Funny how the only tie that people thought would be close, was the only tie which gave us no drama at all (Bayern-Juve). Looking forward hugely to the semis; Dortmund can't be that mediocre again, given their previous excellent performances - have to put it down to nerves.
Didn't see the game yday, but the consensus seems to be that Barcelona looked very shaky, end of an era type stuff (of course these things are always exaggerated, but 2 shots on goal all evening tells a story for sure). What was the stat about Barcelona I heard yesterday - Messi has scored 43 goals this season, and the next highest scorer is Pedro on 9? But I still find it irritating how commentators overlook just how wonderful Iniesta is as a player (and Xavi and the rest, of course, but Iniesta weighs in with important goals on top of everything else). The idea that Barca are a one man team is ludicrous - they just need another world-class striker as insurance for when Messi is crocked. In the 2009 era they had both Eto'o and Messi, after all, two of the best strikers ever to walk the face of the earth.
Were they ever linked with Drogba? Let's face it, the guy is still phenomenal in the big games - Barcelona could do worse than pick up the phone to Istanbul...