I had to put an abrupt stop to the blog I was writing yesterday on Nigerian politics. It will resurface soon. It was largely due to my sudden memory recall that it was time for the semi final clash between my beloved Arsenal Football club and Juventus of Turin. Everything had to be put on hold!
I rushed home hoping to catch it on ITV1, but alas, it wasn't on. I was kinda gutted, but watch the match I must. So I went scouring the bars of Aberdeen, which I normally don't frequent. After four bars, a chance encounter with a Malawian Gunner fan who was in my same dilemma, we arrived at the All-Sports cafe near the Harbour just as the second half began. It was nil-nil on the night and 2-0 on aggregate. It had to be.
The next 45minutes totally lived up to expectation as the Gunners played their hearts out for a well deserved first appearance in the last four of the most prestigious club football competition on the planet.
With some sublime passing , marvelous defending and the never ceasing eye for a fast break which almost resulted in a couple of goals, The Arsenal defense even broke AC Milan's record of consecutive shut-outs( no goals scored against them). The win over Juve was our eight consecutive one!
Juve were simply no match even with the fleet footed Ibrahimovic( or Ibracadabra as they love to call him in Turin) at his best. Their resort to aggresive play led to the dismissal of Pavel nedved, the heart of their midfield.
So the Gunner Machine rolls on and up next comes Spanish giantkillers - Villareal. We await them and we are ready. One interesting thought that occured to me ahead of the next round is on what the choice of colours would be for the 2nd leg at Villareal's home ground. Their home strip is yellow and our away strip is yellow/gold! Fingers are crossed!!!
By the way - eat your hearts out all you Gunner haters who are reading this!
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