Poor field quality helps A.C. Milan hold strong against F.C. Barcelona

Barcelona and A.C. Milan played on Wednesday, March 28th in the semifinals of the European Champions League. The match was basically ruined by the quality of the italian soccer field, where players from either team couldn't control the ball with their usual precision and technique. According to the italian squad, the poor quality of the grass was due to high humidity. Nonetheless, Barcelona has filed an official complaint against A.C. Milan, citing that a game of that quality should be played in premium field. I completely agree!


Read more in this New York Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/sports/soccer/30iht-soccer30.html?_r=1&hpw#