Arsenal too...being one of the only English team that i applaud for their very sharp, quick and beautiful passing play. They certainly don't play like the English do..HAHA..

May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...

And Lat!!! YESSSSSSAH!!!.....i have a Champs League winner's medal now! Haiz...got to take the first flight back to Singapore now to catch silat training...one competition down...one more to come. IVP winner's medal?? Boleh Lat? Faz? Haha...can lah...its about isolation..and detachment. Forget about the I's and the MY's..