We're all goin' on a European Tour

What a turn up for the books. Dermot Walsh will be pleased. Liverpool, who I saw at the Valley in February and were awesome, but who have shown very little spark in the Premiership are through to the final of the Champions League.

It was like the old days on the kop and the performance was a throw back to the old European days when the Reds would battle for draws away and sweep to victory at home.

Jose Mourinho was grace-less in defeat. "The linesman scored the goal." and "the best side lost" he said.

It was good for football I think that Chelsea did not sweep all and sundry aside to win both the Premiership and the Champions League. Dodgy Russian money can't buy you everything although, to be fair, old Roman does seem to be at every game I see on the box. Good luck to the Blues though, as Oakers will tell you they have waited a long time for this and they have had a truly remarkable season.

Liverpool will play AC Milan who beat PSV on away goals tonight in another tense affair. Massimo Ambrosini's injury time goal being the decider. UEFA in their wisdom have chosen the friendly confines of Istanbul for the final, god knows what those fans have done to deserve a final of this quality. The game takes place on May 25th.