… gets an early goal, courtesy of Lloris, but it’s 1-0 after 6’.

… has looked really good. They have five good chances w/i the first 13’. If they get another goal, based on how I’ve seen this type of match play out with other RMCF opponents this year, we’re looking at 4-1.

… hits the post after moving past Lloris … wow. Hopefully for Gonzalo, RMCF won’t make him rue that miss.

… 59 minutes after this initial comment, Lyon has adjusted, and although the Lyonnais are not generating many chances, they’ve at least settled down at the back.

Madrid came out strong, but now it appears much of their strength was derived from Lyon early weakness. Has Madrid changed much since? No. It just seems like Lyon’s playing better.

Looks like van der Vaart may come on, which would be a welcome chance for RMCF.

… now hav vdv on, but it’s the same thing. There is a lot of individual play, isolating stars so they can take on their counterparts. Ronaldo just did it again, forcing a corner, but this isn’t working, and it isn’t the way they created their initial chances.

Now, that may be because Lyon’s played far more compact since being exploited early. Sometimes their midfielders are dropping so quick and early that I’ve looked up and seen two flat lines of four.

Are they playing for a draw, or a RMCF mistake?

… Valencia is playing really deep on the right to augment defending Ronaldinho. Maybe that’s just a momentary thing. Let’s see.

The assist was good, but Neville’s taken a lot of just terrible…shots? Crosses? It’s been hard to tell.

… for that ball.

United have been in absolute control throughout. I’ve gone from thinking about this match to thinking where they fit in amongst all clubs in Europe.

… it’s now 6-2, and Park gets a reward for all his hard work.

… a few minutes later: 66’

Berba is on.

Neville is off.

Rafael is on.

… seeing Backham and Scholes next to each other on the pitch is kinda cool.

would Beckham even be coming on?