BLUE IS THE COLOUR!!! VIVA TORRES!!!
Chelsea's victory over Barcelona in this morning's Champions League semi-final 2nd leg was both exciting and heart-stopping. Also, both in a good way and a bad way. Despite playing with only 10 men they just had the sheer will to frustrate Barca and keep pressing on, resulting in a richly-rewarded third goal that totally killed of Barca's hopes of getting a winner in the game. To top it all off, it was the much-maligned Fernando Torres who scored the goal in the last minute! This despite Barca getting two goals early in the game, making Didier Drogba's solitary first leg goal redundant. It seemed as though Barca were going to go rampant and reach the final easily, given that Chelsea were playing with 10 men, with captain John Terry needlessly getting himself sent off in the first half. But Chelsea had other ideas. Ramires scored at the stroke of the end of the first half a sublime chip over 'keeper Victor Valdes against the run of play, giving Chelsea a lifeline, and making the scoreline 2-1. Second half, Barca totally dominated the whole game again. Barca just kept pressing on and on at the Chelsea goal, hit the post a few times, and Lionel Messi hit the crossbar with his penalty kick. It showed that the 'CL title defence curse' struck again. No team has ever defended the CL title back-to-back in its current format. The last team to defend the trophy was AC Milan back in 1990, and back then it was still called the European Cup. Well, there was only going to be one winner, and Chelsea really worked hard to earn their place in the final. Tough luck, Barca... Looking back, whoa...it was such heart-wrenching and nail-biting stuff! It was good to see Torres score a good goal to give himself and the team a kind of confidence. Totally worth watching, man... I only got home around 5a.m. got less than 2 hours of sleep, but it's all worth it. Chelsea, in only their 2nd final in the Champions League, will definitely fight on, and will most probably give whoever their other final opponent is a good fight. If they showed heart and character here with only 10 men, then with 11 men I am sure they will work their opponents hard in the final. For Barcelona, there's always next season to try again.....
Come on, Chelsea! Go claim your first ever CL trophy!
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