04/19/24
November 27, 2002
Beat Report: Champion's League
One day early, but all the matches are done and I will be away from the computer on my regularly scheduled day. Yesterday, in the most closely followed match here, Manchester United overcame a lightening fast goal by Basle to win their match. AC Milan triumphed over reigning champion and old champion's league rival, Real Madrid. Dortmund also unsurprisingly beat Lokomotiv Moscow on the frozen tundra of Lokomotiv stadium, and Juventus battles back to earn a draw with Deportivo.
Today's action has Thierry Henry providing a lot of firepower as Arsenal uncharacteristically dominate a team on the continent as the knock off Roma 3-1. Some domination also took place in the game involving the final EPL representative, as Inter Milan hammered Newcastle. Finally, Barcelona beat defending runner-up, Bayer Leverkusen, while Ajax and Valencia play to a 1-1 draw.
I've just watched the Arsenal game - Thierry Henry is very very frightning, and it looks like Pascal Cygan has settled down now. And my team (Aston Villa) are playing them at the weekend.
posted by BigCalm at 04:37 PM on November 27, 2002
Now is the time to get a load of Arsenal players into your fantasy team.
posted by Fat Buddha at 12:13 PM on November 28, 2002
I've already suffered through the last few weeks with Arsenal players... it's about time.
posted by trox at 11:06 PM on November 28, 2002
Thierry Henry has been my best fantasy player. I'd like to bake him a cake.
posted by corpse at 11:55 AM on November 29, 2002
Where is the Premiership report?
posted by StarFucker at 08:11 AM on December 02, 2002
Top 5 stories from the past two days:
1. Thierry Henry's hat trick agains Roma. 2. Valencia scores in last minutes to salvage draw with Ajax. 3. ManU romps after conceding goal after 31 seconds. 4. Craig Bellamy gets sent in the fifth minute effectively dooming Newcastle. 5. Real Madrid starts second stage immediately a bit in the hole. And a bonus: 6. Guardian minute by minute report never acknowledges flood of Sportsfilter e-mails during the match.