1) There have been plenty of memorable Liverpool versus Real Madrid, including the 1981 European Cup final, with Alan Kennedy settling it, but if the crucial goal in the competition is not your thing, then catch up with every Reds strike from that year’s competition. They wouldn’t see each other again for another 28 years, until the first knockout round in 2008/9: Yossi Benayoun knocked in a winner at the Bernabéu, setting up a tense return at Anfield...which turned out to be nothing of the sort as Liverpool absolutely hosed Real 4-0, in part thanks to some generous officiating. And then there was 2014, of which the less said the better from Liverpool’s point of view: their first-team lost 3-0 at Anfield, while Brendan Rodgers’s bafflingly selected reserves were beaten 1-0 in Madrid.
2) Motorbikes never seem like the safest vehicle to be riding at 150mph, so when someone crashes inches in front of you, avoiding them is unlikely, unless you are MotoGP rider Jakob Kronfeil who sees it as a mere obstacle to jump over at ludicrous speed.
"Have you ever seen anything like that!?
— MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp) May 20, 2018
Kornfeil goes motocrossing here at Le Mans!"
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Like something out of an action film, Jakub Kornfeil got AIRBORN for a miracle save at the #FrenchGP! pic.twitter.com/su5LFzzBop
3) Andrés Iniesta bowed out of Spanish football at the weekend, but his lovely team-mates have paid tribute to him via some delightful words.
4) Stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia brings everything from climbs to snow, making it a tough one for anyone competing, especially as there is plenty at stake.
5) It’s Aston Villa v Fulham in the play-off final this weekend, which is a timely reminder of the cleanest strike in history at Loftus Road when Jon Harley arrowed a 35-yard stunner into the top corner.
6) Tennis is a tough sport and can bring grown men to tears, especially on clay. Alternatively, it can make you feel like dancing (in the rain).
Our favourites from last week’s blog
1) The Manchester United side of 1968 ‘Re-United’ in 1993 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of beating Benfica at Wembley in this BBC documentary.
2) Go big or go home in Las Vegas.
3) Michael Johnson is pretty quick.
4) Commentators go wild, wild, wild at an AB de Villiers six. And he hadn’t even done this yet.
5) Argentina v Italy at the 1982 World Cup, featuring a commentator absolutely allergic to dead air.
6) Snooker! Banter! Gaffes! Funnies!
Spotters’ badges: Kisbie, SuperHoop, M_T_Wallet, LeeWall, fmgazzette
