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i think i read almost every paper on the planet after the demolition of Real. A banner at the at the "curva sud" at the Delle Alpi during that epic match read "After the 27th comes 28th" refering of course to the final on May 28th. That should be our motto for the coming days. Let the Old...

Spanish press 1 week later: "How could they allow the Italians - the bloody Italians, the dark side of football, the most boring, talentless, filthy, useless bunch of animals on the planet [sic.] - to beat Galactic Real Madrid?"

The Guardian: "Juventus have now knocked out Deportivo la Coruña, Barcelona and Real in the last three rounds. What a shame there is no Spanish team left for the final"

Catalan Press on Figo!!!!!! "If we suspected that Figo's madrilismo wasn't as strong as he insists, he did enough to back up the suspicions," "Figo did enough for Barcelona to start to forgive him. It was only a first step, but what a first step. His missed penalty is priceless. What joy...

Catalan press after Real was crashed "A broken Ronaldo, a weakened Raul, a finished Hierro and a sold out Casillas left los Galacticos with nothing."

In the Guardian by John Carlin on the Italians after 3 clubs made it to the semis: "why it is that a people who are so expansive in their love of life should be so constipated when it comes to football. The answer, as an Italian friend explained on Friday, is that Italians do not correspond...

The Guardian on Juve's 27th triumph "As news it's every bit as startling as snow in Siberia or Paul Gascoigne in rehab, but there you have it: Juventus are champions of Italy, for the 27th time."

Tuttosport before the Milan derby(2nd game): "Now we are at the climax of a great season in Europe, we should not take offence if other countries, particularly Spain and England, accuse us of catenaccio. They call us defensive because we have a rational approach to the game. But for us...

spanish paper AS after Real knocked out Man U. "Juve should already be "trembling with fright" (reals next opponents)

Spanish-Italian media war: Gazetta after Juve's win "They have been laughing about us for months, as if a footballing Moses had handed them the rules of the game. Now they are on their knees."

this not about Juve but also about italian football Scolari(Brazil's WC coach):“Real football is not a backheel in midfield or those tricks that are utterly pointless and add nothing to the match,” assured the ex-Brazil boss. “This sport consists of a duel between teams who are fighting...