UEFA Champions League, Semi Finals

[Paolo]

can only hope that the fans get a battering again

 

[serious14]

can only hope that the fans get a battering again

I thought a Spurs fan of all people would cheer this result. 

 

[FFC Mariner]

can only hope that the fans get a battering again

Scum (if they make it) and Roma/Lazio v Manure on the Streets of Rome.

might be good to leave the red shirt at home I reckon lol

 

[Paolo]

I like the result..but still hope mancs get battered again.

 

[Arabmariner]

It'll be interesting to see how Chelsea aproach this one.Obviously they have to be a bit more adventurous at home.

Chelsea have been prone to leaking goals at home lately.

What's the potential for another 2-6 result or similar ?

 

[serious14]

It's intriguing - obviously, nothing short of a win will do, so at some point they will have to venture beyond their 18 yard box o) and attempt to score.  Whether from a set piece, a Cech hoof, or a Lampard through ball - whatever, really.  The fun part is if it breaks down and Iniesta and Messi are set loose......

 

[Ben]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25440670-23215,00.html

An Arsenal fan in football-mad Kenya hanged himself following his team's 4-1 aggregate drubbing by arch-rivals Manchester United in the Champions League semi-final, police said.

Suleiman Alphonso Omondi, a 29-year-old Kenyan living in the capital Nairobi's Embakasi neighbourhood, hanged himself in his Arsenal shirt after the match, police said.

"We were watching the match at Bamba 70 pub, and when Arsenal was defeated, Suleiman just walked out in protest and he was crying," Calvin Otieno, one of his friends, said.

"We didn't know he was going to hang himself until this morning when we received the reports and came here to find his body at the balcony," Otieno said outside the deceased's home.

Arsenal slumped to a 3-1 defeat at home in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, capping a disappointing season for the Gunners who were already out of the Barclays Premier League title race early in the season.

Football-related domestic tragedies are frequent in the region, where English clubs enjoy passionate following and European games draw more attention than national and continental games.

 

[serious14]

Teams are in:

Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Cole, Alex, Terry, Essien, Ballack, Lampard, Malouda, Anelka, Drogba. Subs: Hilario, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Mikel, Kalou, Belletti, Mancienne

Barcelona: Valdes, Alves, Abidal, Pique, Toure, Busquets, Keita, Xavi, Iniesta, Eto'o, Messi. Subs: Pinto, Caceres, Gudjohnsen, Bojan, Sylvinho, Hleb, Pedro.

 

[serious14]

Well f*ck.

Essien volley from a Lampard deflection. 1-0, 8th minute.

 

[serious14]

Christ, Barca are being torn apart.....

 

[serious14]

And again, Messi is found wanting in a big game...... Chelsea are all over him.  They seem to be switching between the agricultural hoof clearance and the lightning counter with Drogba.

Barca are putting on the razzle, but Lionheart Cryboy and co. are too quick to get back.  I wouldn't be surprised to see another 45 minutes of this.

 

[Arabmariner]

Barca are 45 mins from not having scored in 4 legs of Champions league semi-finals.

Weaving pretty patterns is all very well as long as there's goals at the end of it.

 

[Arabmariner]

Should've been all over there!

 

[serious14]

Wow...... I dunno what Guardiola said at half time, but Barca are taking the piss at the moment - surely a goal will amount from all this posession and penetration??

P.S.  Drogba is a c*nt.  End of.

 

[serious14]

And a blatant dive by Anelka sees Abidal sent off.  Disgraceful.

 

[serious14]

HOLY MOTHER F*CKING TITTY JESUS CHRIST GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INIESTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[serious14]

Fulltime, 1-1.

Football.  Bloody hell.  That was the longest 7 minutes of injury time ever.  EVER!!!!

(and now we're treated to the "Chelsea are a pack of petulant children" fulltime show - this is Karma biting you hard on the arse you insolent pack of thugs, enjoy)

 

[Kareem]

how many semi-final losses in major tournaments is that for Hiddink now? (I'm counting 5)
What was Drogba saying towards camera at end (I have no sound- that is if it was able to be heard at home...?)

 

[Kareem]

and secondly- ballack did a lot of man handling there
chest bumping, pushing into ref etc. I know they are more lenient over there- but still
and it wasnt as blatant a handball as ours was when Danny high fived ref

 

[serious14]

and secondly- ballack did a lot of man handling there
chest bumping, pushing into ref etc. I know they are more lenient over there- but still
and it wasnt as blatant a handball as ours was when Danny high fived ref

I was on the phone to a friend at the exact moment that happened, and that was the first thing I said to her.  What was Danny's ban??  Ballack should be getting that and more - precedent.  PRECEDENT!!!!!

I don't actually know what Drogba said, I was out of the room on said phone call at the time.