Robin van Persie made his long awaited comeback from injury today in preparation for the weekends match against Chelsea at the Emirates. And things looked positive for the experimental Gunners side that had qualified weeks ago. RvP was the center of all things creative in the first half and was involved in starting both moves which lead to Arsenals goals. Another positive is that Cesc Fabregas may be joining up with the squad for the weekend clash also.
As I expected, Liverpool stepped up to the plate and knocked Marseille for 6! Delivering some killer blows was the fit again Harry Kewell who had a great game… Funny that, his contract expires at the end of this season, so he may well have just earned himself a new one! Usual suspects, Gerrard, Torres and Kuyt were no the score sheet and so was the on again, off again Ryan Babel.
No it’s not ‘German Idol’ although Schalke overcame the resilient Norwegians to book their place in the next round of the UCL. The Germans, much like the Third Reich, played a very dominant and structured match and made Rosenborg pay for even the smallest defensive slip ups.
Robinho was back to his dazzling best and involved in almost everything fruitful for Madrid. Too bad he still sucks his thumb after scoring! Either he’s not getting any ‘thumb’ action from the missus at home or he’s obsessed with the taste of his himself… although thats a rare one cause only two people world wide are capable of that: 1. That guy who had his ribs removed… um… i think it was the artist formally known as Prince! and 2. Marilyn Manson cause he’s the other wierdo who did the same thing!
After 9 attempts at it, Olympiacos finally broke the Rivaldo monkey on their back and made it through to the next phase. Knowing their luck though, they’ll probably pull Barcelona in the next round and that’s where their run will end.
I hate seeing home teams lose in front of capacity crowds and especially when they come so close to winning the match. If the Gers managed to score 2 of their early chances, they may have progressed to the next round. Full credit to Lyon though. They started this campaign very slow and are now steaming ahead! Look out whoever gets them next.
True to form, Barca got off to a slow start and conceded a well struck free kick before awakening. Samuel E’to made an immediate impact and seems to be on the right track back to full recovery. Conveniently, Henry is now injured, so E’to can hog the lime light… but what’s going to happen when Henry is back in contention!? Interesting times await Barca.
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