"Like Ronaldo's last season as, basically, a right winger to prepare United for his exit?" The victory also allowed them to enter the following season's Champions League competition (having failed to qualify for it by their league finishing position) at the expense of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, who would otherwise have entered the competition having finished fourth in the Premier League. April 24 2012: Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea. The Turkish referee brings an end to one of the barmiest matches you could ever wish to see and Chelsea are in the Champions League final! If Chelsea go out, will John Terry lose his 'Captain! Their defence is cut to ribbons by a beautiful combination from Iniesta and Messi. 16 min: Cech launches a massive kick over the Barcelona defence, giving Drogba something to chase at last. And out they come. 1:21. Has anyone broken the news to Millings? Chelsea Barcelona 2012 : Too refined Barcelona still favourites but less imposing. 66 min: Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass. Is that 11 players? ", "I'm not usually too fond of Chelsea, but having written a very challenging patent law exam earlier today, I feel a great deal of empathy for ELBJT and co," says Prateek Chadha. [17], Both clubs had lost their most recent Champions League final – Bayern in 2010 to Inter Milan 2–0 and Chelsea in 2008 in an all-English clash with Manchester United on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Assistant referees: 42 min: Cuenca curves a pass into the area for Sanchez. Ramires, Branislav Ivanovic and Raul Meireles. 11:35. Drogba caused the jittery Mascherano to concede a corner. Bayern took the lead late in the second half through Thomas Müller,[6] but Didier Drogba equalised for Chelsea five minutes later to take the game to extra time, in which Arjen Robben missed an awarded penalty, Petr Čech saving the low drive. 49 min: LIONEL MESSI'S PENALTY HITS THE BAR! 86 min: Messi. Mata took Chelsea's first penalty and his weak shot was saved by Neuer. There are many emotions inspired by Chelsea's arrival in … This was the sixth time that an English side and a German side had met in a European Cup/Champions League final; the other occasions were 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1999. Now they'll be able to try their luck against a rejigged defence, Gary Cahill finally accepting the inevitable and trotting off to be replaced by Jose Bosingwa. 53:04. It's deflected by Lampard and spins out for a corner on the left. Only two of the 36 players had previously been in a winning squad in a Champions League final: Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira and José Bosingwa were in the Porto squad in 2004. Now they just have an FA Cup final and Champions League final to look forward to. It was the first Champions League final to be held at the Allianz Arena (known as Fußball Arena München for the final). It means Chelsea harbour genuine hope of reaching their first Champions League final since 2008, especially against a Barcelona side reeling from defeat in The El Clasico to Real Madrid, … ", 47 min: Messi's chip finds Fabregas in the area. 58 min: Salomon Kalou is introduced for Juan Mata. That's a possibility. Tue 24 Apr 2012 17.03 EDT. "Drogba's performance, in every sense of the word, at the Bridge last week could not have gone unnoticed by tonight's referee, Mr. Cakir," he says. Summary; H2H Comparison; Commentary; Venue ; Europe European Championship; EC Qualification; WC Qualification Europe; UEFA Nations League; Baltic Cup; UEFA Champions League. He's off receiving treatment and Chelsea are momentarily down to 10 men. FC Barcelona vs Bayern Munich 3-0 Highlights (UCL Semi-Final) 2014-15 HD 1080i. Fernando Torres scored. 73 min: Messi's backheel gives Iniesta a shooting chance, but his drive is blocked. You won't be surprised to hear that Didier Drogba has recovered from his knee injury. As winners, Chelsea took part in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, losing 4–1 to Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. 56 min: Barcelona have been so careless throughout this tie, it's not a stretch to say they may need more than one more goal to go through. Just. Chelsea have barely been out of their own half. Sergio Busquets and Andrés Iniesta put Barcelona up 2–0 by the 44th minute as the Spanish club again dominated possession from the start, owning 73% for the game. The match was to decide the winner of the 2011–12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament. The rebound came back to Iniesta, whose half-hearted effort was blocked by Terry. Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic Cahill Terry Cole; Mata, Meireles, Mikel Lampard, Ramires; Drogba. No flies on you, Ben. Easy. Roberto Di Matteo is a football genius. Didier Drogba's brilliant winner saw Chelsea take a giant stride toward the Champions League knockout stage and defeat holders Barcelona. Chelsea have been immense. The margins of success and failure at the highest level of football are so infinitesimal that sometimes analysis can be rendered utterly pointless, and perhaps no two teams demonstrate this more pertinently than Barcelona and Chelsea. On 24 April, Barcelona drew 2–2 with Chelsea in the 2nd leg semi-final of the Champions League at the Camp Nou. There will certainly be an air of apprehension around the Nou Camp tonight, not least when Chelsea go forward. And when Barcelona are in the mood, be afraid. 20 min: Maybe, you know. The door is being firmly slammed in their face every time. If Chelsea go out, he won't be able to look any of his team-mates in the eye again. 26 min: Now Barcelona have to alter their back four. 29 min: If I was a Barcelona fan, I'd be getting edgy now. It means Chelsea harbour genuine hope of reaching their first Champions League final since 2008, especially against a Barcelona side reeling from defeat in The El Clasico to Real Madrid, meaning they have now lost two successive games for the first time since May 2009. Anyway, Christopher Burke, presumably not the Birmingham City winger, has written in. Cole and Ramires combine excellently on the left, and the former very nearly gets the Brazilian clean through on goal, but the pass is overhit and Valdes is out to smother. It's not for nothing that The Guardian is two-time Opta Football quiz champions. A strange lack of conviction in that one. Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) "I only just realised that Raul Meireles and Ramires are two separate players," says Rob Emmins. Ricardo Santos (Portugal) It proved to be his final kick as a Chelsea player until his return in 2014. The referee brings an end to what was, quite frankly, a ridiculous half of football. All rights reserved. That makes two for Chelsea now. Their recent history has been characterised by little moments that could have sent both spiralling off into entirely different directions, minor details that have had a major impact on more than one occasion. Although Keita threatens with his first touch, darting on to a reverse-pass from Messi, but his shot is deflected and Cech claims. CHELSEA ARE IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL! The front three at the Bernabeu in December was Fabregas-Messi-Sanchez, and Fabregas and Sanchez both scored. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA's 53 national football associations, and commercial and broadcast partners. Lahm went first and scored to Čech's left, as Čech got his fingertips to the ball but was unable to keep it out. asks Karl Mulloney-Radke. In stoppage time. I'm not sure, I'm going on what the important people on Twitter have been saying this evening. Messi should already have two goals. Chelsea won the FA Cup by defeating Liverpool 2–1,[16] while Bayern lost the Final of the DFB-Pokal 5–2 to Borussia Dortmund. exclaims Ryan Dunne. [7] In the second half of extra time, Olić attempted to set up Van Buyten instead of taking a shot and the ball rolled wide of Čech's far post. Torres let Alves go as Messi slipped it in behind him. This is one of the most absurd matches of football I've ever seen. Their standards have been so stratospheric that maybe it's just a shock to the system to realise they are human after all. Lampard knocked a sublime pass down the inside-right channel for Ramires, who had charged into the area. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers, Support for Roberto Di Matteo to be appointed as Chelsea's permanent manager is building among influential figures within the club and in the dressing room, Chelsea could not show too much elation on their way home after beating Barcelona to reach the Champions League final in the face of John Terry's soul-searching anguish. He starts motoring and then, with all the attention on him, he slips a cute pass to the left for the unmarked Iniesta. WHO WOULD BELIEVE THIS? 17/04/2012 Live Cole calls for focus ahead of Barça test. Immediately Chelsea highlight the space down the Barcelona flanks. 80 min: Ten minutes. [7] Bayern took Müller off and replaced him with Daniel Van Buyten in an attempt to shore up the defence, but on 88 minutes, Drogba was first to a Juan Mata corner and powered a header past Manuel Neuer for the equaliser. "Surely the point of Veron was that his inclusion lead to the (albeit temporary) unnecessary squandering of Paul Scholes? He chests it down for Iniesta, who looks nailed on to score, but Ivanovic brilliantly denies him. Chelsea will be furious with the manner of this goal, because it essentially came from a corner. 1st Qualifying Round; 2nd Qualifying Round; 3rd Qualifying Round; Play-off Round; Group Stage; Final Stages; UEFA Europa League; UEFA Super Cup; UEFA U21 … Wed 18 Apr 2012 16.40 EDT. We would have just had to stop the sport right here, right now. [21], The UEFA Champions Festival was held at Munich's Olympiapark from 16–19 May. In May 2012, Chelsea FC lifted the coveted UEFA Champions League trophy after a truly unforgettable campaign. For example, compare and contrast camera angles at Upton Park. says Philip Walsh. "Why does Gary Neville keep on emphasising that the referee is Turkish?" They just need an acceptable defeat. But there is, of course, a final to be negotiated and these are the players they will be without due to suspension: John Terry, 3 min: The first let-off of Chelsea. But tonight, Barcelona look like a side for whom the end is near. It's something of a tall order though. At times the Railways had seven men across the back and hardly moved up field. Through on goal, he drove it straight at Cech, who saved with his feet. Roy Keane That didn't take long. "Are UEFA regulations different than the regulations for FIFA international matches?" "It was a premeditated and cynical attempt to injure an opponent when he thought he could get away with it. This time, Barcelona don't turn on the sprinklers. The match was to decide the winner of the 2011–12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament. Bayern kept pushing Chelsea to the limit but missed sitters from Mario Gómez, who sent his shot over the bar; and Robben, who was blocked at the last second by Gary Cahill. Chelsea players discuss Champions League victory over Barcelona Reuters. Chelsea simply cannot afford to be so slack in possession. He drew Cech, slid the ball into the six-yard box and with players queuing up, Busquets stroked it into the empty net. Xavi dinks a pass over the Chelsea defence. Peep! You all know which one I'm talking about. That was the Champions League anthem. Is it just an illusion created by Stamford Bridge being a much tighter stadium than Barcelona's? In other news, I find myself in the unlikely position of rooting for Chelsea, simply because Di Matteo seems like such a lovely bloke." In that context, it only makes the victory even more remarkable. 10 min: Confusion as play is stopped to allow Bosingwa to come on, but Cahill is insistent that he can play on. La Matinale des Sports du 17 Août 2020/ UEFA champions League, 1/4 de final FC BARCELONE - BAYERN MUNICH qu'est ce qui a fait la différence? Not Barcelona, who went to sleep as Chelsea launched a rare counter-attack. Tue 24 Apr 2012 21.46 BST That's ridiculous. "If Chelsea can just manage what they've done so far tonight, another five times, they'll make it," says Brad McMillan. says Ben Mackley of the Champions League anthem. "That's my chances buggered from now on, then. There are several players one booking away from missing the final: For Barcelona, they are Javier Mascherano and Carles Puyol and for Chelsea they are Ashley Cole, Branislav Ivanovic, Ramires and Raul Meireles. "[29] UEFA confirmed that Chelsea captain Terry would be allowed to lift the trophy should Chelsea win, in spite of his suspension. Chelsea have lost one centre-back, Gary Cahill, to injury and the other to a moronic red card. Chelsea were appearing in their second final, having lost their first in 2008. Chelsea raced into a three-goal lead in 19 minutes, with Eidur Gudjohnsen, Frank Lampard and Damien Duff on target for Jose Mourinho's side. Who saw this coming? Chelsea players call for Roberto Di Matteo to be full-time manager, Mission implausible leaves Chelsea players on a high and in a daze, Stoic Barcelona fans refuse to say that the Pep Guardiola era is over, Geoff Shreeves's show of numbing joylessness on Chelsea glory night, Mikel John Obi calls on Uefa to overturn bans on 'devastated' players, Chelsea guaranteed record £45m TV windfall from Champions League, Gary Neville's 'goalgasm': a brief history of over-excitable commentaries. I make it a general rule never to publish Millings. He was played in on the left by Iniesta, but Cech closed down the angle and saved with his chest. There will be three minutes of stoppage time. Puyol heads the corner over. 74 min: This is a weird substitution, Seydou Keita replacing Cesc Fabregas. says Billy Murphy. Next was Gómez, who drilled his shot into the bottom-right corner. The 4-3-3 of last season, with Pedro and David Villa wide, gave them much more balance. Put your bets on now.". 7:45pm, Tuesday 24th April 2012. Or is he? GOAL! John Terry's header sent Chelsea into the last eight of the Champions League after a classic clash with Barcelona. What an oaf. [9] On each previous occasion, a European Cup final held in Munich had produced a first-time winner of the competition (Nottingham Forest, Olympique Marseille and Borussia Dortmund). They have these things called cameras, you see. With Barcelona pushing everyone forward, they forget to leave anyone back to mark Fernando Torres. Ronaldinho then … Immobile full backs, overcrowded midfield and Iniesta forced wide on the left. 88 min: Messi can't stop giving it away. It was a contest that saw the Blues dig in, man the trenches and batten down the hatches like never before. He lofts a cross to the far post and Sanchez plants a free header wide of the left post. 22 min: Mascherano bullets a shot from 30 yards out just over the bar. But it certainly looks bigger to me. 2 min: And now Barcelona have the ball. Lampard was next and he hit a hard shot down the middle. First published on Tue 24 Apr 2012 21.46 BST. shrugging their shoulders like Larry David and going "ehhh". Oh John. 52 min: Old chums Fabregas and Lampard lock horns, the Chelsea man hacking away at Fabregas who was on the turf. Off we go again. 23 min: Didier Drogba had Chelsea's only shot on target last week and now he's had their first shot this week. They are far too deep and eventually Barcelona will find a way through. 32 min: Mikel picks up the first booking for a clumsy foul on Sanchez on the halfway line. It doesn't look like he will be able to continue. "It's the camera angle at the Camp Nou that makes the pitch look so big," says Andrew Fletcher. The home fans then demand a booking for Cech for timewasting and the referee obliges. The man brings enormous shame on his club and his country. Will he ever score against Chelsea? Subs: Turnbull, Bosingwa, Essien, Malouda, Torres, Kalou, Sturridge. 70 min: Chelsea have 20 minutes. Either approach has its drawbacks: it's hardly wise to simply let Barcelona take a stranglehold on a match, even if sometimes there's no choice, but equally playing an open game at the Nou Camp is, in the legal profession, defined as asking for it. Guardiola has ever-so-slightly strayed away from what has made Barcelona so brilliant now, and there are certainly questions to be asked about how Busquets-Iniesta-Xavi triumvirate has been disrupted by Cesc Fabregas. But, then again, I guess England isn't a big footballing country either.". This is astonishing! 17/04/2012 Live Chelsea ready to spoil Barcelona's European affair. "All your own work, or a team of expensive Guardian researchers? [7], UEFA Man of the Match: The incredible Cech pushes it wide again. 62 min: Cech preserves Chelsea's lead with another fine save, this time from Cuenca. It's higher up the stand than at Stamford Bridge, which is why the pitch at Chelsea always looks more cramped." 37 min: JOHN TERRY IS SENT OFF! Pique hit his head on the turf as he landed and he's come out of it worse than Drogba, who does have an excuse to go down this time. Messi might not score against Chelsea, but that doesn't mean he can't produce gorgeous assists. 17/04/2012 Live Chelsea lose Luiz for Barcelona tie. Thursday 19 April 2012 07:13, UK Didier Drogba fired a crucial winner as Chelsea shocked Barcelona with a 1-0 triumph in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Past Meireles. The more chances they miss, the more you suspect the impossible really could happen. A good sign for Chelsea if he's starting to lose his cool. Eight of the Chelsea squad had been in their losing 2008 squad, including four who started both games: Petr Čech, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. GOAL! Cesc Fabregas is Juan Veron. Chelsea will need plenty more of that. Jose Bosingwa is getting ready to come on. Messi slams a dismal effort straight into the wall. It's a 2-2-2-2-2-1-1. Barcelona have never been as bad in a big game as they were against Real Madrid on the weekend. [30] Ryan Bertrand also got his initial first-team start as a left winger ahead of his regular left back position. "2-2, Chelsea go through, and Fabregas accuses Chelsea of anti football. But Barca pulled two goals back before half-time, Ronaldinho scoring from the spot after Paolo Ferreira handled. Players union FIFPro appealed to UEFA to allow the players with yellow cards to play, seeing the punishment of "missing the match of your life" as too harsh; UEFA rejected the appeal and stated the rule would not be reviewed for at least three years. says Phil Sawyer. [24] A second public screening was planned on the Theresienwiese, where the famous Oktoberfest takes place.[25]. Leader! Barcelona make an almighty hash of dealing with a hopeful pass into their area, but Kalou isn't quick enough off the mark and eventually Valdes mops up. First published on Wed 18 Apr 2012 16.40 EDT. Drogba struck on … It's been that sort of night. 64 min: Oh my, what a chance for Ivanovic. 7 min: This is a huge worry for Chelsea. Barcelona 1-0 Chelsea, 1-1 agg (Busquets, 35 min): Barcelona make the breakthrough and the tie is now level on aggregate. RTIOfficiel . The dilemma for Chelsea is whether to stick or twist; whether to hold what they have or go for the jugular, prey on Barcelona's nerves and see if they crumble. The knockout phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League began on 14 February with the round of 16, and concluded on 19 May 2012 with the final at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses). status? However even with the lead from Chelsea vs Barcelona 2012 UEFA Champions League first leg, Barcelona is too refined for Roberto Di Matteo’s Chelsea to start thinking of themselves as favourites vs Barcelona at Cap Nou. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. FootballReviews. That was ferociously hit, but it was right above Cech and he would have saved it if it had been on target. 71 min: Messi is booked for a tug on a Chelsea shirt. So what's the reason? "He is a disgrace. 89 min: If they reach the final, Chelsea will have four players suspended.
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