This week has proved Platini to be correct.
Four English clubs have played four games and none has conceded a goal.
Man United drew 0-0 at Inter and should have won.
Arsenal beat Roma 1-0.
Liverpool beat the feeble Real Madrid with an 82nd minute header from Benayoun.
And the rejuvenated Didier Drogba remembered the explosive gladiator he once was, killed Kalou’s penetrating pass with his left foot, and smacked it past Buffon with his right.
It was sudden, explosive, decisive, Drogba-like.
The only goal that English clubs scored in open play.
The Arsenal goal was a penalty and the Liverpool goal came from a free-kick
After half an hour I told Mrs Palmer that there would not be another goal in the Chelsea game. I’m often wrong but I was right that time.But wrong about the Madrid game, which I thought would be 0-0. It was 0-0 for 82 minutes and then Heinze shoved Kuyt stupidly and Aurelio placed his dipping free-kick right on the money. The agitated Casillas half-came and stopped and saw Benayoun’s header flash past him.
Bingo! Bye, bye Real Madrid !
My best friend and his son went to the Roma game.
On Friday I’ll tell you what he said.
Tomorrow I’m busy, which is why I’m writing these few words now at 10.15 pm.