AC Milan defeats Liverpool in Champions League Championship

Seeing the cheap first goal scored by AC Milan and watching my favorite European football (soccer) team lose in the final today was difficult, not because I am an avid EPL fan or even that invested in how Liverpool does, but after watching 90 minutes of soccer and becoming attached to Liverpool and concerned for the outcome, the loss was disappointing. Italian calcio, with the help of the Brazilian star Kaka and Filippo Inzaghi's two scores, played in its normal strong form. With the World Cup '06 under its belt and the Champions League owned by its best team in Milan, Italians are on top of the world. Steven Gerrard and Liverpool just couldn't mount a two goal comeback in the last 10 minutes of the game even with the header netted by Dirk Kuyt in the 89th minute. Too little, too late. I would have liked to have seen more of Peter Crouch, the CL's leading scorer who was substituted way too late for any real impact. A third place finish in the EPL behind Chelsea and Champion Manchester United and runner up to AC Milan in the Champions League final certainly points to a successful season, but losing in the Championship for the last game is always a disappointing finish.