I would have been dreading today, but to be honest the events of the week have desensitized me a little as the love-in reached peak level in the media.
Obviously it goes to another level if results go their way today, but to a degree history has shown they don't even have to win things to command the plaudits thrown at them.
I expect City to do the business today, but things are such that the scum will still be portrayed as the moral victors either way.
I further think on balance they'll win in Madrid although their task is made much harder by Spurs than Ajax for a host of reasons. A three week break might go against them at a time when they have a seemingly unstoppable momentum.
If they lose out today, its also a period where the expectation for the UCL final will start to weigh heavily, particularly on Klopp. There is zero pressure on Spurs in that game, none at all.
Still fuming at Barca, but unfortunately the whole PR spin they can put on that result, and the impact it will have on teams visiting there, is pure dynamite. They can dine out on that for years and years, much like Istanbul.
I can't stand it if they win even the League Cup, and it's probably not a popular view, but I think it's inevitable they'll end up with up major silverware over the course of the next few seasons. I'm a toffee, and I detest that club with every bone in my body, but I'm not going to endure spending another season desperately hoping whoever is playing them on the day can get a result. I have hated this season as a consequence. Time to focus more on ourselves.