Thanks for the link. But John, what IS your price for those tickets? I'm guessing your price goes way up if today's match is close! I have my TiVo fired up to record the game in 30 minutes on ESPN2. Go Reds! (but we all know Chelsea is tough...)

Roger

You guys crack me up. He's back TO the Dead. He got back FROM the dead last week sometime.

>Huh?

Today's match was a standoff at nil-nil, your favorite jk3, I know. But they play two matches for each semi-final, one home and one away, so on Tuesday the match will be at Anfield (Liverpool), and there WILL be a team advancing at the end of that game, so the careful tactics will go out the window at some point. Especially after the first goal "the gloves will come off", because then a draw will be impossible. There is a tie-break rule that in the event of an even aggregate score (total score) after the 2nd leg, whichever team has the most away goals wins! So, if Liverpool scores they'd be poised to win 1-0 on aggregate, but if Chelsea scores to make it 1-1 they'd be poised to win on the away-goal tiebreak rule. It will be impossible for there to be a draw (with overtime and penalty kicks) if either team scores, because of the 0-0 result today, which forces teams to play for the win and go for the throat. John Davies may be poised to see one of the great matches in English football lore, provided that first goal happens, because these are two impressive teams. Teams are always more determined in leg 2, but after one goal, it'll be game on! Even you, jk3, would be interested to see the shift from cautious tactics to all out warfare after the first goal. We "soccer junkies" in Anchorage won't miss it for anything, not even a Grateful Dead concert!

(poor John Davies-- having to read this explanation to Americans would be like you, Dave and jk3, listening to why game 7 is exciting in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded, one man out, tie score, Marlins vs. Mets. But JD has tickets to the match Tuesday, so I can't really feel too sorry for him).

>Not for sale. At any price.

Somehow I knew that!

John Davies--I thought the header was going in! Best strike of the game, and best save of the game. So close!

Glad it wasn't you! Those idiots did very little harm, but it reminded me of the nut who pushed the marathon runner from Brazil who was leading in the Olympic men's marathon at the time. And they came all the way from Barcelona to do this?!

Gerrard's little flick up and over the defense was a wonderful ball. He set up the goal, and put LFC into the final. I thought on replay that there is no question the ball crossed the line, but I wish there had been a better angle shown. Doesn't matter, since the ref got the call correct! Do you know if the center ref or the assistant ref made the call for a goal first?

You've seen some brilliant and thrilling matches at Anfield this past month. I'm jealous.

What a finish! Two goals in stoppage time no less. I always thought Milan would go through to the final, but I did not expect a 3-3 aggregate win on the away goal rule, not after the first leg score.

Bring it on, Milan! >

When driving, why should you avoid swerving to hit a lawyer riding on a bicycle? It might be your bike.

(John was just citing the regulations to correct an error by Jonathan. These regulations are very important to football fans and teams. Just ask AC Milan, who "won" 3-3 on aggregate (two matches) vs. PSV because of the away-goal tiebreak rule.)

Liverpool are playing like champions in the CL, so they deserve to be in the final! Chelsea, PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester United all came up short when it counted. Liverpool has shown their heart is huge!