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Weird that Zonalmarking hasn't looked at either of the second leg games.
Anyway, yeah, great that Juve did it and saved us from a 'Super-Classico'.
Was a messy game really, Real misfiring and Juve doing what they seem to do best: nicking a goal then holding on for their life.
Bale got a battering from the Real fans but I thought a lot of their key players were quiet. Only Marcelo and Kroos really stood out. I had to regularly check to see if Rodriquez was still on the pitch and Ronaldo had the kind of 'where is he?' night that always count against him in the ongoing Messi v Christiano debate. But even Juve were hit and miss. Buffon was brilliant, and Bonucci, and Pogba seemed to improve as the game went on but the jury's still out for me on Chiellini. Stupid penalty to concede and while he must put the fear of God into forwards, he'll need to be at 100% against Barca. Same with Evra.
As a contrast in styles, though, Barca v Juve is the most interesting final we could've hoped for (once Chelsea got eliminated)
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