Originally posted by Falgarok
If you think about it, it\'s normal. The Alavés is essentially a second division team.
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Yes everyone is saying that today and using that to somehow devalue Liverpool\'s win. Alaves may be small but they\'re not a bunch of nobodies - Javi Moreno is the leading scorer in Spain and I don\'t think anyone will be calling him a second division player when he\'s transfered to Valencia, Barca, Real or Deportivo this summer. Same goes for Cosmin Contra who\'s a Romanian international. Not to mention Alaves beat KAISERSLAUTEN 9-2 on agreggate, while Liverpool had to beat the Greek Champions Olympiakos (who were in the Champions League and missed out on going to the next stage on goal difference, they also beat Juventus), Roma (still the only team to beat Roma at home), Porto, and Barca all to get to the final.
Good luck to Valencia next week, I hope that final will be as good as yesterday\'s.
jaropkls - it\'s more than the pain of not winning, there\'s so many more factors to it.