Juventus have crashed to a humiliating 4-1 loss to Bayern at home and are out of the Champions League. AC Milan have barely made it to the knockout stages after a 1-1 draw against Zurich.
There has to be something highly repelling about Champions League. Maybe the players coming in from the rest of Europe smell funny or are a bunch of ruffians because Italians just can't play against them.
Juventus were "expected" to make easy work of Bayern Munich tonight and seal their place in the last 16. But things don't turn out as expected do they - Obama never expected to win the Nobel Peace Prize but he did.
Juve were outplayed and beaten in such a humbling manner that it was reminiscent of Adolf Hitler giving Mussolini a lesson in war tactics. The Germans were just the better side in every department.
Despite Juventus having taken the lead no Bianconeri fan would have been convinced they would hold on to it. Their performance was so lacklustre that one would have been forgiven for thinking that Bayern allowed them to score an early consolation goal.
Butt equalized for the Bavarians from the spot in the first half before Olic, Gomez and Tymoschuk scored in the second. Juventus got their first corner of the game after the 80th minute by which time Bayern had already earned ten. That stat pretty much sums up the game.
Alpine Vacation
The Milan squad looked like they had come on a holiday in Alps when the team took on FC Zurich. For the entire first half one felt as if the players were waiting to return to their hotel, build a snowman and dress Gatusso up as Santa Claus.
The team was in a festive mood as they attempted to play a passing game which unfortunately lacked any killer instinct. It was no surprise when Zurich took the lead through Milan Gajic's 20m freekick.
Milan were finding it difficult to impose themselves in the game after all they didn't have a player named Zurich. They were finally given a lifeline when Alain Rochat was sent off and Ronaldinho scored from the penalty spot. (Told you they are easy!)
With Zurich reduced to ten men it was as if Santa's reindeers were taken away and the poor old man struggled with that. Milan created a lot of chances but they needed someone to deliver their Christmas gifts so they promptly wasted them all.
The embarrassing draw meant that Milan scraped through to the knockout phases in the most inglorious of ways. With the fate of three Italian sides now decided all eyes will now be on Inter to see if they too suffer from Euro-phobia.
There has to be something highly repelling about Champions League. Maybe the players coming in from the rest of Europe smell funny or are a bunch of ruffians because Italians just can't play against them.
Juventus were "expected" to make easy work of Bayern Munich tonight and seal their place in the last 16. But things don't turn out as expected do they - Obama never expected to win the Nobel Peace Prize but he did.
Juve were outplayed and beaten in such a humbling manner that it was reminiscent of Adolf Hitler giving Mussolini a lesson in war tactics. The Germans were just the better side in every department.
Despite Juventus having taken the lead no Bianconeri fan would have been convinced they would hold on to it. Their performance was so lacklustre that one would have been forgiven for thinking that Bayern allowed them to score an early consolation goal.
Butt equalized for the Bavarians from the spot in the first half before Olic, Gomez and Tymoschuk scored in the second. Juventus got their first corner of the game after the 80th minute by which time Bayern had already earned ten. That stat pretty much sums up the game.
Alpine Vacation
The Milan squad looked like they had come on a holiday in Alps when the team took on FC Zurich. For the entire first half one felt as if the players were waiting to return to their hotel, build a snowman and dress Gatusso up as Santa Claus.
The team was in a festive mood as they attempted to play a passing game which unfortunately lacked any killer instinct. It was no surprise when Zurich took the lead through Milan Gajic's 20m freekick.
Milan were finding it difficult to impose themselves in the game after all they didn't have a player named Zurich. They were finally given a lifeline when Alain Rochat was sent off and Ronaldinho scored from the penalty spot. (Told you they are easy!)
With Zurich reduced to ten men it was as if Santa's reindeers were taken away and the poor old man struggled with that. Milan created a lot of chances but they needed someone to deliver their Christmas gifts so they promptly wasted them all.
The embarrassing draw meant that Milan scraped through to the knockout phases in the most inglorious of ways. With the fate of three Italian sides now decided all eyes will now be on Inter to see if they too suffer from Euro-phobia.
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