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The soccer team that I support in Brazil was going to play in Los Angeles, I had to go. I had already lost the Libertadores finals last year in Buenos Aires. I missed th only chance in my life for now to see my team playing the South American final. Then it got qualified to play the FIFA Club World Cup with the big soccer clubs from all around the world. When I saw that Botafafogo was going to play in Seattle and Los Angeles, I knew that was the green light for me. Seattle is closer compared to Los Angeles, but we had 1 game against the MLS team Seattle Sounders there, and the good games against PSG from France and Atletico Madrid from Spain were in LA. So I decided to go to LA.

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_{The pier at Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles.}

All the US and Canada relationship is weird, and because of that, I decided to buy the airplane tickets quite late, so I missed the good deals of direct flights that would take only 3h. In the end, I got some weird connection flights, like the first leg flight from Calgary to Edmonton. A 30-minute flight through a distance of 2h driving just to get the flight to LA from there. We got in LA during the night, so we could rest to go to the first game the next day against PSG, the current European Champions League champions.

Still, we found some time in the morning to go to Manhattan Beach, it was hot but not too hot. This place gets busy and it is quite difficult to find a parking spot. It was good that I rented a car, in Los Angeles, you need to get a car all the time to go to places, public transport isn't the best there, and even if you lose time with traffic jams, you still reach places faster compared to public transport. My hotel was located in Lawdale which is a close neighbor of this beach. We ended the visit with a nice fish meal.

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_{The beach wasn't crowded despite of the busy parking lot.}

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_{The yummy seabass fish that I ate in the restaurant called Rock'n Fish.}

Later we went to the Rose Bowl Stadium. It is a historical stadium in LA located in Pasadena. Especially for us Brazilians, it is the place where Roberto Baggio missed the penalty kick in 1994 and Brazil won its 4th World Cup. Botafogo won the first game against the Seattle team which for me was the maximum that I was expecting from my club. But we ended up winning the strong PSG in a difficult game. With a 1x0 score, that made us a temporary group leader.

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_{The entrance of the Rose Bowl stadium}

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_{The magic moment before the game starts with Botafogo's crest.}

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_{The game was tough, PSG (in Blue) is a great team.}

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_{The game ended 1x0 against PSG.}

The last game against Atletico Madrid was last Monday, we could even lose the game and still pass to the Group of 16 stage. Atletico Madrid needed to win to keep in the tournament. They attacked all the time and in the end, they scored a goal, but still we could pass to the next stage of the championship. PSG won against Seattle and finished in first and Botafogo in second. Now we are playing against another Brazilian club, Palmeiras, next Saturday in Philadelphia. I came back home yesterday with a very nice experience that probably it was once in a lifetime. In addition, it was my daughters' first soccer game live and they loved to support Botafogo. I will try in my next visit to Brazil to bring them back to a soccer game for sure.

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_{After the match against Atletico Madrid, we passed to the next stage..}

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O time de futebol que eu torço no Brasil ia jogar em Los Angeles, eu tinha que ir. Eu já tinha perdido a final da Libertadores do ano passado em Buenos Aires. Perdi a única chance na minha vida, por enquanto, de ver meu time jogando a final sul-americana. Depois, ele se classificou para jogar o Mundial de Clubes da FIFA com os grandes clubes de futebol do mundo todo. Quando vi que o Botafogo ia jogar em Seattle e Los Angeles, soube que era sinal verde para mim. Seattle é mais perto comparado a Los Angeles, mas tivemos um jogo contra o Seattle Sounders, time da MLS, lá, e os bons jogos contra o PSG da França e o Atlético de Madrid da Espanha foram em Los Angeles. Então decidi ir para Los Angeles.

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_{O píer de Manhattan Beach, em Los Angeles.}

Toda essa relação entre EUA e Canadá é estranha, e por isso decidi comprar as passagens aéreas bem tarde, então perdi as boas ofertas de voos diretos que levariam apenas 3 horas. No fim, consegui alguns voos de conexão estranhos, como o voo de ida de Calgary para Edmonton. Um voo de 30 minutos, com uma distância de 2 horas de carro, só para pegar o voo de lá para Los Angeles. Chegamos em Los Angeles durante a noite, para podermos descansar e ir ao primeiro jogo no dia seguinte contra o PSG, atual campeão da Liga dos Campeões da Europa.

Mesmo assim, encontramos um tempinho de manhã para ir a Manhattan Beach. Estava quente, mas não muito quente. Este lugar fica lotado e é bem difícil encontrar vaga para estacionar. Foi bom ter alugado um carro. Em Los Angeles, você precisa de carro o tempo todo para ir aos lugares, o transporte público não é dos melhores e, mesmo que você perca tempo com engarrafamentos, ainda chega aos lugares mais rápido em comparação com o transporte público. Meu hotel ficava em Lawdale, que é vizinho próximo desta praia. Encerramos a visita com um delicioso jantar de peixe.

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_{A praia não estava lotada, apesar do estacionamento lotado.}

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_{O delicioso robalo que comi no restaurante Rock'n Fish.}

Mais tarde, fomos ao Estádio Rose Bowl. É um estádio histórico em Los Angeles, localizado em Pasadena. Especialmente para nós, brasileiros, é o lugar onde Roberto Baggio errou o pênalti em 1994 e o Brasil conquistou sua quarta Copa do Mundo. O Botafogo venceu o primeiro jogo contra o Seattle, o que para mim era o máximo que eu esperava do meu clube. Mas acabamos vencendo o forte PSG em um jogo difícil. Com um placar de 1x0, isso nos tornou líderes temporários do grupo.

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_{A entrada do estádio Rose Bowl}

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_{O momento mágico antes do jogo começar com o escudo do Botafogo.}

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_{O jogo foi difícil, o PSG (em Azul) é um ótimo time.}

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_{O jogo terminou 1x0 contra o PSG.}

O último jogo contra o Atlético de Madrid foi na segunda-feira passada, poderíamos até perder o jogo e ainda assim passar para a fase de grupos. O Atlético de Madrid precisava vencer para se manter no torneio. Eles atacaram o tempo todo e, no final, marcaram um gol, mas ainda assim poderíamos passar para a próxima fase do campeonato. O PSG venceu o Seattle e terminou em primeiro, enquanto o Botafogo ficou em segundo. Agora, no próximo sábado, na Filadélfia, jogamos contra outro clube brasileiro, o Palmeiras. Voltei para casa ontem com uma experiência muito agradável, que provavelmente só aconteceu uma vez na vida. Além disso, foi o primeiro jogo de futebol ao vivo das minhas filhas e elas adoraram torcer pelo Botafogo. Tentarei, na minha próxima visita ao Brasil, trazê-las de volta a um jogo de futebol, com certeza.

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_{Após a partida contra o Atlético de Madrid, passamos para a próxima fase...}

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