Chelsea 4 - Barcelona 2
Chelsea: Cech; Paulo
Ferreira (Glen Johnson 51'), Terry, Carvalho, Gallas; Joe Cole, Makelele,
Lampard, Duff (Huth 86'); Kezman, Gudjohnsen (Tiago 79'). 4-4-2.
Barcelona: Víctor Valdés; Belletti (Giuly 84'), Puyol,
Oleguer, Van Bronckhorst (Sylvinho 46'); Xavi, Gerard, Deco; Iniesta (Maxi
López 86'), Eto'o, Ronaldinho. 4-3-3.
Goals: 1-0. 08.
Gudjohnsen. Took Kezman cross round Gerard and shot past keeper. 2-0. 17.
Lampard. Following up after Valdés got hand to Joe Cole's deflected
shot. 3-0. 19. Duff. Ran on to Joe Cole through ball to shoot low past
Valdés. 3-1. 27. Ronaldinho (penalty). After Ferreira handled ball
in area. 3-2. 38. Ronaldinho. Picked up short Iniesta pass and poked shot
wide of Cech. 4-2. 76. Terry. Angled header down inside far post from left
sided corner.
A fantastic match at
Stamford Bridge, where Barcelona bowed out of the competition after losing 4-2
against Chelsea. Despite the Catalans' 2-1 lead from the first leg, the game
appeared to be over within twenty minutes when the English side raced in to a
three goal lead, Gudjohnsen starting things off early on after collecting
Kezman's cross to beat Víctor Valdés. Lampard got a second on the
follow up after Valdés could only push out Joe Cole's deflected shot,
and Duff made it three two minutes later after Cole put him through.
But Frank Rijkaard's team
didn't give up, and could have scored twice when Cech tipped Eto'o's effort
over the bar, and Ronaldinho headed just wide from the resulting corner. And
two minutes later they were awarded a hotly disputed penalty by referee
Pierluigi Collina after Ferreira handled in the area, Ronaldinho stepping up to
convert the kick. Then seven minutes before half time Ronaldinho put his side
ahead in the tie after catching out Cech with an unexpected shot from the edge
of the area.
Cole hit the post before the
break, but the Catalans could have settled it when Cech stopped a Puyol header
on the line after the restart, and Iniesta hit the post a few minutes later.
However with a quarter of an hour to go Terry got on the end of a corner to
head the winner, Collina turning down Barça's protests that Carvalho had
impeded Valdés. Chelsea go through to the last eight, and Barcelona go
home ruing their missed chances and those opening twenty minutes.
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