Mon, May 14, 2001

: Bundesliga: Shalke at Stuttgart

Boring game, with both teams overly defensive. Stuttgart’s Balakov scored a great goal in injury time to give them the win and save them from relegation, and probably ending any change Shalke had of winning the league. Final: 1-0 Suttgart.

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: La Liga: Rayo Vayocana at Barcelona

Poor Casey Keller gave up a boatload of goals, but there was no question he was one of the best players on the pitch. Barcelona was just too strong for poor Rayo. Luis Enrique scored just seven minutes in, but Michel equalized about ten minutes later. After that, though, it was all Barca. In the second half, Rivaldo’s brilliant chip beat Keller, and that was followed by Enrigue’s second. Then Marc Overmars got one-on-one with Keller and finished, and to really pour salt on Rayo’s wounds, Petite scored on a wonderful volley in injury time. Why didn’t Barca play like this all year? Final: 5-1 Barcelona.

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