Thursday, May 7, 2009

UCL Semi-Final Che-Bar 2nd leg....A disgrace??

Ohhh, it was heart-breaking, was it not. As a fan of both the great teams involved in the mouth-watering clash, I was absolutely stunned by the way the events unfolded. Chelsea played a game that was simply fabulous. Barcelona, after Essien's amazing early goal, looked a little out of sorts, allowed the pace of the game to be decided by Chelsea. In general, I feel both the teams are strong enough, but yesterday Chelsea showed us why they are a world class team. This said, they were extremely unlucky to go through to Rome. How is it that of all the penalty appeals, not even one was given? I felt at least one or maybe even two of them deserved a second glance. The near-sightedness of the referee Ovrebo regarding Pique's handball was inexcusable. I mean, this is a UCL semi-final, for chrissake. And that too in Stamford Bridge itself. Drogba, and all the Chelsea players in general were probably right to feel let down by Tom's decisions, given the high intensity of the game and their free-flowing emotions after a near-faultless display on the pitch. Well..whether the game was 'ugly' as commented by others, or not - full credit to Chelsea, and Barca to some extent - and a dream final awaits against Manchester United. Chelsea, my heart bleeds.

No comments: