What a week!

What a week!

Arsenal make it through to the Champions League final - just! Barca play (almost) just as bad but also make it through to set up the final that most people want to see. Can't deny that they have been the best two teams in the competition this season. Roll on May 17th in Paris. Of course Barca - with the genius who is Ronaldhino pulling the strings - will be strong favourites. They are running away with the Spanish League again and are probably the best team in Europe at the moment. But I have a sneaking feeling that Arsenal will cause an upset and bring the cup back to the UK for the second year running.

In the meantime, Liverpool outfoxed Chelski again to reach the FA cup final. Hurrah!! They will be meeting the happy Hammers, who scraped through against Middlesbrough. Liverpool will be big favourites and they underlined that last night by beating the Hammers away from home. But - once again - don't underestimate the underdogs. You would think that Liverpool have all the big match experience, especially after all the drama of last season's Champions League final and also the League Cup final. Also West Ham are a young team, playing in the Premiership for the first time. But once again, don't understimate the underdog - many stranger things have happened....

The irony is that Luis Garcia managed to win the semi-final for Liverpool, but then puts himself out of the final by getting sent off against the team who they will be playing in the final. Football's a funny old game...

And so to Middlesbrough tonight, hoping to pull back a 1-0 deficit against Steaua Bucharest and get through to the Eufa Cup final. Can they do it? Yeah, but its gonna be difficult - they were really lucky not to lose 2 or 3 nil in the first game, so maybe that will give them the boost they need. They've also got Mark Viduka back - he's a potential match winner. Should be interesting...

Been a great week for football all round - and its not over yet!