You will never walk alone echoed through the hallowed halls of Anfield as the 5 time European Champion Reds dismantled 9 times champs Real Madrid 4-0 and 5-0 on aggregate. It wasn’t even close and if not for several world class saves from Real keeper Casillas, it would have been worse, perhaps as bad as Bayern Munich destroyed Sporting Lisbon in another round of 16 second match. Liverpool, behind their two superstars Fernando Torres and the incomparable Steven Gerrard, put on a clinic as Liverpool always seems to do this time of year in Europe. While their Premiership title dreams fade, their chances in Europe are looking as good as ever. The 2005 winners and 2007 runners up look posed to go far once again and for England and the Premiership teams in the Champions League, the sky’s the limit. Chelsea also advanced today behind a stong showing from their two big African stars, Drogba and Essien to narrowly escape defeat versus Juventus. Tomorrow, Arsenal goes for the clean sweep against Roma at the Stadio Olympico in Roma and Manchester United will try to score and fend off Internazionale after a scoreless draw at the San Siro a fortnight ago. I love this tournament, I think it is the best tournament in the sports world except for the NCAA tournament and possibly the Stanley Cup playoffs because of the sudden death overtime periods. I love the drama. Can’t wait for the games tomorrow!

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