Roma knocked Barca out of Champions' League with a commanding display, and Juve reached parity at Madrid until a late late penalty set the stage for Ronaldo to send an unstoppable PK past Szczesny, who was in for Buffon, who must have pissed Michael Oliver off immensely to have earned a straight red. A sad end to Gigi's Champions' League career.
Unfortunately, I did not get to see the Roma game, but the commentary I've seen indicates that Barca was thoroughly outplayed. Juventus did not dominate Real while getting their three goals, and there was always a danger of a Madrid goal. I was just hoping it didn't come too late for Juve to fight back. I can't understand why Allegri waited to put in his last two substitutes. Higuain was gassed, and Real was starting to wear the Italians down. I had the feeling that extra time would be owned by Madrid, but you never know, and why wouldn't Allegri want to freshen up what was obviously a tired squad? Dybala's lack of discipline in Turin was very costly. They could have used him today, and of course there may not have been a third Real goal had he not been sent off.
Well, it was a valiant fightback.
Watching this game made me realize how behind the pace Arsenal is today. We would not have competed against either team today. They were excellent. We've got some improvements to make for sure. Getting past CSKA tomorrow is the task before us, though.
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