It's 4:54am, but until i get this post out. I just watched the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League between Chelsea and Barcelona. Final Result? Barcelona through on the away goal. What's the away goal you ask?
Away Goal - Scoring away from your home ground.
Chelsea drew a shut-out 0-0 at the Nou Camp. No Away Goals scored. Bringing the tie back home, Stamford Bridge. All that was needed was a 1-0 win and that was it, we would be home and dry.
It started off well, Essien gave Chelsea a very well deserved lead with a stunner in the 9th minute. Judging from how decisions were going, i had a bad bad feeling something would go horribly wrong, it felt like i was proven wrong. Here are the match changing incidents.
Incident 1 : Malouda tussles with Alves, dragged down in the penalty box. Outcome: Not Given
Incident 2: Drogba charges in the box, Abidal pulls his shirt, drags him to the ground. Outcome: Not Given (again)
Incident 3: Drogba fends off Yaya Toure, tight tussle Drogba gets tackle Yaya Toure. Outcome: Not Given
Incident 4: Abidal clips Anelka through on goal, goal opportunity denied. Outcome: Abidal sent off.
Incident 5: Lampard shot, hand ball by Pique. Outcome: Not Given
Incident 6: Lampard slips Anelka through, shot on target hits Eto'o on the arm. Outcome : Not Given
As the match progressed, even when Barca were reduced to 10 men. Chelsea's only fault was not to finish them off, finishing was abit weak and that was all that kept us from the final. Maybe we don't deserve it? Well, Barca did not deserve it either...They only had ONE..1...shot on goal from 14 shots, that was in the 92 minute from Iniesta, probably their best player pops up and sticks a knife in the hearts of Chelsea fans all over the world.
The dream of an avenged final defeat to Man United, DEAD. Well, Barca you maybe in the final..but if you play like that in the finals, Ronaldo and co will definitely see you off.
An absolute heart-break for Chelsea. I feel for my team. It's sad. I think i played my part too, I prevented toilet visit during the game and starved off my cravings for orange juice in order not to tip the scale the other way...maybe i should have done otherwise. =(
What seemed so right, was not meant to be.
Whatever that could have gone wrong, did. PERIOD.
2 comments:
you missed the ballack appeal aswell?
or i think you mistook lampard for ballack :)
niaumine la.. nex yr stil got champs league ma.. mebe then u wil b able 2 face d great Man Utd when we defend d champs league title for d 2nd time =) wahahhahahah.
On a more serious note, drogba.. better actor than ronaldo.. other penalty claims plausible.. bt oni gerrard pique's handball, totally shud'v been given, bt i guess linesman tidur.. Chelsea did gd dis outing, bt really shud'v delivered d final blow or @ least keep pushing 4 a finisher instead of letting barca play arnd wit d ball so much.. well, tt's football
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