Come on Arsenal!

[ILL Tonkso 1,238]

Come on Arsenal! Win it for Britain!

Post your support for Arsenal this fine evening, Arsenal are going to CRUSH barcelona!

British Team last year, a British Team this year.

Arsenal for the Champions League!

[coultharda 135]

Come on the Arse. Even if you are a team of cheating, foreigners, you're still better than the Barca lot.

[BarbyW 40]

Go Arsenal. We need the victory after last week.

[andymcnab666 4]

Bah, not a footy fan but still hope the english side wins... Not that we will as international football has been disgraced by politics. As we are not Euro, we won't win.

[Krio 624]

Oh the pain, Arsenal lost. Why Lehmann, why?

Let's start waiting for Germany 2006-games. Only few weeks!

[thatmonkeysim 8]

go Barcelona!

[irishgrapes 1]

Sorry mate.

[shivsood 5]

unluky, da ref was rubbish in my opinion

[jasperdeman.nl 1]

That was quite sad, being a football fan, watching the refs decisions, but still, I think in the end Barca would have won either way.

[shivsood 5]

hmmmm, i guess thats true jasperdeman

[newyorkstate 6]

Eeer, I'm not British. Therefore, I have no clue what's going on.

[shivsood 5]

u dnt have to b british to enjoy football. in fact football is the most watched sport in the world.

[hamsterTK 93]

i saw that today. Even in the US that stuff is starting to show up on the sports network news more often. i wonder if its a trend and soccer...er football is getting more popular around here.. maybe just because its getting nearer to the world cup time

[sloppet 3]

You see Ill tonkso! Yesterday I said It'll be 2-0 or 3-1 for Barca... And I was almost right... Barce crushhed Arsenal!

[debussyman 1,348]

I just lost 50 pesos.

[sloppet 3]

I just lost 50 pesos. quote>

you see debussyman, it's always good to listen to sloppet...

Twas definietly one of the best CL finals in history!

[ILL Tonkso 1,238]

Stupid Ref! My Mate just

[JayStimson 211]

1. As a US certified referee ... I have to say ... that was the worst refereeing I have ever seen at the international level. However, the assistant referees were excellent (IMO).

2. You have to give Arsenal big accolades for their great performance with only 10 players for almost the entire game.

3. ESPN really needs to get better American announcers. Their ignorance of the game is so apparent. The British anouncer was excellent ... as usual.

4. Soccer is much more popular in the US than ever. Mostly because more and more people grew up playing it. As time rolls on, more people here will be familiar with the game, and its popularity will continue to increase.

[jeronij 13]

Maybe next time you

[sloppet 3]

A little off-topic, who do u support j. ?

[ILL Tonkso 1,238]

Darn you Jeronij! Great game and two absolutly cracking goals, however im unhappy that it couldnt have gone to my country. Great Game!

[ruhlcore 0]

I as a german apologize for Lehmanns foolishness. He is popular for doing stuff like that. That was a clear foul. Iam not an Oliver Kahn fan either (Oliver Kahn and Jens Lehmann were opponents in german national soccer team , both wanted to be the goalkeeper for the national team , lehmann won). So i wish the german national goalkeeper was the 3rd in the team , Timo Hildebrandt....

Okay back to topic.

After Lehmann went out it was 10vs11 it somehow was just a matter of time til barcelona wins. i feel sorry for arsenal. I dont like Barcelona especially because of Frank Rijkaard.

Thats all.

[shivsood 5]

i think ronaldhinio played terrible and henry played like at 50% of the level that he could have

[norbutt2001 8]

As a ref in training I must say that I could have officiated better before my first lession, UEFA in my opinion should have pulled the entire team after the shirt incident, now its possible that the press could start questioning the integrity of the refereeing which is not at all good for the game and the last thing we need. Although to be fair as was pointed out earlier the assistants and even the fourth offical were brilliant and made all the right calls, they were very good about not being so over zelious regarding the offside rule.

However the referee was a plonker, he should have given Lehman a yellow not a red and let the goal stand, fair enough he had blown his wistle so he should have just given a freekick with a yellow there was no reason for the dismissal, in fact for ther most part he seemed to give most decisions barcas way, very questionble but hey what can we do, surprised he didn't go the full hog and mess it up even more by calling the match off due to the weather, (although technically he would have been entitled to).

Thats my two pence but glad to see Ronaldhino shown up, he may be a good showman and can play some fantastic set pices but put him up against a proper English team (not Chelsea they can't call themselves english anymore the way they play) and he falls apart, he simply does not have the pace for it, unlike his teammate Samual Eto'o who is really the worlds best player (in my opinion). Ahh well lets hope that Henry decides to do the right thing and lead his team out onto the field at Ashburton Grove.

Speaking of Ashburton Grove, did you realise apparently its against UEFA & FIFA rules for a stadium to be named after a sponsor for thier matches, so the Emrites will be called Ashburton Grove for European Cup matches and the new Munich stadium will be call FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich 2006 for the world cup, mad eh!

[richgray100 0]

barca players are a bunch of weakling, puss, self-obsessed little girls. more dives than a swimming conest. Lehmanns card wasnt nescessary (Maybe next year guys!COME ON GUNNERS!)

[tomdapom 79]

Though I am a Man U fan, I always want the country win (unless its Chelsea).Over here it was on at 6:30am on Thursday morning!! It was crazy reffing, why not just let the goal stand? Almunia is OK but nothing compared to Lehmann. It was an excellant Arsenal defense that kept them in the game, but then the keeper let in a goal in his near post, then through his legs! But the ref didn't only ruin Lehmann's game, but then they had to take off Pires. I still think that Arsenal could have got back into the game if they were a goal down. Hopefully next season Arsenal will have a better domestic season. All I want is Chelsea not to win!!! Even if they have Ballack...

[cwhershey 0]

I love how Arsenal fans are complaining about diving and refs, when thier only goal came from a complete and total dive for which the replay showed the player was barely, if at all even touched.  Now that was a gift.  (Albeit, it was also a finely executed set play.)

As for the red card, I love how you all want to blame the ref, when it was the keepers play.  While the referree could have used discretion to allow advantage, and subsequently the goal, and issue only a yellow card, it was absolutely a correct technical decision to send the keeper off.  He was the last man, and he clearly fouled a player who had a scoring opportunity in an attempt to prevent a goal.  I'm only sorry that it happened outside the box.  It would have been more appropriate for there to be a red card, and a subsequent penalty and goal.

It was a lousy foul by the keeper.  And I am a keeper as well.  I just hate to see that kind of crap, the taking down of a player deliberately to prevent an almost sure goal.  It's disgraceful, and is absolutely deserving of a red card.

With that, and the dive that lead to Arsenal's goal, I could only be pleased to see Barca wear out Arsenal and finally secure the victory.  I will give that it was a valient effort by the 10 of Arsenal, but on that day, they didn't deserve to hoist the cup.

[Duke87 1,070]

Eck.. soccer. Just so you know, no one in America gives a crap.

[sloppet 3]

hahah, It is football, only american people call it soccer, because they are... from USA!

[Praetorian Cohort 0]

Some kid at my school that I don't like supports Arsenal.  Naturally, I supported Barcelona.