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EUROPA LEAGUE - ROUND OF 16 - FIRST LEG

The second most exciting club football tournament in the world is in the knockout stages and will play the second leg of these fixtures on March 15th. We'll then be down to only 8 teams.

These are the matches that took place on March 8th:

Metalist (Ukraine) 0 - 1 Olympiacos (Greece)
Sporting (Portugal) 1 - 0 Manchester City (England)
Twente (Holland) 1 - 0 Schalke (Germany)
Atleti (Spain) 3 - 1 Besiktas (Turkey)
Manchester United (England) 2 - 3 Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
Standard Liege (Belgium) 2 - 2 Hannover (Germany)
Valencia (Spain) 4 - 2 PSV (Holland)
AZ Alkmaar (Holland) 2 - 0 Udinese (Italy)

Of my favourite teams, Metalist and Schalke are not doing too well, although they still have a chance, especially Schalke, who will play the next fixture at home. Hannover managed a tie with Standard Liege, which was okay, because they have two away goals and will play the next leg at home. My favourite teams on the winning side are all Iberian! Sporting Lisbon, Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Valencia all won their first leg matches, although all but one were at home.

Of these, the most impressive away win was Athletic Bilbao over Manchester United. AUPA ATHLETIC!!!



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AUTISM

I was going into Sean's room today to clean when I noticed something odd.

This week is called 'March Break'. It's a time for school teachers to take a much-needed holiday, and most of them (as well as a lot of families) go to southern climates for a bit of sunshine, since the weather here is traditionally still cold and yucky. The most popular sunny vacation spots for Ontarians are: Florida, The Bahamas and Cuba. My boss went away as well, so I am at home until this Friday, when it'll be time to return to work. Sean is staying over a couple of nights with some cousins so he can play with kids his own age, plus give us some respite.

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