Barcelona vs Chelsea at Nou camp

Hey this gotta be a disappointing match to watch as Chelsea was leading 0-1 by halftime through a Belleti own goal in the 33 min. I managed to wake up in time for this match unlike the day b4 for the match b/n Rela vs Juve.

Chelsea was basically desperately defending for first 30 min. And suddenly a pass to Duff from Frank Lampard, then it looked like a deflection from the barca keeper and Belleti turned into his own net while trying to clear the ball. And 2 minutes later a missed chance for Drogba for a one-on-one with the keeper. Suddenly, the tables looked to be turned against Barca. Eto'o and Ronaldinho couldn't hit any decent shots into the direction of Petr Cech.

The game erupted into controversy in the 55th minute when Anders Frisk red-carded Didier Drogba for what appeared to be nothing more than a 50-50 challenge for the ball with goalkeeper Victor Valdes.And on seeing the red, I was really angry with the decision of the referee. Yes, Drogba was a bit physical in the first half having conceded a yellow card but i think the knock against the Barca keeper Valdes was just unavoidable and he did not have the intention of bringing the keeper down instead it was a 50-50 situation. Drogba trying to kick the ball while the keeper rushing to get the ball.

Then the substiture Maxi from the Nou camp scored a goal in the 67 min within minutes of coming into the game and then Barcelona keep attacking from all flanks since they have the numerical advantage upon the dismissal of Didier Drogba. All hats to Petr Cech who had to endure enless shots at the goal. If not for him Chelsea could have been downed by more than 2 goals. And the 2nd goal from Samuel Eto'o was astounding to watch as he sneaked in b/n 2 defenders to connect with Maxi's pass into the penalty area and the ball was too fast for Cech to do anything about it. That was the 73rd min. And Barcelona keep on attacking while Chelsea were doing all they can to stop the attack.

This match would have been nice to watch if Chelsea were to have 11 men against 11 men. However, it was really disappointing to watch a one-sided game when Chelsea were reduced to 10 men. Well, I think in the previous game Mourinho made the mistake of substituting 3 players namely gallas, duff and bridge to turn the tides when Chelsea were down 1-0 to newcastle. All 3 were injured and bridge being the most serious possibly rest of the season sidelined. Hmm, well if Mourinho were not so ambitious to aim for a quadruple maybe Chelsea would have a better preparation for this match against Barca. But then again, I think Chelsea really need to purchase more attackers to really challenge for a quadruple. Their defence is good enough. Quality replacements for Arjen Robben and Duff should be in place in case the 2 are injured. And definitely better strikers are needed as Kezman is a total flop. I would think faster strikers would be an adv. Hopefully Tevez is coming to Chelsea soon. Maybe Owen could be a good choice also. Well, I do not have much hope for Chelsea to do well in the next leg against Barca since we still lack the attacking abilities of Robben and Drogba...