There was Champions League fun last night. Not so much in Spain where Barcelona and Lionel Messi did to Man Utd what I thought they might do (with a helping hand from David de Gea), but in Turin where a hugely likeable Ajax side knocked out Juventus. I feel slightly sad for Wojciech Szczesny who will just have to content himself with another Serie A title win, but not at all for Ronaldo or the Italian side themselves who I still harbour a grudge against for taking Liam Brady almost 40 years ago. They spent an absolute fortune on a player in the final years of his career to help them get further in the Champions League and they've been knocked out at exactly the same stage of the tournament...
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