A tribute to my heroes of Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
We were written off right after the best-of-16 draw was made in december 2006. No one fancied our chances.However, the reality now is we have defined all odds and pulled off an outstanding display against Real Madrid in spain.The determination and hunger shown by the team from london an extra edge both in attack and defence. The trademark swift counterattack was at our very best. The passings were fluent and neat. The midfield was excellent and never gave the galacticos any space and time. The defence made several crucial interceptions and were first to most 50-50 balls. This is a performance that we Arsenal fans can sing about for days. Although both teams had enough chances to kill the tie but lady luck was slightly on Wenger's side. A good goal from our captain coupled with safe hands from Lehmenn and poor finishing on Real's part gave us the advantage. If our strikers had been more clinical, we could have been 3-0 up. But an 1-0 away win against the Spanish giant is already a great result for me. Now that Arsenal has passed the hardest test of this draw with flying colours. Its really up to this young Arsenal team to put in yet another memorable display in 2 weeks time at Highbury. A poor performance in return leg will wash all the hard work put in today down the drain. So a place in the quarter-finals is only for Arsenal to lose now. Go Gunners! keep up the good work and we will be rewarded with another chance to pit ourselves against the best teams in Europe in the quarter-finals.The match was definately worth staying up for man. Despite being able to sleep for only 30min last night after the match and then rushing off to work was rightly justified by the quality of football dished out.
This match in fact can serve as a learning point for everyone else out there. Hardwork and determination is the root of all sucess. The most talented men maybe the favourites for a race. Eventually, its the men who show the most hunger and desire that will win the race as well as the heart of the fans alike.
*Impossible is Nothing
~Nil Sine Labore
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