Tale of Two Finals

The big day: 23 May 2007. Two finals I closely watch will play itself out today, and there'll be only one winner in each.

UEFA Champions League Finals: AC Milan vs. Liverpool
OK i'm a Liverpool fan at heart, and I really want them to win the championship for the sixth time. But wait: in their way is AC Milan, the very team that swept away Manchester United two weeks ago. The very team that Liverpool so miraculously came back from to edge in extra-time two years ago. Let's face it, on paper, AC Milan has the better team in terms of style and players. But finals are a funny thing, and Milan experienced it two years ago. Rafa has almost always got it right in European competitions, and I'm sure he has a game plan to shackle Milan's star players as well as a way to prise the Milan defence and hopefully nick a win. It'll be sweet.

American Idol Finals: Blake Lewis vs. Jordin Sparks
Let's face it: the winner was voted out last week. So this is like an anti-climax. Sure there were a lot of cheering fans at the Kodak centre last night, but the judges couldn't hide their disappointment. I sure was not impressed by Blake, again with his beat-boxing: to me it was just getting stale. Jordin was consistent with her singing, but not fantastic. Well, it's a voting competition: it's just difficult to judge the winner, especially after last week's shocker. But I'm rooting for Jordin - she's a better singer than Blake, although I admit Blake is the better performer.

We'll know the winners in a few hours. I need to get some sleep, and get prepared. It's gonna be a busy day ahead...