This is it, hope I don't stay up for nothing. BTW, what's with the all-red?

Gosh, Maldini is still one of my soccer idols, but that quickest goal ever in the competition's history? Was a mood killer, that.

You can always count on Riise for such setup. Oh, Sami! Damn!

Yeah, typical of Pool, attacks with no real threats.

Poor Kewell.

Luis Garcia, hero of the minute.

You know what would be funny? That Baros would get pumped up with all these tifosi chanting "Milan! Milan!" (All right, lame joke. But it's 3 in the morning, what do you expect?)

Another offside by the Crespo-Shevchenko duo. I think these two are too fast for their own good. Three offsides on Hernan alone, go figure.

Oh no! Now, I don't think that was a penalty, but damn and double damns! Two-zip with 5 mins to go *sighs*

Triple damns!!! Boy, can Crespo finish.

Three-nil at the half, is there a way back at all? Rob Hawthorne doesn't think so. Sadly, neither do I. Still, they'll never walk alone.

Talk, talk, talk, nothing new there.

Yes, surely we can use some Didi Hamann in the middle.

Whoa, that was out of the blue! And who else but Stevie G!

Friggin' A! Smicer! Of all people! We'll take it! In a heartbeat! Woohoo, game on!

Penalty! Penalty! Gotta be! Eh, Alonso? Not Gerrard? Interesting.

*can't type, takes multiple deep breaths* And the impossible -- is possible! Inside the hour mark! Good rebound there, Rodman and Wallace would've been proud of that. Go Pool!!!

Just look at the fans. That's for keeping the faith. All right, now I gotta concentrate on the game. Where's my kobus ja'o?

I hope I still have my nerves intact after this.

And I hope these Scousers do not forget they still have to win it.

Not that defense is a bad idea. Come on, keep the guards up, guys! We're talking Crespo and Shevchenko and Kaka' here for milkshake!

Extra time. Yes, who would've thought indeed. After that comeback, though, any outcome would be fine by me. Except that it would so NOT -- who am I kidding here!

Now that I watch the replay, perhaps it was a blessing in disguise what happened to Kewell.

My nerves! One of the reasons we're 37 points behind Chelsea. Twice at least now for Jon Dahl. Third time unlucky I hope not.

Second 15 mins. I'm not really thrilled with penalties prospect, no more Owen and Murphy. And Alonso taking it earlier instead of Gerrard is kinda worrying.

Vladimir Piotr Smicer, you call that a corner? Come friggin' on! Look at Stevie G. That's what a corner kick should look like. (It's just Vladim叝 Šmicer Smicer, really. It just sounds better when it's 3 words -- although, Piotr is not really kind on your tongue, either.)

Defense! Defense! This is not good.

Jerzy, I couldn't care less that you're a Pole, right now you're my new American Idol! Could that be foreshadowing of the penalty shootout to come?

One minute added. Free kick. Why oh why don't they all go forward? See! Told you.

Penalties anyway. Time for more kobus ja'o. Was it 2 years ago that Milan beat Juve in the same situation?

And with that I just jinxed Serginho. Sorry, pal, but woohoo!

Hamann? Scored, 1-0. Pirlo? Saved. My American Idol, indeed!! Cisse? Scored, 2-0. Tomasson? Scored, 2-1. Riise? Saved. Kaka'? Scored, 2-2. Smicer? Scored, 3-2. Shevchenko? Saved. Dudek? OFFICIALLY MY AMERICAN IDOL!!!

Liverpool! Champions League CHAMPIONS!

Can't sleep yet, bear with me for a few more lines.

Awww, my American Idol is being interviewed. And I can't understand a thing he says, heh. Not that I give a brick whatsoever, of course. Too bad for Bo and Carrie, the contest ends now.

Must feel for Maldini. And Andriy. Can't blame him for that.

And finally, a well deserved trophy for Gerrard and co. One more time: LIVERPOOL! CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE 2005!

(Whoa, they actually play the song!)

Current music: You'll Never Walk Alone
Current mood: ecstatic