{"id":9396,"date":"2019-05-29T01:30:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T07:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=9396"},"modified":"2024-06-19T07:58:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T13:58:02","slug":"england-dominates-european-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/england-dominates-european-football\/","title":{"rendered":"english teams dominate european football in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

this week both the europa league<\/strong> and the uefa champions league<\/strong> will have all english finals. that’s weird, but it’s weirder because england is trying to separate from europe politically and financially, a process known around the world as the brexit<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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chelsea and arsenal will meet in the europa league final. (uefa.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n

hotsportstv.com<\/strong> ran this headline earlier this month<\/p>\n

Knockout<\/em> For Brexit As English Clubs Sweep<\/em> UCL, Europa Final Tickets<\/h1>\n

and started like this<\/p>\n

while the united kingdom is battling with brexit, that protracted withdrawal<\/em> from the european union, four english teams will play at the finals of europe\u2019s most glamorous club competitions; the champions league (ucl) and the europa cup.<\/h4>\n

<\/i><\/b> means the idea of the brexit took a loss<\/em>. means english clubs won all four available spots in the two finals. protracted<\/strong><\/em> means long<\/em>. means exit<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"klay<\/a><\/p>\n

the golden state warriors <\/em>swept<\/em><\/u> the portland trailblazers in the nba western conference finals and will play in their 5th straight nba finals. (troy wayrynen, usa today sports\/reuters)<\/em><\/h5>\n

as mentioned above, it’s weird.<\/p>\n

only twice before in european football \u2014 the 1972 uefa cup and 2008 champions league \u2014 had two english teams contested<\/em> a final, but two improbable comebacks<\/em> guaranteed another such<\/em> clash<\/em> on june 1 in madrid.<\/h4>\n

had two english teams contested<\/strong><\/em> is . it refers to these all-english uefa finals and all the time before it. means they were losing but ended up winning. is confrontation<\/em>. means like that<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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the uefa champions league final features tottenham hotspur against liverpool (uefa.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n

the two teams in the uefa cup final, liverpool<\/strong> <\/span>and tottenham hotspur<\/strong><\/span> both passed to the final via amazing victories in their respective semifinals.<\/p>\n

liverpool, last year\u2019s runners-up<\/em> to real madrid, ended spain\u2019s five-year grip<\/em> on the continent\u2019s top club prize as they shocked lionel messi and barcelona [with a] stunning<\/em> 4-0 win…..\u201cwe saw liverpool last night. it just goes to show<\/em> it\u2019s not over until it\u2019s over<\/em>,\u201d spurs defender danny rose said after his side rallied<\/em> from a 3-0 aggregate deficit at half-time to break ajax hearts<\/em> thanks to a second-half hat-trick<\/em> from lucas moura.<\/h4>\n

runner-up<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is second place<\/em>. is a strong hold<\/em>. stunning<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is surprising<\/em>. a hat-trick<\/strong><\/em> is three goals scored in one game. lucas moura’s hat trick<\/em> of ajax<\/strong><\/span> fans because they believed they would pass to the uefa final–they felt really sad<\/em>. it just goes to show<\/em><\/strong> means it’s a great example. it’s not over until it’s over<\/em><\/strong> is a classic motivational line, especially in sports, used to encourage us not to give up<\/em> or quit<\/em>. it’s also the title of this popular lenny kravitz<\/a><\/strong> song.<\/p>\n