Thanks. Pleased to hear it. We all have players that do it these days, but none to the degree he does it.

Well what a night that was!!! We beat the worlds best team in Europe, I repeat - we have beaten the WORLDS BEST TEAM IN EUROPE!

Has a nice ring to it doesn't it?

You've just got to laugh at all the people saying we were going to get thrashed, makes the victory even better!

I know it's not over yet but damn, I'm going to enjoy this victory as it's not everyday we see Chelsea beat Barca 1-0!

Anyway back to the match, I thought we were quite lucky not to concede but hey it's about time something went our way! Messi still has never scored at Stamford Bridge! I thought we would set up as 4-2-3-1 but we ended up playing in a 4-3-3 on the counter and when Barca had the ball 4-5-1. Everyone put in a really good shift but I was slightly concerned with Meireles. He's just a walking yellow card isn't he? Got lucky with a few of his tackles due to Messi being so quick on his feet.

The cross from Lampard was quality and the assist from Ramires was timed perfectly - slotted it right behind Barca's defence for Drogba to bury it at the back of the net. I was quite annoyed with Drogba with his antics too. To be fair, the replays did show him he was clipped whenever he fell to the ground but he kept on making a meal of everything. He can be absolutely unstoppable when he wants to be - just wish he would keep the 'diving' to a minimum as he doesn't need to resort to that level. Still love you though Didier!

Also....that clearance by Cole was fantastic. Where would be without Cole eh? Cech also had an outstanding game; made some very crucial saves and without him we would have definitely conceded.

2nd leg is going to be so tough; their pitch is much bigger than ours. :-/ Nonetheless, I still believe Chelsea can do this!! We just need to defend for our lives.

Pitch is 1ft wider on each side

3ft longer at each end.


Not double the size as some people would like you to believe.

Really? My mate keeps on telling me that SB's pitch is really small lol. Guess I should look more closely next week!

I was surprised to see that, as well.

Our pitch looks smaller every season

What ? ... in the same way policemen and doctors look younger as the years go by ?

Yes, Man City's pitch (116 x 77 yards) is bigger than the Nou Camp (115 × 74 yd)..according to Wiki.

While looking that up, I came across (as you do) the world's biggest stadiums. At number one, by a long way, is the Indianapolis Speedway Stadium. By some estimates (they vary for some reason) it has a permanent seating capacity for more than 400,000 people. Bloody hell, that's a lot of people !
Sorry, just thought it was interesting.

And Wagon Wheels look smaller.


Flippin eck!

Wonder how we will set up against Arsenal tommorow, i suspect Torres/Sturridge may start since they were rested against Barca. Drogba probably will be rested for the Barca game. Although Drogba has had some brilliant games against Arsenal in past.

Yep, they'll be glad to not have to play their nemesis

Must rest Drog though

Blackburn could be a tough nut to crack tonight - it would seem they have a couple of good experienced c/bs for starters. Don't suppose future England star Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be involved again after missing most of the season.

I was wondering the same thing .

Where do your priorities lie ?

Top 4 or possible CL final ??

Drogba out of the Arsenal game, and could miss the return leg against Barcelona.

According to The Telegraph..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...eturn-leg.html

Here's a gif of Terry squeezing Puyol's wrist

http://www.offthepost.info/wp-conten...-Puyol-gif.gif

Eeeeeeeeek hope he's back for Barca!!Arsenal gana be tough but Barca bloody harder

Chelsea 2-0 up at HT - good header from Chalobah and very good shot from Lewis Baker - both English lads.

So funny

I like Puyol though ... an old pro

I loved that incident at the time , I actually thought it was a real nice moment in such an important match.

Wonder if there was any conversation at the time ( and in what language ) , how did JT know he'd hurt his hand ?

Did JT just see Puyol was in a bit if discomfort ??

4-0 win. If only we had that lead in another cup competition....

Much is made of Man U having very much a team of first years but Chelsea have only four in their side that will be too old to play next year. And with something like nine England schoolboy internationals looking for a place next year it will be even more competitive at Chelsea next season.

Chelsea FC
Team: Cech; Bos, Cahill, JT (c), Bert; Ess, Rom; Kal, Mal, Sturr; Torres. - subs: Turn, Ferr, Cole, Mik, Lamps, Meir, Mata. #CFC (SL)

Wow, bold move by RDM, pretty much a second team. Shows where our priorites are lying... its a hard choice though as i would imagine the team that faced Barca are probably knackered. Could be a very tough game today, not expecting a win anyway.

Yeah, I've always been quite fond of Puyol too.


I don't think JT knew what was really going on haha. I think he might have just saw Puyol pointing to his wrist and then by default, decided to hold onto it.

Romeu is playing YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! I love this line-up. This is going to be Bertrand's biggest game and if he can deliver then I'd love to seem him start more games next season. Hopefully Essien can pick up some form from this game. I don't know why, but I have a feeling that Sturridge is going to have a good game. He's been on the bench for a while so hopefully he will be raring to go! And of course it's always nice to see Torres in the starting line-up. Lol, I completely forgot Brani was suspended...so if Studge is playing on the right wing he needs to track back as much as he can to cover for Bossy!

COYB!

Mmmm looks like a pretty risky line up to me . Arsenal will be taking things very seriously to secure the 3rd place .

I can see you guys taking a beating today !!

I would have thought you'd have given. 3rd or 4th place priority over the CL .


Should be an interesting game to say the least !

Edit :

After watching nearly 20 mins , Arsenal are not themselves , looking very disjointed . Strange performance by them allowing you guys to dictate the play.

Glad to get confirmation that Romeu is still alive.