Barcelona bows to Drogba!

Didier Drogba scored a late first half goal to give his team a slim 1-0 lead in the first leg of  their UEFA Champions League semi final match on Wednesday night. The Stamford Bridge outfit were dominated throughout the encounter but the main opportunity that came their way was well utilized by the Ivorian International. Xavi passed the ball to Alexis Sanchez, but the Chilean could only lob the ball on the crossbar after Petr Cech had been beaten. Cesc Fabregas missed another chance after 15 minutes of action. The former Arsenal man failed to score inside the penalty box. His 26th minute shot was well saved by the Chelsea keeper to further increase the frustration of the Barcelona side. Fabregas' ball was cleared off the line by Ashley Cole.
In the injury time of the first half, Lampard supplied a pass to Ramires and the Brazilian released Drogba on the far side to smash in the only goal of the day.

The Catalans regrouped in the second half and continued to dominate and create chances that were not utilized  Adriano was left off the hook by Chelsea defenders and the Brazilian's shot was palmed away by Petr Cech. Sanchez missed another goal scoring opportunity after a lovely setup by Fabregas.
In the final minute of the game, Pedro Rodriguez's shot came off the post and Chelsea managed to clear the ball.
The two sides will clash again at the Nou Camp on Tuesday to decide the final outcome of the tie.