We met Scott and his whole family at Magpie on Park Avenue. Traditionally a Liverpool supporters bar, we were there to watch Arsenal play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final. We were still looking for a parking space when Arsenal scored the first goal.
When not pulling for our three Spanish teams, we were thrilled by PSG’s passing game in the earlier rounds, but we found it pretty easy to root against them in this situation. Arsenal were clearly the underdogs, but their defense proved impenetrable. Paris only managed to score on a penalty kick, and the match was a 1-1 logjam (Peggi’s description) through two overtime periods and the dreaded shootout stage. No way, but the only way, to settle things.
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