I knew it was too good to be true. Frank Rijkaards (relatively) gracious comments after the game, followed by some really positive write ups from the Spanish press in the aftermath of us dumping Barcelona out of the Champions League, has now given way to a series of moans and whinges from some of their more arrogant and spoilt players ..


It is not fair that we have gone out because Barca played much better football said Xavi, before stamping his feet and running off to mummy.

Liverpool no es un gran equipo y tenemos mas calidad que ellos” (translation: Liverpool is not a big club and we have more quality than them!”) â“ So said Eidur Gudjohnsen, before

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rushing into the bookies to get out of the sun as his poor little pink eyes and delicate white skin cant handle natural light. Plus, he had been given a dead cert for the 3.15 at Haydock.

Lionel Messi had a little cry too (yeah, I really didnt see that one coming, honest!) They set themselves up very well at the back and by playing ugly and dirty they beat us.” Ah diddums, did the nasty men give you a little kick? Go get a decent haircut you snot nosed little brat, its not like you cant afford one. And whilst youre at it, try using your right foot, you make Riise look like Luis Garcia.

Finally, this is my personal favourite from Lilian Thuram: To go out like that made us angry . . . . very angry. We lost at home and showed we could have gone through by winning at Anfield.”

Ok, firstly, youre a man whos name is Lilian, you getting angry isnt going toscare anyone is it now, Lilian?

Secondly, youre a man whos name is Lilian, so therefore nothing you say is going to be taken seriously, which is just as well because if you really expect people not to laugh at you, then claiming you could have gone through because you somehow managed to scrape a win in a game in which you would have got twatted but for your keeper and the woodwork, is not really the way to go about it. Think before you speak next time, old timer.

Iniesta was a bit more gracious, but its a shame that some of Barcas players cant show the class that their travelling fans did on Tuesday night. The mutual respect shown by the fans of both teams towards eachother was great to see, and although he is under a lot of pressure Rijkaard still managed to show sportsmanship by admitting they were fortunate to win at Anfield, and also wished us well for the rest of the competition. The sour grapes shown by some of his players won’t spoilthat, but they really do have a lot to learn about losing gracefully.

Xavi, Messi & co need to realise they dont have a divine right to win games just because they are Barcelona. And playing 176 passes in front of our defence before Carra eventually gets fed up and takes it off Ronaldinho doesnt mean you played much better football.

Adios, amigos.