The fascinating thing about sports and its true for soccer too; are these matches that pit former friends and players against each other. Frank Rijkaard of the flying headers and Ronald Koeman of the booming kicks, the mainstays of Holland’s national team for so long are now the coaches of Barcelona and Benfica. They meet today in a UEFA quarterfinal and its a measure of respect shown by Rijkaard to his old friend that he is not taking this match for granted.
The other QF features Arsenal vs Juventus and former team-mates and friends, Thierry Henry and Patrick Viera.