Above: Wayne Rooney lies injured while Bayern Munich celebrates their last second goal.
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Update 3/31/10: Yesterday I was too lazy to actually write anything about this match, but a number of things happened which certainly deserve to be written about-- Wayne Rooney's ridiculously easy goal at the 1:04 minute mark; Ribery's free kick goal that ricocheted in off Rooney; Olic's stoppage time goal which came right after Rooney's ankle injury (which could cause Rooney to miss the end of Man Utd.'s season, the Champion's League, and possibly even the World Cup). Somebody else is just going to have to write about these things, however. I am not up to the task.
What happened: Roma beat Inter on Saturday to move into second place. Milan needed to win in order to keep pace and move one point back of Inter. Everyone tried very hard, but Milan only managed a tie.
Milan players who were unavailable today: Nesta, Pato, Huntelaar, Abbiati, Beckham, Bonera, Mancini (all due to injury); Ronaldinho, Pirlo (due to suspensions)
Milan players who played well today:Flamini, Abate, Antonini
Strangest quote by the announcer today: "I've just been informed that there is a possibility of the game being stopped for a time due to the fans singing derogatory songs about Clarence Seedorf." (The fans in question were supporters of Lazio.)
What this match teaches us: Milan may have too many players injured to compete for the Scudetto.
Below is a list of the players who are and are not available for today's match versus Lazio. If you read carefully, you will see that it is quite a list.
My daughter was four years old back then. At the start of the tournament, she predicted France would win. She was very happy when she turned out to be right.
Milan gave up a goal in the 90th minute and lost. Inter beat Livorno, so Milan are tied for second place with Roma, four points back of Inter. Roma play Inter today.
What happened: With Inter's 1-1 tie against Palermo yesterday, Milan would have moved into first place in the Serie A if they had won this match. They did not, however.
Milan players who were unable to play today due to injury: Nesta, Bonera, Borriello, Abate, Beckham (there are more)
Milan players who returned from injury to start today's match but were unable to finish the match due to injury: Pato
Combined age of Milan's starting eleven: 336 years old (average age=30.545454 years old)
Milan players who celebrated their birthday today: Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho's current age: 30 years old
Treatments commonly used by Serie A trainers to help injured players who are lying on the pitch: Pouring water on the affected area, spraying the affected area with magic spray, massage, slapping injured players lovingly but repeatedly in the face
Milan's place in the standings: Second, one point behind Inter
What this match teaches us: Milan are still in second place
Clarence Seedorf (above- being chased by his teammates after scoring the game winning goal in stoppage time) helped Milan pull within one point of Serie A leaders Inter.
On the unfortunate side, David Beckham (below) was kicked in the face and then later injured his achilles tendon. He joins the many injured Milan players-- Nesta, Pato, Bonera, etc.
Most importantly, however, Milan are now only one point behind Inter.
"Hockey ought to be sternly forbidden, as it is not only annoying but dangerous." Halifax Morning Sun, quoted in Michael McKinley's Hockey - A People's History
