"Surely Barcelona should consider introducing Lionel Messi at some stage," quips Michael Aston. Referee Review: Chelsea v. Barcelona (2009) | Handling Infractions June 26, 2020 by Josh Krakowsky. 63 mins: A break in play for Drogba to get the attention he craves. Absurd. GOAL! Champions League 2008/2009 Semi-finals - Matchday 12: … The grass not quite the right shade of green?". "Anyhoo, footballers names in Chinese are often comical. "So, Lampard, everyone's favourite deflected goal specialist, is now trying his hand at deflected assists, hurrah!" Never forget, never forgive. "That photo of Lamps reminds me of the 1978 version of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'," confesses Eliot Crowe. Chelsea are content to sit back and try to hit them on the break with long ball for Drogba to chase - not an especially imaginative tactic but meancing nonetheless. Supporting your club in the stadium? Chelsea 1-1 FC Barcelona 06/05/2009 … That tale should put things in perspective for the outraged Chelsea fans.". Chelsea-Barcelona UEFA Champions League 2008/09 . His flouncy flop to the ground was, as usual, outrageous. Lasta night's official was a goofer who saw fouls where there were only robust challenges, tonight's men in black is the opposite. "You did a very nice analysis of the problems and opportunities Chelsea will face against Barca. 70 mins: Another wonky cross from Alves. intones David Batchelor. 38 mins: Messi dodges past Cole with ease that should mortify the Englander, but then wafts in an even more embarrassing attempted cross. Godzooky ruined it in much the same way as Scrabby Doo ruined his uncle's show. There is no other reason for not booking him there. Mind you, Chelsea's offensive verve was offset by defensive sloppiness on Saturday so, despite Thierry Henry's absence, the chances of Barca scoring an away goal have got to be decent. Xavi passes it straight to Essien, which was nice of him. Xavi just picked him out with a fizzed crossfield pass, but the Brazilian's volley flew way off target. 72 mins: Chelsea substitution: Drogba off - and he shakes his head in dismay at that decision - and Belletti on. "Youranalysis cannot quite match the magnificence of that goal. "Here's my reply to Gary Naylor," mewls James Tyler. Terry got his head to it but couldn't send further than a Barcelona player, and got no help from Essien, who swiped at fresh air. GUUS HIDDINK thought Chelsea's 2009 Champions League semi-final defeat to Barcelona might have been fixed - even though the referee owned up to … This is the match sheet of the UEFA Champions League game between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona on May 6, 2009. Considerably better, I reckon. Abidal tugged Drogba's shirt as he latched on to another lofted pass from Lampard. Now hold on, that's one of the most unfair nicknames in football. He looks as well as ever, the poor lad. 7:42pm: "Guus Hiddink famously claimed that South Korea would approach their semi-final with Germany 'like a pack of young dogs'," spews Justin Kavanagh. First published on Wed 6 May 2009 09.32 EDT, Teams: Chelsea: Cech; Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, A Cole; Ballack, Essien, Anelka, Lampard, Malouda; DrogbaSubs: Hilario, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Mikel, Kalou, Belletti, Mancienne, Barcelona: Valdez; Dani Alves, Piquye, Toure, Abidal; Busquets, Keita, Xavi Hernandez; Messi, Iniesta, Eto'oSubs: Pinto, Caceres, Gudjohnsen, Krkic, Sylvinho, Hleb, Rodriguez, Ref: Tom Henning Ovrebo (Nor)Sky: Blue tarnished with urban filthHumidity: 52%, since you ask. I protect my players on this. Chelsea's 2009 clash with Barcelona is still infamous for FOUR rejected penalty shouts and Didier Drogba calling the referee a 'f****** disgrace' Chelsea take on Barcelona … It's not just one doubtful situation as the Henry situation was in Barcelona, it's three, four. There are two issues. Did he miss the flight to London?". booms Phil West. 61 mins: Barca are beginning to look more threatening but still their crossing and shooting is woeful. There was the shirt-pulling on Didier ... Ok, we had the Henry-situation in Barcelona but we had three others here. 53 mins: What a miss! 13 mins: "While you are by far my favorite of the Guardian MBM'ers," smarms Marc Howlett, who knows how to get published. All rights reserved. "Brazil, 1970 they most certainly are not, but they could be in with a shout of Holland '74. Malouda's outswinger is cleared by Pique. 90+4 mins: Chelsea wallop the ball forward. il y a 12 ans | 542 vues. 10-man Barcelona advanced to the final on away goals. Hmm...", 9:54pm: Lots of incredulous fury in the Sky studio, where Messers Redknapp and Souness can't believe that Chelsea didn't have at least three ... no, make that four ... penalties. exults Paul Carter. "Against Real Madrid he lined up at left central midfield. Moments after Alves ballooned an cross into no-mans-land, Messi shanked a shot into the stands. 85 mins: Barca attempt to pick their way through Chelsea's massed defecne again, but are thwarted when Iniesta strays offside. "It doesn't seem to matter who their manager is - they just turn up with a stick topped by a great steaming pile of dung.". Another bad decision by the ref. Øvrebø officiated the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg between Chelsea and Barcelona on 6 May 2009, which ended as a 1–1 draw. Les-Transferts.com. 10:05pm: "On 5Live Tim Lovejoy sounds like he has been shot," whoops Chris Murray. It would appear so. "uefa must be pleased that the referee's off decision averted anothger all-English final. Having just put the ball in row W, he is trying to shut out the 'screams from nature' emanating from accountants, wearing Chelsea strip, in their private boxes. wonders Jonathan Francis. 46 mins: We have go. The ref, surprisingly, doesn't award a freekick. Aren't Uefa supposed to have stamped that out? And fails. "Their backline would be leaky even by Eredivisie standards.". Alex flicks out his leg to bring him down - and is deservedly booked. 10:13pm: "Shocking refereeing but what a contrast between the mob hysterics of Terry, Ballack, Drogba & Co and poor Darren Fletcher's reaction yesterday," observes Rupert Maitland. But there's no way they'll go the rest of this game without conceding at least one more goal. "For the next five minutes I sat admiring Chelsea's resolve in defending with only ten men, before realizing it was the attacking team who were a man down. Despair in a football match cannot come more intolerably or improbably. Hey, don't bust my chops, Danny, that there is an official Uefa figure, so it must be right. number nine on this top ten list of scary films. The draw for the semi-finals took place immediately after the draw for the quarter-finals. Chelsea vs Barcelona 2009 Champions League: Second leg highlights. "Hello from Istanbul!" I think we have established, Justin, that there's no way on Geezer Butler's earth that Barcelona are going to keep a clean sheet. ", Half-time: Here's a statement of the obvious: this game is not over. It's not just one decision in doubt, it's several not-made decisions. Deflected bread in the toaster? WE could have and should have sacored in some open sitautions. The match determined the winners of the 2008–09 season of the UEFA Champions League, a tournament for the top football clubs in Europe. weron94. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. (2009) pestuts. chortles Jesualdo Ferreira. Formations, lineups and stats for Chelsea vs Barcelona Champions League 2008/2009. Why? 7:23pm: "I predict 2-0 Chelsea," hallos K Brady from Tampa. 1:13. Really?" "Can you please provide a status on his well-being?" Wed 6 May 2009 16.57 EDT. 79 mins: Anelka races into the box again, and again goes down under a challenge. I won't say what the boys feel ... OK, they feel it was an injustice. Chelsea - FC Barcelone 2009 … "He was dignity personified. steams Gareth Douglas. He gets there fractionally before Valdes but the keeper reads his attempt ot lift it over him and whacks the ball clear. 49 mins: Corner to Barca, in front of the admirably noisy travelling fans. Please note that this does not represent any official rankings. 67 mins: RED CARD FOR ABIDAL Drogba flicked on a long ball, Anelka set off in pursuit and Abidal collided with him, preventing him from entering the box. "Now THAT would have been entertaining." If he is blocked by not seeing it, then there is also an assistant referee ... On suggestions that some influential people didn't want an all-English final: You can never prove this. Of course we talk a lot about the not-given penalties. The crowd bay for a penalty but this time the referee is correct not to award one - it was a splendid tackle by Toure. Replongez dans une demi-finale de légende, largement marquée par l'arbitrage. And on that note, Eto'o cops a booking for taking down Lampard. So let's put an end to all that "Barca didn't deserve it" nonsense right now." a, 44 mins: Drogba slips a ball between Alves and Abidal for Anelka to chase, but Abidal gets to it first and taps it back to Valdes to punt. drones a remarkably sober Gerard Pique. "Barca are pants," spurts Tom Rooney. 71 mins: A trademark deflected shot from Lampard wrongfoots Valdes, who does well to adjust his position and clasp the ball. 2:16. Essien nuts it clear at the near post. 9:52pm: "That was truly incredible," stammers Steven Beijer. Indeed. The officials in the two semi-finals have been absolutely awful. 10:08pm: "I switched on 20 minutes from the end and heard a commentator say "...has been sent off," dribbles Alex Sharkey. Barcelona set up Rome date with Manchester United A dramatic late strike from Andres Iniesta saw Barcelona snatch a 1-1 draw with Chelsea and a place in the UEFA Champions League final. Chelsea hurtled forward, until Belletti's cross from the right is cut out. "Did Guus lock his players in a room with their eyes taped open a la Clockwork Orange and show the Manchester United-Barcelona tie from last year on repeat?" 23 mins: Lampard hoiks one over the top for Drogba to chase and the Ivorian does just that. Chelsea 1-1 Barça (08/09) Full Match. 2:27. 31 mins: Alves booked for a fairly inoffensive challenge on Cole. You know what: I'm going to stick around to bring you any post-match interviews. Meanwhile, Drogba is booked for arguing with the ref as the inept Norwegian tries to make his way off the pitch. Really?" Five or six situations - not just one - the Malouda situation ... he was grabbed inside the box. 40 mins: Essien aborts a Barca attack by pushing over Alves as the fullback raced towards the danger zone. 2009 Stamford Bridge - London. "As I United fan I want to be on the lookout!" "I keep hearing that Barcelona are the reincarnation of Brazil 1970," but bellows Gary Naylor. 90+3 mins: Alves delivered his first decent cross of the night. But we should have scored ourselves, whether some people don't want an all-English final again. What a star. "That's a film that gave me some serious nightmares when I were a lad. 7:33pm:"Any chance you can let us know who is a booking away from missing the final on either side?" "Much as I hate Chelsea, as all right thinking people must, I can't help having a sneaky hope that they will win this-simply to be able to see what the Spanish press will whine and whinge over this time," rolicks John Beaven. "Is this guy good, let alone "brilliant"? "I'm experiencing a strange feeling of deja vu ... and what's happened to Leo Messi? Register Login: Football-Lineups: Nationals. Global. Chelsea fans still despise the infamous official, who was the subject of Didier Drogba’s “Are you watching this? "No chance to over-elaborate is passed up, when all they need to win it is a Lampard-style deflection to go through. No holiday without live football? Or is it just that Sky haven't been able to find one who won't spit swear words into their precious camera? For practically the first time in the game Chelsea strung neat passes together in the opposing half but then Lampard's attempted chip into the box was hooked out by a defender - no matter, Essien stepped up and enflamed a ridiculous 25-yard, left-foot volley in off the underside of the bar! The far more clinical United have got to be favourites. Full-time Terry leads a Chelsea charge over to the ref, who was disgraceful. With Barca about to take a 25-yard freekick, that suddenly seems less likely. demands Simon Horwell. comment. Harsh on Abidal. Bye. 9 mins: THAT'S A PHENOMENAL GOAL! But the Frenchman had wandered offside. "At the beginning of your piece on the Chelsea v Fulam game you wrote "Sweet dreams are made of this" ... and I thought "Who am I to disagree"?"
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