We're going to PARIS! TO PARIS! TO PARIS! TO PARIS! TO PARIS!
I love ARSENAL! ARSENAL! ARSENAL! ARSENAL! ARSENAL! ARSENAL!
At the 89th minute penalty to Villarreal, I prayed nervously for a miracle like...the penalty taker got a cramp in his leg/ slipped and missed on target/ Lehmann dived in the right direction and blocked the ball. It was such a finger-biting moment. 8 out of 10 penalty shots made it to the back to the net. BUT this one DIDN'T! Lehmann got the devilish ball snugly in his hands!
My eyes popped when the team formations were revealed at the start of the match. Arsenal was playing a 4-1-4-1 formation. Clearly, their minds are on defence. A goal or two will be a bonus.
After the final whistle, the Villarreal players broke down in tears. To be fair, they put up a good fight, pushing forward constantly with a double-digit shots on target (all saved by the Man-of-the-Match Lehmann). Diego Forlan was in fantastic form, penetrating through the tight Arsenal defence to look for the break-even goal. Both Arsenal and Villarreal were underdogs in the early stages of the championship. Arsenal is fighting for 4th position in the EPL whereas Villarreal is 10th in the La Liga. To put it crudely, critics dismissed the two sides off as 'jokes'.
But now, Arsenal qualified for the Champion League finals on an 1-0 aggregate. We're going to Paris - to Paris!! AC Milan face Barcelona today. Can't wait to watch it!
[In small print: I've a soft spot for Italian players especially the Azzurri. Drools.]
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