Defensive errors, and superb finishing from Ronaldo, has done for Juventus already in their quarterfinal tie. Madrid really managed the game well. Juve looked dangerous for long stretches, but just couldn't seal the deal, despite going close a few times. I'm not going to relive the goals; just ask CR7 how great he was and he'll tell you himself. It was dumb errors that did Juve in, though. The less said about Dybala's poor judgment, the better. Any chance we had in the second leg disappeared after he got a stupid second yellow (the first was for diving) and got sent off. The third goal followed, and of course he's not going to play the next game.
I wasn't tremendously confident, having seen Tottenham outplay the Old Lady 150 out of the 180 minutes, but damn, Juve actually looked good today. Real was simply better.
My home town team, DC United, is poor again this year. If MLS relegated teams, United would have gone down years ago. We were just about the worst in the league last season too. I don't think it's the coach; Ben Olsen has the players' respect and is getting what pretty much any manager would get out of this crew. We're just not one of the league's good teams anymore. It hurts, because we used to be the best: four MLS Cups, Supporters' Shields, US Open Cups...but those days are gone (though there was that surprise US Open cup a few years ago). We're 0-2-3 now. Two points in five games. They're building a new stadium; I'll check it out. But season tickets seem like a bad idea.
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