Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Slipped Disc And Constipation

Real Madrid vs. Olympique Lyon

This top match of the UEFA Champions League I could be a real football fan of course not to be missed. Or so thought probably the other people (most from the Gran Vía WG, along with two Frenchmen and Constantine) and so we made the pilgrimage to twelfth (!) - including 7 French - this Tuesday evening together to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium . The tickets were not even been times as much - we had taken the cheapest category with 20 € per card. Although quite high, but you could see well. was for power also provided (without the big pressure, because both teams had already qualified for the knockout stage) because Real with a win (and only then) would have had more chances to win the group, and this should of course attack be taken. The Bernabeu was alone in this Evening was quite an experience, but it almost sold out and there prevails a nice atmosphere (what a "normal" group-phase match in Madrid is by no means obvious). But then we saw another great game with lots of goals, which made the evening perfect. First there was the cold shower for real, as Lyon shortly after kick-off by Carew took the lead. After half an hour actually increased Lyon 2-0 against a never sure acting Madrid defense - especially Cannavaro was completely beside him that night. But Diarra shortened just before the Pasu for the good fighting Royal to 1:2, just to give the real reason fans again for hope. After a short drive phase by Real at the beginning of the 2nd Half time then the game unfortunately somewhat flattened, Lyon missed the chance to preliminary decision. Real finally put in the last quarter again everything on one card, and it was actually Ruud van Nistelrooy 7 minutes before the end not to unearned compensation. The stadium was boiling now, of course, the people and real whipped forward again. And Alfred Hitchcock it would produce no better: In the 90th Minutes but actually took that very van Nistelrooy a legitimate question out without penalty. Madrid had the thing purely done before, the fans probably had the joy Station demolished ;-). Have they not - van Nistelrooy failed more or less miserably at Lyon keeper. And so playful real chance to win the group, while Lyon just made this perfect. However, for the neutral observer it was just a great game.

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