FC Barcelona of Spain have been KNOCKED OUT of this season's UEFA Champions League by Chelsea of England. Sergio Busquets put the Blaugrana ahead on the 35th minute mark after the London side had defended ferociously for the opening 30 minutes. A cross from the left hand side of the Spanish attack led to a goal mouth scramble that was swept in by Busquets. Chelsea captain John Terry was given a red card for racing his knee against the back of Alexis Sanchez. Gary Cahill had been substituted earlier on for picking up an injury. After another 11 minutes of clear dominance by the home team, Andres Iniesta scored a second goal for the Catalans to make it 2-1 on aggregate. Another nice footwork by the Spanish outfit ended with a cool finish by the 2010 World Cup winner. The English club never gave up despite been one man down. Ramires lobbed the ball over on rushing Victor Valdes in the injury time of the first half to make it 2-2 on aggregate with an away goal advantage to the favour of his club.
After the restart, Lionel Messi missed a penalty after Didier Drogba brought down Cesc Fabregas in the penalty box. The Argentine struck his spot kick against the woodwork.
Barcelona kept on passing the ball around the penalty box, but they couldn't get clear cut chances until Messi struc the foot of the post after Cech was flat footed. Roberto di Matteo made a good substitution by introducing Fernando Torres to replace Didier Drogba. The Spaniard scored the equaliser for Chelsea in the injury time. The Londoners intercepted one of the Barca passes and Fernando Torres was presented with a beautiful opportunity of nailing the coffin for the defending champions. The former Liverpool striker rounded his compatriot(Victor Valdes) before slotting the ball into the back of the net. That goal put a seal on the qualification of Chelsea to the final of this year's prestigious European club football.
John Obi Mikel, Franc Lampard, Ramires and Raul Meireles were all booked by the centre referee for various offences. As a result of those bookings, Terry, Meireles and Ramires are all out of the final at the Allianz Arena due to suspension.
After the restart, Lionel Messi missed a penalty after Didier Drogba brought down Cesc Fabregas in the penalty box. The Argentine struck his spot kick against the woodwork.
Barcelona kept on passing the ball around the penalty box, but they couldn't get clear cut chances until Messi struc the foot of the post after Cech was flat footed. Roberto di Matteo made a good substitution by introducing Fernando Torres to replace Didier Drogba. The Spaniard scored the equaliser for Chelsea in the injury time. The Londoners intercepted one of the Barca passes and Fernando Torres was presented with a beautiful opportunity of nailing the coffin for the defending champions. The former Liverpool striker rounded his compatriot(Victor Valdes) before slotting the ball into the back of the net. That goal put a seal on the qualification of Chelsea to the final of this year's prestigious European club football.
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John Obi Mikel, Franc Lampard, Ramires and Raul Meireles were all booked by the centre referee for various offences. As a result of those bookings, Terry, Meireles and Ramires are all out of the final at the Allianz Arena due to suspension.
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