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Yes I saw that. Fingers crossed for the coming season.Gutted for Cocops whose Notts County lost at home after extra time to Grimsby and will have to spend at least one more season in the National League
Yes I saw that. Fingers crossed for the coming season.Gutted for Cocops whose Notts County lost at home after extra time to Grimsby and will have to spend at least one more season in the National League
HT Melbourne City vs Western Utd down 0-2 in the final play off
Melbourne City are trying to defend their A-League crown against Western United, but, there was to be no fairy tale comeback. City were never at the races in spite of a late rally and lost 0-2. The own goal after 2 mins killed them.
Matthew Howarth Liverpool reporter
Full-time verdict: Liverpool
Had it not been for Courtois, Liverpool would be celebrating a seventh European Cup win. The Belgian was simply sensational, producing save after save to keep the likes of Salah and Mané at bay. Klopp and his players have enjoyed an outstanding campaign domestically and in Europe, but it’s a huge shame it has to end in the most painful of defeats.
Joe Walker Real Madrid reporter
Full-time verdict: Real Madrid
What can you say? Madrid just know how to win finals. They get the job done, by hook or by crook, and thanks to Courtois and VinĂcius they are 14-time European champions. Ever since they took the lead, they didn't look like losing and kept Liverpool at arm's length. Chapeau, as they say round these parts.
Heysel 1985. Hillsborough 1989. Paris 2022.Kickoff delayed for possible trouble outside the stadium with Dipper supporters.
There were two British clubs involved in last season’s final in Portugal - no problems like this were experienced I believe.There were problems at the Liverpool™failed end trying to get into the game where thousands had bought fake tickets, but I think these fans travelled to France without tickets and unwittingly bought the tickets(fake) outside the ground, but the Dips are well known for trying to get into a ground without tickets and teared gassed them all, I can imagine what the press would have made of that had it happened here luckily no-one was seriously injured yet
Right on cue……
The headline on the main BBC football page is “Liverpool fans want investigation into final delays”
Liverpool v Real Madrid: Champions League final kick off delayed by 'security reasons' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61619831
They are special. They will get a pot all of their own.Ajax go into pot one of CL seeding as Madrid qualify twice - as champions, and as champions of Spain.
When that happens, the next country down (Netherlands) in seeding steps up.
Liverpool join Chelsea in pot two, not sure about Spurs.