I quit watching Man City and Real Madrid once it went to extra time, because I knew it was going to penalty kicks and I cannot abide penalty kicks. Sure enough, after dominating play for over 100 minutes, City made only three of its five penalty kicks -- and was eliminated when Real Madrid made four. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich beat Arsenal 1-0 at home.
So the English clubs are out, and the only game I've wanted to watch all season was decided on penalty kicks. Anyway, this sets up the following semi-finals:
Borussia Dortmund (GER) v. Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Bayern Munich (GER) v. Real Madrid (ESP)
I'm going to root for an all-German final. But I'm pretty sure Real Madrid will be lifting the Cup for the 15th time overall, and the sixth time since 2014.
If they still had the Away Goals Rule, Man City would have advanced. But apparently they wanted more Penalty Kicks, so they got rid of the Away Goals Rule.
ReplyDeleteI'm rooting for my French and German people.
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