So, that football last night. Pretty good, huh? While Chelsea may have been 'robbed' as each paper put it this morning, it's hard not to cast the mind back to the last time Barcelona visited Chelsea and got knocked out by a goal only scored via a foul on the goalkeeper. Truly, payback is a bitch.
A wonderfully comical game, though. My own top three moments:
3. Michael Ballack in the last minute. It's still unclear whether he was trying to argue with the referee or mount the referee. Youtube is filled with amusing videos of this set to the Benny Hill tune, a natural classic: click here to see.
2. The goals. The drama overshadowed it, but Essien's was arguably the goal of the season. A stunning strike. Iniesta's was a fantastic effort too, placed right in the top corner with a sweet strike. Easy to forget those, which is a pity, they were both outstanding.
1. But the favourite moment has to be Didier Drogba. Not the last minute ranting, as amusing as it was. The classic Drog moment came midway through the second half. Running on goal until tackled, he falls over as only he can and rolls into the penalty area, appealling in vain even by the standards of Chelsea's appeals. Unsatisfied with the lack of award of a penalty, he gets to his knees, spreads his arms, and dives like a plane to the ground again. I have no idea why, but it was wonderful.
Let's only hope Barcelona go on to win the trophy.
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