Coming to the home of football. London. UK
London is apart from my home town Vienna my favorite City. Having lived there in the 1990s for more than three years, I try to come back a couple of times every year. I also love football. What better combination than hitting London, the home of football.
Frank Lampard – depicted on the Wall of fame right next to the stadium – is one of the greatest Chelsea FC legends of all time. He appeared in 429 matches over the span of 13 seasons. Unfortunately, most recently he had less luck as the Club’s manager.
So off I went to watch the Champions League quarter final super match versus Real Madrid, the current reigning Champions League Winners. Real is at that point undisputedly one of the best football teams on the planet.
Especially impressive for me is watching goalkeepers warming up, as they jump from one side to the other within seconds. Thibaut Courtois played for Chelsea FC 2014-2018, but is now is the no 1 between the goal posts at Real. He was not warmly welcome by the crowd.
On that special evening my “Boys in Blue” sadly stood literally with their backs to the wall. They lost against Real and dropped out of the Champions League. Obviously, it is not a shame to lose against one of the best teams in the world.