alkmaar again. as if pipping them to second place in the league, and then beating them on penalties to lift the dutch cup arent enough, we are going to face them yet again for that final place in the champs league. a 4-0 win at the arena erased the 1-0 deficit from the first leg. how about that for a response. but we need to focus everything on the playoff final, because the most important thing now is to secure that spot. the fa cup win, the fact that we lost the league by only a goal means nothing if we arent in the champs league next season.

and a vdv-inspired hamburg won 2-0 at nuernberg.

but tonight is about pablo aimar. the prodigal son returns to the mestalla. i am sure he would be welcomed; he had been fantastic. but all reminiscing shall cease the moment the whistle is blown. that team will ahve a place in valencia's history, but no place in the present. and future.