On this occasion, let’s not talk about heroes, because they are in Ukraine, defending their country, defending the families and friends of the men who lost a football match on Sunday.
But let’s salute two teams who disputed an epic match - not epic in terms of quality, perhaps, but epic in terms of emotion, epic in terms of effort, epic in terms of drama.
No wonder the stadium was awash with tears at the end of a wonderfully draining contest.
