Count down to the UEFA Champions League Final

2-1 FT for Bayern,

Sorry, Barb xx

Thanks, Thistleboy :-) Bayern deserved to win, I have to admit it. By my heart is with the hard working underdogs. Maybe they get another chance in the future.

[QUOTE] [b]YourValentine wrote:[/b]

Thanks, Thistleboy :-) Bayern deserved to win, I have to admit it. By my heart is with the hard working underdogs. Maybe they get another chance in the future.[/QUOTE]

They will - it appears German football is on the up again :)

First half I thoguht Borussia was closer to scoring and pulling out a surprise. Bayern seemed to have more control of the ball, but the closest chances were for Dortmunt.

Some of the commentators here in the US on FOX Sports mentioned how some of the fans and teammates had previously made negative comments against Robben, and how his second goal meant that he had finally redeemed himself. Now, given his penalty miss against Chelsea and how nasty some fans can be, I'm not surprised that they would react that way. However, I'd be baffled if some of his teammates spoke against him. Sure, he missed a vital opportunity, but things like that happen to be the best of players.

It was not only Robben's missed penalty vs Chelsea last year - it was his selfishness, diva attitude and refusal to play for the team rather than just for himself. If you see a striker in a better scoring position you are supposed to pass the ball to him and not to try scoring from an impossible angle! In the 12/13 season he managed to turn this attitude around and integrate himself into the team plan including getting the ball in the opponent's half and helping other strikers better than he used to. That earned him the respect from the team and the audience. You cannot blame an audience to boo a player who actually lost matches due his unwillingness to put the team before his own ego.