” Whoever eliminates Napoli wins the Champions League “, this is the phrase that runs on the web after the extraordinary match between Liverpool and Barcelona. The regret for that 1-0 in December, the only result to be avoided at Anfield, does not go right down to the Neapolitans after top-level performances in the top European competition, which had made the entire city dream. And many remember the mistakes of individuals who broke that wonderful magic, posting the images on social media: “Let’s think about the moment when Milik, with great altruism, decided to give football fans a semi-final like Barcelona-Liverpool”, “If Arek’s ball didn’t hit Allison’s knee now we were in the Champions League final . And then Mario Rui, among the most targeted: “Honor to those who died in the field who made this possible,” “He did everything in Paris and Liverpool to get us out”. And then also Callejon: “If he had put it in the empty door, today we would have lived very different emotions”.
In a season of general discontent and disputes, where the fans had poured the expectations on the cups giving up the idea of fighting for the championship against the unattainable Juventus, strong on the pitch and above all outside, there is still a bitter taste in the mouth for the Liverpool firm: “Now we could have been in their place”, is the common thought. And perhaps even the unfortunate attack by Napoli could have pierced the buttery defense of the Spaniards. It would have been a double revenge against the Bianconeri .
Many refer to that famous phrase by Ancelotti: If we don’t pass the group we are balls, and irony flies. This is, after all, the great regret of a strange season for the Neapolitans, after the Commander had touched the Italian company: this time with King Carlo the fans had dreamed of crossing national borders and fighting with the big Europeans for the cup from big ears. And instead nothing, and not even the Europa League gave satisfaction. And so, on June 1st, many will watch the Champions League final thinking that instead of the wild Reds there could have been the Azzurri.
From: Il Mattino.
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