Ole Ole Ole- A Night to Remember
Comebacks, Champions League, Solskjear and Manchester United. After Nou Camp and Bayern Munich/1999, we have a version 2. Beating 2 goals in injury team to win the Champions League is difficult. But I think Paris 2019 does it. This was as close to impossible as it got. This was football’s version of chasing 500 on a wearing day 5 wicket. 2 nil down at home in the first leg( something which has never been overturned before in the tournament’s history). 10 players out with injury and the best player suspended. The matchups will put the “David vs Goliath” saying into shame. It was going to be Fred/McTominay/Perreira Vs Di Maria/Verrati( modern Pirlo anyone?)/Draxler. It was going to be Smalling vs Mbappe. This was men vs kids. The kids didn’t stand a chance. Or did they? This was PSG. A team whose only legacy in Champions League is embarrassment. And this was United. Solskjear’s United. United of the fame, “Can Manchester United score? They always score”. So the belief was ther