570 The Business of The English Premier League

Real Madrid's loss to Nottingham Forest was not considered an "upset." It was normal for the two teams win or lose in a game with each other. After all, everyone could see the Forest team's strength.

The next night, Twain brought the entire team to watch the game between AC Milan and FC Lokomotiv Moscow to study their opponents in the final. Twain decided to take it seriously, even if it was just an invitation tournament.

The popularity of the game was assured because of the host team's participation. The stands were full of spectators, the vast majority fans of the FC Lokomotiv Moscow from Russia. The AC Milan fans were few and far between.

Despite the small number of people, they were generally optimistic that it was not a problem for their team to defeat FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Truthfully, the host team was not as strong as compared to the other three teams.

However, to state that elimination was certain?