PENALTIES
Isn't it amazing how many penalties are missed in top football matches? In the Barcelona-Chelsea Champions League semi-final last night, the world's best player Lionel Messi hit the bar from the spot when given the chance to put Barcelona up 3-1, 3-2 on aggregate. Chelsea eventually clawed back a late equaliser and went through to the final.
I have just watched the very exciting second leg of the other semi-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, which finished 1-2, 3-3 on aggregate. In the subsequent penalty shoot-out, Bayern won 3-1 after nine shots. In other words, there were five missed or saved penalties against four scored, which is a terrible statistic for professional players paid a fortune to kick a ball.
Pressure is of course the reason. Real pressure.
Walter Blotscher
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Which is why it is interesting to watch. The same in snooker, golf, cricket, any ball game. And at any level the same pressure.
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