Y’day I had to stay awake till 3 to watch one of those special CL matches which turned out to be bit disappointing. I thought Chelsea will go all out against barca but eventually barca will win the match…I was proven wrong in both occasion, match was draw and Chelsea attack didn’t have the edge over barcas defence
The Blues chances were limited, Didier Drogba heading tamely and Joe Cole flicking the ball just over, but they failed to sustain any real pressure. A Frank Lampard penalty in injury time came too late for Chelsea which I still think was not right. Barcelona protege Lionel Messi's first touch brought a sliding tackle from Ricardo Carvalho before Chelsea threatened with a Cole cross which was just too high for Drogba. The Catalan outfit then took a grip of the game and an audacious Ronaldinho flick put Messi through on goal, but his shot was blocked by a lunging Carvalho.
I still don’t understand why dorgba was in starting line up. I creates more offside than goal scoring chances.Barcelona suffered a setback when Messi went off with a hamstring injury after 24 minutes, with Henrik Larsson replacing him. And, while the home side had more of the possession, Chelsea maintained a threat with an Arjen Robben run-and-shot saved by keeper Victor Valdes.
Chelsea tried to exert some attacking urgency into the game with the introduction of Crespo, who should have scored after Samuel Eto'o had forced a smart save from Petr Cech at the other end. Crespo beat Carlos Puyol to Cole's near-post cross but shot agonisingly wide from close range.Chelsea could not be criticised for their attacking efforts but lacked the cutting edge to break Barcelona's resistance.
And then the god of these days football “Ronaldinho” struck a 78th-minute shot after riding a John Terry challenge and, even though Lampard scored a late penalty, it proved nothing more than a consolation goal.
The match failed to hit the heights of past encounters between the two teams and Jose Mourinho's reactions to some of the referee's decisions were highlights.What a boring match except ronaldinho’s back passes..they were simply amazing
