what a match!
actually, it was a rather dull match. it got exciting only in the last 10mins. chelsea led as early as in the 9th min, and from then on, barca never looked like they were interested in attacking. until the 92nd min, barca hadn't even had a shot on target! can u believe it? so much hype for leo messi, petr cech didnt even have to make a save!
i thought the referee was blah. he got a few decisions wrong. like he should have sent of abidal in the 1st half when he pulled drogba's shirt in the penalty box. and in another instance, he awarded a freekick outside the box, when the foul was committed in the box. sheesh! and then abidal finally got sent off, for an imaginery foul. anelka went down when he wasn't even touched! but then again, abidal should have been off much earlier.
2 handballs went unpunished, chelsea had strong penalty claims.. it looked like chelsea were going to face man utd in rome... which will be boring. cos last year's champions league final already featured the 2 teams. i was really hoping barca would just sneak in one goal. just one goal is all they need. but chances were slim, considering they have ZERO shots on target.
then! in the dying minutes, out of nowhere, Iniesta rocketed a shot from outside the box, and barca went nuts. cech had no chance. boo to chelsea's defenders, nobody closed him down! dont they know they have more men? they should have just keep possession, or mark the opponents closely!! tsk tsk...
anyway, the barca coach was running down the field like a mourinho. it was an amazing end to the game. chelsea were leading for most of the match. then in the dying minutes, their bubble burst, courtesy of a iniesta shot out of the blue. i'd say it was a crushing defeat.
so, final will be man utd vs barcelona. ok, i think barca have to do much better then today's performance. ZERO shots until iniesta's goal, its abysmal by their usual standards!
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