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Originally Posted by Damien
Well actually, and I am not saying this is the case, it is easier to say your team underperformed than you were outplayed. The former suggests it was an off-day and can be improved, the latter concedes that Barcelona were the better side and are the best team in the world.
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I think there's always a large element of luck when it comes to KO tournaments; especially the one-legged final. At least it was settled by one of the teams outperforming the other rather than penalties, dodgey refereeing or an individual error.
From the neutral's perspective I thought it was an excellent game; both sides play football the way I like it to be played.
I'm usually an admirer of Carrick but I thought he looked overwhelmed. He hardly made a tackle and persistenly misplaced or overhit passes. I don't know if he had an off night or the Barca midfield totally unsettled him.