stretford420

Close look at the replay shows Yaya played the ball .... just about.

If Barca were to somehow get a goal, then Chelsea would have to come forward and attack even more and leave themselves open at the back. This is still a finely balanced game!

Chelsea should be 2 ahead after that.

Barcelona giving us all a lesson in how not to work a free kick there.

Barca have looked very ordinary over the first 135 mins of this tie.

It is extremely difficult to play against a team that aren't interested in anything apart from putting 11 men behind the ball. It will be extremely tough for Barca to get back into this now. Chelsea can afford to do what they did in the first leg now. Wonderful stuff when a boring team of money grabbing tossers gets to the final......

I hope Barca can pull something out of the bag.

Completely agree with you, although, like Chelsea Man Utd etc Barcelona should be used to having teams want to defend against them. They just don't seem to have any ideas.

They play in a league where defending isn't massively popular though. They're usually allowed to just run rampant as and when they choose.

I think Barca's best bet is to use their pace going forward on the counter-attack. If Chelsea get a corner and they bring Terry and Alex up for it, and Barca can somehow intercept and get the ball ... thatll be their biggest chance.

''We all hate Blues, scum

we all hate Blues, scum

we all hate Blues, scum

we all hate Blues, scum

100 years, and won **** all

100 years, and won **** all....

Didn't they win the League Cup in 63? :shock:

Ooh, Millwall-Leeds on Saturday on Sky. I predict a riot.

Are Kolo and Yaya Toure full blooded brothers? Because there seems to be a massive difference in size IMO. Or is it just me?

I'm 99% sure they are full brothers.

Thats what I thought. Yaya seems twice as big as Kolo tho. Maybe he ate his vegetables and chicken wings.

Kolo is like 6ft himself, but Yaya is rather large.

Half Time at The Bridge.

they have the smae face, just kolo is fatter

and shorter.

Are Kolo and Yaya Toure full blooded brothers? Because there seems to be a massive difference in size IMO. Or is it just me?

I'm 99% sure they are full brothers.

You really sound like the whiniest Manure fan at the moment Stretford. Every single post you make is laughable. We get it, you dont like Chelsea. Cant you go slag them off on redcafe or something instead?

I'm not slagging them off, I'm just saying they're capable of making mistakes. They've done it a few times this season.

Neither are penalties IMO. The first one is pure body contact and Drogba goes down like a sack of shit. At the second one the foul starts outside the box.

And FWIW if any team can create a moment of brilliance it's definatly this Barca side.

And if any team are capable of a horrible mistake, it's this Chelsea side.

Just look how many blue shirts are behind the ball when Barca are in possession. Its often seven. I think Chelsea can defend all night long against Barcelona. It will take a moment of genius or a terrible mistake for Barcelona to equalise.

Chelsea have been reading "How to beat Barcelona over 2 legs - by Sir Alex Ferguson".

Im sure they havent.

Well the way they've played so far in the tie, its clear that Mr Hiddink is trying to replicate what Mr Ferguson did last season.

Just look how many blue shirts are behind the ball when Barca are in possession. Its often seven. I think Chelsea can defend all night long against Barcelona. It will take a moment of genius or a terrible mistake for Barcelona to equalise.

Chelsea have been reading "How to beat Barcelona over 2 legs - by Sir Alex Ferguson".

Drogba was looking for the first excuse to go down, so when Abidal came across him, he was always going to do whatever he could to get himself fouled.

Definitely not a penalty imo. Just a coming together in the box between Alvez and Drogba, not enough contact if any, to warrant Drogba going down.

I don't want to see John Terry anywhere near the cup. Or Drogba, or Ashley Cole for that matter. Come on Barca!

Erm well you wont, because Vidic wont let them anywhere near our trophy. :winkold:

The build up was almost identical, the finish was very similar. Essien was a bit further out and his shot hit the underside of the bar.

Hmm, Zidanes was better than Essiens though because he had more turning to do to get it on target whereas Essien was pretty much running at it straight-on.

Both great goals mind you.

I thought it was more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDx-KUGVGMk

Only on his weaker foot.

That as well.... both pretty similar really. Essien's goal was on same side of the pitch as the Rooney one mind you.

I happen to remember the Rooney one because I was sat above it.

Fat Frank Lamptard should've made it 2.

1-0 chelsea? what was the goal like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6wO3HhOu6Y

Like this.... Exactly like this actually.

Forca Barca!

Typical "big four" fan. Change your team as often as you change your socks!

Well, I'll support anyone against Chelsea.

And what an amazing goal from the only Chelsea player I actually like, Michael Essien!

Forca Barca!

I can't work out this Barcelona team... it looks like Abidal could be playing centre back... Drogba must be rubbing his hands...

--------------------Valdez------------------

Alvez-----Pique--------Toure-------Abidal

-------------------Busquets-----------------

-----------Xavi-----------Keita--------------

---------------------------------------Iniesta

-----Messi-----------Etoo-------------------

I agree its a bizarre lineup though.

More to the point, who's Busquets? :shock: