I still think we have a decent chance if our key players -- Reina, Xabi, Gerrard, Torres -- 'll be kept fit and focused. And we didn't play THAT bad against Stoke either. It was always going to be more difficult than Newcastle -- dirty physical team, bumpy pitch, noisy home crowd. Its no surprise that l'a*** and Villa lost there. And in fact Man United didn't play any better against them too -- the difference in results was luck and the ref. While in Man United game the ref punished Stoke for every infringement (and didn't send off Rooney), this f*cker Mason allowed kicking our players all over the park and blatant time-wasting. Sounds like excuses but I really believe with this ref and on this pitch even Barca would find it hard. Obviously Man United are favs now. But we'll be there or thereabout. The key is to win at OT.