the best team won tonight. Barcelona dominated, had far more possession and opportunities and won it fair and square.
frankly i wanted both of them to lose. on one side was a team of cheaters (it was good to see Busquets get a shot in the face, for once something or someone actually touched him), on the other was a side benefiting from the supreme injustice that is playing a CL final at home*.
*as a supporter of SL Benfica, who lost 2 finals on such situations, this is something i feel very strongly about. first we lost to Bobby Charlton and George Best's Man United at Wembley, and then to Luis Suarez' Inter at the Giuseppe Meazza. i looked it up, and this year's final venue was booked some 2 years in advance - i ask you, do we really need 2 years to prepare the Champions League final? Are the quarter-finals not enough to determine a good stadium while making sure no team will play a European final at home without a real reason for it?
Imagine your team fights all the way to the final - by what right are the other side playing, in practise, at home? why do we need 2 years to book a CL final?
