Wednesday, September 13, 2006

up and running in europe

Sept. 13 London Chelsea 2 (ME, MB) Bremen 0

If September comes, can Champions League be far behind!?! Thankfully UEFA's pride and joy has finally caught up with us and every club worth its salt is ready to unleash hell.

Being the first game and that too at home, the gaffer rightly decided to play it safe. With a double-header against Barca looming large, winning three points was imperative. As a result, the midfield was packed with no-nonsense CMs and Bremen didn’t find much joy. The same could be said about the fans as well.

It took a defensive slip to open the deadlock. The workaholic Essien profited from the mistake and coolly slotted the loose ball home. Ballack’s superlative penalty made it 2-0 after the break.

Thank God, Lamps finally had the balls to let Ballack take it. I’m eagerly waiting for him to change his mind about the free-kicks as well. At least share it, Lamps!

Klose did come close a couple of times, but overall, Bremen didn’t boast enough fangs to scare anybody at the Bridge.

Hopefully, it’s the same story on the return leg as well.

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