The Round of 16 is decided in the Champions League, and the results are updated in the pool. We finish our opening round with a three-way tie for first place between andrewg, craigbuckley and Ruthard each with 30 points. Props to johnnyzamps who was the only person to hit 4 of 4 right yesterday and sits just behind the leaders with 28 points.
My personal downfall was backing Celtic, but I couldn’t go against the green and white jersey hanging in my closet. Yep, I let my heart dictate my picks instead of using my head. Predictably, that didn’t work out very well.
Today I will add the next round games to the pool so we can make our picks for those. On to the highlights:
| AC Milan 1, Celtic 0: Right through the 5 hole, in extra time, by Kaká. Damn. |
| Bayern Munich 2, Real Madrid 1: Fastest opening goal in Champions League history, and Bayern didn’t even start with possession. |
| Manchester United 1, Lille 0: Henrik Larsson with the lone goal on a cross from Cristiano Ronaldo. |