One of the most exciting derby match took place at Old Trafford this Saturday. It is Manchester United(Man U) versus Manchester City(Man C) in the 26th round of England Premier League. Traditionally the derby has had implications beyond pride and bragging rights. - It has been one of the biggest derby since 1960.
Yesterday's fixture was practically the last chance for Man C to win the league title this year and Man U desperately needed to get this game for strengthening their 1st place as well so that this match was of a great importance. As a big fan of Arsenal, I longed for Manchester City to beat Man U, but this derby ended in Man U's victory.
In this enthralling game, Wayne Rooney(Manchester United Striker) proved to be a worldclass performer with a fantastic bicycle kick goal that suddenly reminded me of my first favorite footballer Rivaldo, Brazilian Football star, who made a dramatic overhead-kick goal around a decade ago.
In the days when I was in middle school student, European Football Leagues were not broadcast live. Instead, a couple of stations occasionally broadcasted a recorded game among the illustrious teams. At that time, what I watched at first was a match between Barcelona and Valencia.
At the last match of the league, Barcelona and Valencia took a fateful showdown for the sake of getting a last ticket for UEFA Champions League. The game was finely balanced throughout, and Luck Lady seemed to smile on Valencia. Dramatically, right before the final whistle, Rivaldo scored a magnificent break that sent every Barca into raptures. In this game, Rivaldo made a decesive contribution to the victory with three fantastice goals which led him to Man Of the Match.
Watching this game on TV, I have been fascinated by their high level of playing, ardor of the audience and dramatic scenario that brought me having been crazy about football further.
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