Season 53 (04.05.14/31.05.14)

[Tommy Vernersson]

It was the moment of truth in this rematch of the Champions League. We had with us a 2-3 win away from home in the first meeting , and I felt quite comfortable with this as we went into the return match . We conceded two cheap goals in the first meeting , and much of my pep talk ahead of this trip was that we need to be more concentrated in front of the home fans . It started incredibly well , and we went in with a 2-0 lead at the break. Perhaps appeared a false sense of security among both me and the players. For the second half so we dropped just everything . Italo FC leveling the score to 2-2, and then remained to set 3-2 and take the match into extra time. Thibaut Courtois got to make one monster save after another. But we managed to endure the storm and we came away with a blonde fright . After the final whistle burst feelings for Italo FC players . But Zlatan Ibrahimovic was quickly on the scene to comfort the opponents. Our whole squad including leadership team applaued Italo FC for a good resistance and wished them good luck for the coming season. They really gave us a match and was very close to taking it all into an uncertain extension. But now it's For My Stephanie in the Champions League final !

Total score: 4-5 to us