TomCFC

"I was left out of the squad and that was tough. I started to understand that things were serious, that I wasn't getting much playing time with my club and that if things carried on that way I wouldn't be going to Euro 2012. Vicente has put his faith in me and now I need to show him I am ready to play whenever he thinks it necessary. I hope to be able to give the team the best of me." Wouldn't be surprised to see him start against Italy, to be honest.

It he doesn't announce it today, clubs should just boycott him. Ridiculous fuss.

First international goal.

Good news for all involved.

Much of it was down to tactical shrewdness, but there were certainly elements of fortune. Take Messi hitting the post and missing a penalty, among countless other squandered Barca chances. Gomez, Ribery and Robben all faied to somehow score, before we got our first corner after 88 minutes. We nearly went four goals down at Napoli were it not for Cole's goal-line clearance.

Thanks Jose, I suppose. Brilliant against Messi, awful against Downing. More bad than good recently, certainly, but good luck to him.

Great news, but who's going to take him?

Absolutely brilliant. Cheers.

Everton goal was the best in terms of sheer quality, Bayern for what it represented. Seriously thinking about it, beyond statistics, the amount of cup finals he settled was ridiculous! An absolute legend both on and off the pitch,

Legend.

He won't if he's in the Euros, and I doubt he'll play a major role in that.

Balague on Twitter just now: "One note about Torrres:He might not be comfortable with his situation at the club.But that DOESN’T mean he wants to leave. He doesn’t at all"

After the Copa del Rey final, I'd expect Valdes to replace De Gea (undeservedly), and most of Barca's midfield to displace that lot. Llorente and Villa up front too. Anyway:

ITV4 are currently rerunning the whole coverage - it's coming to an end just now, I think.

Not sure yet. Barca and Athletic players to be added after the Copa del Rey final, although I suspect Llorente and Villa will be included.

ITV4 have exclusive Europa League rights now (no more C5), so they won't even be on terrestrial TV.

Absolutely. The interview was poorly-timed and I can understand his feelings, but he also thanked the fans - something clearly left out in most papers today. Let's focus on this historic achievement rather than one player, although it should not be forgotten that he helped get us to Munich with, from the top of my head, six goals and assists combined.

Good on Andre. Hope he wins another European trophy soon.

Was just about to post this. It's what matters at the moment - we should be rejoicing.

Is this thread really needed?

Argh! Forgot about that. Still impressive nonetheless. 6) Start a CL debutant in the final.

5) Win not a single away game.