Liverpool pulled off a decent performance at Internazionale's San Siro. Seriously, Inter made Liverpool look good. I'm trying to be sane here. Jose Reina did well to save two Julio Cruz effort, and probably had a contribution in putting off off-par Zlatan Ibrahimovic when they were twice on a one-on-one. Jamie Carragher did well in neutralizing whatever little width Inter offered. Martin Skrtel and Sami Hyypia handled the attack pretty well, letting in Cruz through and Skrtel's mistake the only few bad points on that day. Dirk Kuyt was wasteful in pretty much everything he did that night, Ryan Babel having little effect either, while Steven Gerrard was just doing his normal thing. Javier Mascherano and Lucas Leiva didn't control the midfield until the second half. Lastly, the star of the night, Fernando Torres. His goal the only spark of a rather low-key match.



Quarter Finals:

Semi Finals:

Liverpool were rewarded with a two-legged quarter final tie with league leaders Arsenal, the only all-English tie. The only consolation is that they are playing the the second leg at home, and if the Reds does get a decent draw or slight upper hand from the Emirates, the atmosphere at Anfield should give them the overall edge. Chelsea, as usual, get lucky, again, drawing the no-hopers Fenerbahce. Another Liverpool vs Chelsea semi final? I would love that plus the similar results from few years back!

Barcelona are the other lucky ones against German side Schalke. They should go through, even without the all-important Lionel Messi. Man Utd and Roma will do battle again, and probably there would be a war in the stands. So, an intriguing Champions League quarters with Liverpool being an underdog again.


Now back home to the EPL, where the Reds need to have a comfortable lead or at least be in the last Champions League qualifying slot, which is fourth in the EPL. They host Reading tomorrow night, and hope to avenge their 3-1 defeat, where a controversial penalty was given. Stupid refs. The team I think will be put out, hopefully without rotation of le star duo: Reina; Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Riise; Pennant, Alonso, Mascherano, Babel; Gerrard; Torres. I think Sami Hyypia will probably be on the bench, or Daniel Agger might get a chance from the bench. John Arne Riise might start ahead of Fabio Aurelio at left-back. Jermaine Pennant might come in for either Dirk Kuyt or Ryan Babel, and either would likely keep their place. Xabi Alonso, a new father, should start after not traveling to the San Siro, and either Lucas or Javier Mascherano will start alongside him. I really, really hope Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres both start again, with Liverpool ensuring a win, then Rafa would take them off for the likes of Peter Crouch, Andriy Voronin, Yossi Benayoun or Harry Kewell, if fit.


Anyway, I finished most of my work already, thankfully. The Physics paper, English essay on Memories, Vocabulary book are all pretty much finished. Only left the mind map from Broader Perspective, a Geography worksheet and an online Maths exercise from HeyMath! not completed as of, yet. Oh yeah, don't forget to study the 4 History essays! There's a test on Monday. Damn!


Bye~!