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I know what you are all thinking. Here comes VL, hasn’t written anything in a while, and is hoping to make up for it with another mediocre article on some World Cup Team that nobody really cares about (which seems to be every team except for Brazil, for most people). Well, I think it’s time to leave aside the imminent World Cup for a while and talk about other, more pressing issues…
…Like the Champions League…
Yes indeed, tomorrow is the Champions League Final in Paris. For those of you unfamiliar with this tournament; it is pretty much the most important competition in European club soccer, where the best club teams from each country compete to be European Champions in a league-like-thing. Hence Champions League. Last years champion was Liverpool, the greatest club team in the history of the universe. This year we won’t see the reds in the final, but the match will nonetheless be one of the most exciting soccer matches this year. The contenders are none other than London’s Arsenal and Barcelona’s Barcelona.
The game will be interesting not only because these are two powerhouses of European soccer, but because this year their strengths have been placed in different areas. Barcelona has one of the best offenses, with 22 goals in 12 games; while Arsenal has had the best defense, having been scored upon just twice. Not only this, but Barcelona may have their talented Argentinean striker, Lionel Messi, back from his injury. Norwegian Terje Hauge is the match referee, and the stage is set with fans from both sides arriving on the French capital. With the honor and prestige that the League trophy brings to those who bear it (not to mention the significant cash prices) it is no doubt that tomorrow will be an exciting day indeed. My prediction? Barcelona takes it.