BlueLyon

Honestly I thought Napoli will beat us. But I believed in Chelsea. Apoel surprised Lyon. Basel surprised United. Benfica surprised United. Basel surprised Bayern. In 2010, Barca was big favourite, but Inter made in final. There are always 50:50 chances in CL. Always. We have good team, very good. Maybe it is lacking of creativity or young players...Anyway they are experienced and the game we play doesnt fit barca. It will be hard and they are better team. But I wont say they will probably win, because anything can happen. Im sure Lampard will play like 5years younger becsuse of this ''versus barca'' match. Never stop believing. I can understand other football fans or people who only see things on paper, statistics. But everyone that is fan of Chelsea should never say we are gonna lose, because you should always have faith in team. This is hard match and those guys will need support. I give more chances to barca, but cant say who will win. This is CL and every team that plays here is good. Chelsea aswell. Keep believing and be optimistic

You mean we are not humane any more, right? It is true, just watch difference of this club now, compared to Chelsea who defeated barca 4:2. There, we havent had superstars, just lampard, drogba and makelele ( not mentioning JT and JC, since the are our youth). And yet we beat barca. But that spirit and love, it has somehow changed since then. The feelings after napoli win were very true, but we have realy bad cluv board policy...Managers are coming and going, same with their assistants, scouts, youth coaches...Ray Wilkins and Mourinho should stay...Roman fucked it all with throwin out Mou, man who made modern Chelsea truly. He brought Didi and those legends, more important he made Lampard top midfielder in the world. Now we face problems, we never had. I liked Chelsea because it had top players, but no buying superstars like ribery, rooney, ronaldo,...sheva and torres eventualy broke that rule to me... In all, buying bunch of top players will make us city. We always got players that showed realy heart to play for us; essien, carvalho, ballack, didi, malouda, anelka,...you saw how they enjoy their part of being at chelsea. Soon we go after 5 high profile players for 30 mio, that day I guess our team will lose soul. Sorry to say that, but this things happen when you buy bunch of so called ''superstars'' azpi, cabaye/belhanda, mvila, hazard, hoilett and doumbia/cavani and use youth. Most I want actualy happen from transfers. We might not have strongest attack at moment, but hazard, mata, sturridge and new striker will evolve and in our club after two years, we might have strongest attack. Anelka was near best before he joined us, same malouda. in two years along didi, they paired dradly attack. Why buying hulk and modric and falcao then, if they will make our club soulless and plastic. money grabing? there will be no sympathisem, but just from new plastic fans who like those top players. same when ronaldo came to real. now you see how different has become. no respect to history actually. Just want to see sympathic club with players that love to play for this club. At this part I am envyous to barca or dortmund who produce so many young players and they will play there even they might not have soo big wages...

First two lines made me laugh You have right if ref would help us. But to go in final just because ref...Well after all, we deserve that CL win, there is no doubt. But after two years, yes they robbed us, but anyone thought what was Essien thinking there? He missed whole ball when trying to shot it wide away...Iniesta scored later because of that mistake. This and JT miss mean our club had such unluck in CL. But this year, somehow I get feeling luck has turned on our side. It was miracle we beated Napoli and surely you need some luck to do that. I guess we havent come in semi finals for no reason. If higher force wanted us go out, we would go home after Napoli clash. Yet we are now in semis and among all opponents, we get Barca. Feels like revenge time has come

Lets hope Roman means seriously this time. If he means, lot of players comming and lot of them goes. Boss, ferreira, essien/mikel, kalou, malouda, drogba, benayoun for sure. Think Lampard should stay for experience, while I still dont know about Meireles. If we get proper replacement fine, other way he can stay. 6-7 new players, Azpi, Mvila/Witsel/Tiote/Moutinho/Martinez/..., 2x Cabaye/Belhanda/Hamsik/Modric/..., Falcao/Cavani/Doumbia/..., 2x Hazard/Lavezzi/Hulk/Ayew/... And add Hoilett for free But there are always cheaper options like de Maros from Atletic, Marvin from Sochaux,...that could turn 10x better than Modric, but for much less money. If we will be able to spend that much money, I hope our coach will spend it wisely. Not too much, not too less.

I remember him playing against united in match ended 4:3 two seasons ago. I said this man is going to be great one day. That time I'd take him for sure. Now he barely plays and goes after money...Not sure I want him now, 10mio isnt much, but he is not starter, specialy if we get Hazard. To sit on bench, I take Hoilett for free and KDB. No need to get this player.

Even if we get Azpi, he wont be starter. Ivan is still best there and we already have Terry, Cahill and Luiz at CB. Plus Ivan if needed. First we have to buy players in midfield and attack. They are necessary. Why the f would we buy a cb than?

They want James Rodriguez and Gaitan aswell. In fact, our biggest hope Hazard choses us over utd is that they have more than enough wingers. I just dont expect ferguson to buy another winger, they need midfielder more and alex isnt stupid.

Those journalists are just stupid... I dont know, should we spend enormously, getting besides hazard also hulk and cavani and modric and... or just reasonably, but still enough top profile players like hazard and mvila, but also cabaye and hoilett. and use youth aswell. sure paying 250£ mio is what everyone would like to see, having hulk, mata, hazard, falcao, modric and mvila in midfield/attack. that would mean we might win everything next year. but is this way good for our club and respect?

Ferguson is interested in Hazard, reports say...SHIT

<p> <br /><br /> </p> We have Mata already. Problem is in the style of game. Maybe we need another creative midfielder, but he wont be spanish.

That new list of Roman's targets is great, but Hazard, Gotze and other top profile players will want 100,000+ weekly wages. If we buy them, we will be in big minus... Among Mata, all defenders, Ramires, Strurridge is one I'd certainly keept for next years. With many old or bad players leaving, we cant afford to lose this caliber players. But I'm sure he'll stay.

Sturridge cant leave, if he goes, we are doomed. I hope he extended contract, did he?

Lewis Holtby or Julian Draxler. Both are gonna be very good, maybe snap one of them. I know Falcao and Cavani are better options than Doumbia. But I'd take Hazard anytime and I doubt we would bought Falcao aswell . Only those two are 80mio + we need DM, creative midfielder and RB. Just a rumour I heard that Roman is preparing 247£ mio for transfers with four targets: 2 full backs, striker and creative midfielder. I hope its true, however we dont really need two fullbacks, but defensive midfielder and one rb. Still I doubt this is true, but who knows...

I started to watch football since I was eight. Somehow Real and Chelsea were the clubs I imediately liked. Since 2002, proud fan of both, Real and Chelsea. I feel things when I watch this two clubs, like endless happines or saddnes when they win or lose. Moments when this club lost finals against united or semis against barca, won against napoli recently will never be forgotten to me. Congrats to United or Barca, but winners for me will always be Chelsea. I dont really care about other clubs, if they win, they win. On other side I realy dont like Barca at all on other hand. Nothing about respect, but I have just bad feeling about them. Still I can easily admit, they are curently the best team in the world. But to think to cheer for them? Not in worst nightmare... All I can say is Real and Chelsea all the way!

bit off topic, but in summer, we will play friendly with MLS stars. http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/chelsea-vs-m-l-s-stars-a-smart-match/ Seems good match btw And I didnt meant seriously about that belly...

And you would seriously spend 23mio on AFFELAY? Doumbia is striker for Chelsea quality. Currently, I would literally kill to have Doumbia in team. Torres cant find form, Drogba is old and unconsistent, while Sturridge should be winger and he is selfish aswell. Also we cant pla whole season with one striker if Drogba leaves. Doumbia would fill the woid perfectly.

You kiddin' me? The guy is youngest striker of top strikers this season. Cavani, Falcao are more expensive...I get it, he plays in russia, but scored 5 in 7 matches in Cl. And only 24yrs old. From strikers, he is best option. Or get Falcao for 40mio and no midfielders at all...With Mata, Hazard and Hoilett at back, this would be beast. Also i didnt say he will be starter. With torres and sturridge to compete and the best one gets a chance. Also Sturridge would play winger, Drogba leaves and there has to be someone to replace Torres if he would start. I know Hazard can play on left or right wing equaly. Hazard-Mvila-Hoilett ---------Mata--------- -------Doumbia------ or Sturridge-Mvila-Hazard -----------Mata---------- ----Doumbia/Torres---- and combine with Cabaye/Belhanda, Ramires, de Bruyne, Lukaku Dont dream about getting Hulk, Hazard, Falcao, RB, Mvila, Hamsik, Lavezzi in one team. That formation is surely, best we can get in one summer transfer season. Because we need few players and now anyone count 6 players, on that positions, we might get for same price and would be better?

I dont believe we will spend 200mio on players ever. Azpi 12mio Hazard 40mio Cabaye/Belhanda 20mio Mvila/Witsel 25mio Doumbia 23mio (great goalscorer, 27 in russia, 5 in CL, cheaper than falcao 40mio or cavani 30+mio. and he is from cska, abramovich could make this transfer unsalty and cheaper as possible) Hoilett free (maybe could rise to 4mio, like sturridge case...at least blackburn want some money, despite contract is gonna end in summer) --- 110 mio max, we could earn 15-30 mio for sales of our players 6 players, 1RB, winger, creative midfielder, defensive midfielder, striker and hoilett. Plus, de bruyne comes in. Prices are very fair, I think this could actualy happen. Seriously, my best option so far. To actualy get all those players we need for smallets price, this is it. We could spend 90mio, couldnt we?

Yes, first season in Spain at club like Atletico is a big step from Belgium. Gladly, he didnt slept on glory, but works hard to prove himself further. He is still 19 and I cant see any better goalkeeper under 21yrs better than Courtois. Overall, he made some nice saves aswell, but this was Ronaldo's night

Cech has a belly He obviously stands between posts too much...in this striker crisis. we should use him as forward next season and place Courtois in goal.

Pure class. I love this colour, looks something between gold/silver/white to me. Easily best shirt of next season. Best Chelsea kit ever? Best kit ever? BUT: It will be shame to have such wonderful kit and not playing in CL. I dont realy care about this year CL, more a bonus to me, or either FA cup. Just rest players for next epl match and finish season in 4th place. Truly bad, if we wont qualify in cl right this season when we have best kit ever...

I think Callejon's one was easier to save...

Well Real and Bayern have golden stripes, but normal badge. I would love to see normal badge, not gold or silver one, but on this kit it might be the best. Yet, somehow if there would be picture of this kit with normal badge, it could look great aswell... This kit just makes me think, that the guys who will wear it, have won UCL. Tommorow, I would like to try the new kit in FIFA game, but hell, I'll have to wait till sept...I already miss this kit, yet the season is forgetable and kit itself nothing really special, but fits great on Mata

Another one from Callejon. This one was really defence mistake, but Courtois got panna...no excuse this time, I'm harsh, but he should deal with this one. 4 goals. Not best night for guy.

He was close on ball, touching it. But Ronaldo, hattrick from penalty And I want him to stay in atletico, he needs more experience. Cech would be first choice and Courtois could be ruined for no playing time.