The second semi-final Chelsea Vs Barcelona.
At the end of the first leg at NC, the teams were tied 0-0. Well done! Chelsea! was the chant on almost all lips. Barca were shocked. Add to that the card to Puyol and injury to another defender, Barcelona were looking in bad shape. With the home advantage, Chelsea looked good, but only just. With a front-line that any club would love to have, Barcelona are a threat anywhere and anytime.
Interestingly, Chelsea managed to keep the Catalan Giants to nil for 180 minutes. This is a feat no one has managed this season. But they were undone by some shoddy refereeing and bad luck.
Bad luck.
Bad luck seems to follow Chelsea wherever they go. For example, last year CL finals they lost in the last minute. Awful luck, mate! And this time around, again the same story, in the stoppage time they were beaten by Iniesta's kick. The only chance for a trophy this season for the London club now is in the FA cup. They face Everton in the finals.
Why is this so? Should Roman buy Kaka? Or may be Ronaldo? Or Messi perhaps! Would this solve their bad luck? I seriously doubt it. Chelsea have long been good team. But they haven't taken the next step to greatness. It doesn't come by buying star players, pouring in millions of pounds. It comes from the quality of the players and their self-beliefs. When Chelsea start to blame themselves for their misfortunes, when the players take the blame on themselves instead of heaping it on the manager, they will progress.
Manchester United Vs Barcelona. That would be one heck of a finals in Rome. Would anyone have a spare ticket for both the match and the flight?
