Athens here we come part 2...

Amazing clip of the fans before the Liverpool fans before the match on Tues. night. What an atmosphere - are there better fans anywhere in the world?!

Anyway, thought I'd add some thoughts to my inane shouting after the match on Tuesday night (see below), especially now that I know who Liverpool are going to face in the final in Athens in a few weeks.

It was not a game for the football purists, but it was never going to be. I know I'm biased but I did think that Liverpool had the better of it and would have actually won it before penalties if it were not for the crossbar and a very dodgy offside decision. Typical Mourinho comments after the game saying that the best team lost and they were the only team trying to win in normal play blah blah blah... Not for 1 minute claiming that Liverpool played particularly well, but Chelsea just did not turn up and never for 1 minute did they look like they were really trying to avoid it going to pens. Love the headline on 1 of the BBC articles: 'Mourinho the Deluded One' - very apt. Admittedly they outplayed us in the 1st half of the 1st leg, but not apart from that and they've only got themselves to blame. Would still love to know what Lampard does to deserve his automatic place in England's midfield - thought he was absolutely useless on Tues.

Heard an interesting fact at the end of the match - Liverpool have now been in 11 penalty shoot outs over the years, and have won 10 of them. Remarkable! Think England need to come and learn something from us!

Then last night AC Milan played Man Utd off the park, and we're now on for a replay of the 2005 final - still the greatest of many great moments in Liverpool's history for me anyway. People kept asking me who I wanted to get through yesterday - and in all truth I wasn't too bothered, just glad that Liv had made it. The revenge factor makes it all the more interesting though! Ferguson had the decency to acknowledge Utd's flaws after the game, but then attacks the Premier League saying they did nothing to help their cause. Aaaarrrgggghhhh...don't you just feel really sorry for them!!! Not quite sure what he expected them to do.

Anyway, and so on to the final on 23rd May. Can't believe that it's the night before I've got a really important viva (oral exam kind of thing) at 9.30 in the morning! Would have loved to be able to nip up to Liverpool to watch it their after the amazing scenes and atmosphere of 2005, but not to be unfortunately. Can Liverpool do it again? AC Milan will undoubtedly be the favourites, but that gives me a sense of deja vu from last time. We shall see...