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Liverpool - Winners of UEFA Champions League

Oh, man! What a match ... even though I could bet that Milan will win, I was so happy for the Liverpool fans. Let me tell you why: this was sad by a guy who was in the stadium, watching the game in the middle of the English fans. It was the end of the first half ... 3-0 for Milan ... the Liverpool fans were sad, speechless ... the players are leaving the field ... like one, the fans start to sing ... "You'll never walk alone". It's half time ... the fans are saying "we must believe, we have to believe" ... and most of them really believe ... they start to shout "attack, attack, attack" as the players come out for the second half... in 9 incredible minutes it's 3-3 ... the Liverpool fans are like a 35.000 members Beatles band.

What can you learn after such a match? Quality football without money is an illusion ... but also an illusion is to expect something without passion, without enthusiasm, without abnegation.

Congratulation Liverpool!

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Yes, I agree, one of the better matches in Champions League history. I couldn't believe when Liverpool made that miraculous comeback. Then Shevchenko had that chance to win the game at the end of overtime and he blew it. Nothing went Milan's way after the first half. I still think the Liverpool goalie (Dudek) was jumping off his line prematurely, and thus cutting of the angle, but if the refs didn't call it, then what can we do. I am a Juventus fan anyway, so I preferred seeing Liverpool win vs Milan. Now the controversy is whether Liverpool will be able to defend their crown, since they only finished 5th in the Premiership, and thus are ineligible for next year's Champions League.

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My opinion is that they should be allowed to defend their title. I heard that the champion of Wales offered to give up their place for Liverpool (if they come to play a friendly match). Still I think UEFA should find a way to let them play in next years C.L.

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Why should UEFA make an exception for Liverpool? They haven't made exceptions for others in the past; what makes Liverpool that special? Unless UEFA decides they are going to change the rules, then leave it be, and Liverpool will need to qualify in the future, no exceptions.

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I'm not saying that Liverpool is somehow special, I just wanted to say that a champion (even if we talk about other competition or other sports) should be allowed to defend their title. I agree that making exceptions is not quite a good thing and in this particular case I think changing the rules would be in the benefit on the game.

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It seems Liverpool may yet get their wish!

From EPSNSoccernet.com

Lennart boosts Liverpool hopes

https://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=334534&cc=5901

Personally, I don't have a problem with this. I am not familiar with recent results in Champions League, but I am guessing this scenario hasn't played out recently where the winner hadn't qualified for the next tournament. If not, then I wonder why this hadn't been addressed before, and I would question why UEFA is suddenly second guessing the rules after Liverpool questions it. Otherwise, the rule change would make sense; a winner should be allowed to defend their title.

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There was a similar case a few years ago ... last time Real Madrid won the Champions League, they were 5th in their championship (just like Liverpool this year). The difference is that the spanish federation sent Real in the C.L. qualifiers instead of the team that finished 4th.

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I am a passionate Liverpool fan and watching the CL final was one of the greatest moments in my life.

However despite my best wishes I don't think it would be fair of UEFA to deprive another team who qualified for the CL with merit so that Liverpool can defend their title. The rules should be changed so champions can defend their crown. If UEFA can invent another spot so Liverpool can defend the title then that would be awesome, but rules must be changed before a competition starts, not during or after.

What Spain's FA did with Real Madrid was extremely political, but very unfair and costly to the team that they replaced who had qualified by right.