Our third away trip in the Champions League group stage is to Milan where we will play Internazionale on Tuesday evening.
After the disappointment at Galatasary and the success at Frankfurt we managed to beat Real Madrid at Anfield. We have also played PSV Eindhoven at Anfield which on paper was an easier match than Real Madrid but we never make things easy for ourselves and we managed to lose that match 4-1!!!
That means we are still on 9 points with 12 probably needed to guarantee progress to the knockout rounds and 16 probably needed to miss the first knockout round and progress straight to the round of 16. So still all to play for although it would be nice to have a few more points at this stage.
Domestically it’s been a bit of a disaster so far this season so we really need a Champions League run to lift our spirits and keep us with something to play for. But Inter Milan at the San Siro will not be an easy game. Still no doubt we will enjoy ourselves regardless
We are staying at an Airbnb. I arrive tomorrow; Paul and Jamie don’t arrive until Monday.
The Airbnb is in the area known as Navigli which has a network of canals. It has its own Christmas Market
And of course there is an Irish Bar – The Blues Canal Bar – in the same area. So plenty to occupy me while I’m waiting for them.
But before that, we had the small matter of a match against Leeds United this evening …..
After being 2-0 up then 3-2 up we managed to hang on for a 3-3 draw. Leeds were delighted, having not worked out that most teams beat us easily these days.
For once I am setting off at a normal time tomorrow. Denis is taking me to the airport, and I’m flying directly to Milan. Should be straightforward. But then again I am flying with Ryan Air.
Next update from Milan then.
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