The Football.....

[dellzeqq]

I was reduced to 'watching' the MBM coverage on the Grauniad, and then catching the goals on the news, but this is a great result. A great victory for football, a great victory for honesty, and wonderful to see Barcelona turfed out. I hope Real win the final, but, really, that's almost beside the point now. Chelsea have saved civilisation from the curse of tiki-tacky. The only downside is that The Special One won't get to stuff them again, but La Liga says it all.

And that was never even a foul. JT just had a bit of a nervous twitch. Sure, Sanchez went down like a sack of spuds, but, hey, the entire Barca team spent half the night horizontal, complaining about their mascara running or something......

 

[musa]

Haven't they changed the rules? I thought the winners didn't get a free pass to the next year's competition

No, rules still the same.

 

[dellzeqq]

No, rules still the same.

I stand corrected. That would be very tough on Newcastle, then.

 

[Archie_tect]

...or Arsenal.

 

[musa]

I stand corrected. That would be very tough on Newcastle, then.

Yeah probably more difficult for Newcastle, they'll need to get through the qualifiers. Arsenal proven they can manage. Shame they can't do it for the league

 

[dellzeqq]

...or Arsenal.

I stand corrected once again!

 

[Brandane]

but this is a great result. A great victory for football, a great victory for honesty,

What? The Chelsea team contains one of the biggest play acting, diving cheats I have ever seen. Didier Drogba. As for playing football, you surely cannot be serious in thinking that over the 2 legs, Chelsea played better football than Barcelona?

 

[Archie_tect]

It's not about playing the game, it's winning. Er....

 

[dan_bo]

Drogba is one of the top 5 players in europe in the last ten years.

 

[defy-one]

Chelsea took there chances, didn't play well or have much of the ball, and lady luck was shining down for Messi to miss that penalty. Once that happened - you knew an upset was on the cards!

Chelsea won't win it - they have no proper central defenders to fill those positions and without Terry (lock up your wives) , I don't give them much hope.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I was reduced to 'watching' the MBM coverage on the Grauniad, and then catching the goals on the news, but this is a great result. A great victory for football, a great victory for honesty, and wonderful to see Barcelona turfed out. I hope Real win the final, but, really, that's almost beside the point now. Chelsea have saved civilisation from the curse of tiki-tacky. The only downside is that The Special One won't get to stuff them again, but La Liga says it all.

And that was never even a foul. JT just had a bit of a nervous twitch. Sure, Sanchez went down like a sack of spuds, but, hey, the entire Barca team spent half the night horizontal, complaining about their mascara running or something......

and he calls himself a socialist!

 

[dellzeqq]

What? The Chelsea team contains one of the biggest play acting, diving cheats I have ever seen. Didier Drogba. As for playing football, you surely cannot be serious in thinking that over the 2 legs, Chelsea played better football than Barcelona?

the scoreline tells the story. Barcelona were brainless - Chelsea were sublime. If Messi had half the talent of Meireles, it would be Barcelona in the final, but it looks to me as if he's been at the pies.. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/apr/25/plan-b-barcelona-chelsea

We've seen that Barcelona are no longer a match for the wonder that is The Special One, and, had they gone through to play the final against Real, the result was a foregone conclusion - at least we now have a contest in prospect.

Your accusations against Chelsea are completely unfounded and Didier Drogba should be made a papal knight, OBE, Lord of the Manor of Chelsea and given a free telly license.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Great result for Chelsea last night.

Gotta a funny feeling bayern might just get through tonight.

Anyway as a long suffering west ham supporter I will be off to upton park on Saturday to see if we can beat hull city on the last game of the season and give us a chance of getting automatic promotion.

Although to be honest it looks like the play offs as I can't see Southampton losing to Coventry.

 

[dellzeqq]

and he calls himself a socialist!

it's a little known fact that The Special One is a card-carrying member of the Fabians

 

[dan_bo]

We've seen that Barcelona are no longer a match for the wonder that is The Special One, and, had they gone through to play the final against Real, the result was a foregone conclusion - at least we now have a contest in prospect.

Far FAR too early to come to that conclusion. Let 'em rest their legs a bit and see what happens next season. Really, all they needed last night was to still have Ivanovic to nob one in. Alas they were running into walls.