samzilla

totally wasn't a foul against torres this storyline is shaping up perfectly for Chelsea redemption. Not only have they overcome a million hurdles this CL, but this lets them get redemption for the semifinal in 09 and the finals in 08.

that wasn't a pen in a million years

DESTINY!!!!

oh jeez...i'd say with the score still 0-0 that's great for us given how the first 45 went. they can be exposed on the counter, we've shown that. just need some clinical finishing.

there's no room on the near post, kalou...but we need to see more of that, chels! come on you blues!

bayern's winning the arial game so far...is or positioning that bad or are we that short? what the hell?!? every ball in the air gets on a bayern head and once again we dodge a bullet...come on you blues!

dang

oh my god, please score...mata? lampard? drogs? who takes the free kick?

c'mon ribery...u're gonna live

fuck! drogba was wide open! get that ball through bertrand! one time!

first sign of bayern being human...contento and ribery get their wires crossed

cause we can't keep the ball

its all part of the plan, guys...rope-a-dope

what is that, like, the 7th corner?

ayaiyai! dear god, come on blues! what's going on?!?! kalou, y u gotsta be offside?! that was turning into a nice counter

surprisingly, bayern is mostly going down cole's side, not bosingwa's

jeebus, come on u blues! that was your freebie!

i give that ribery dive a 10...pathetic

if only drogba layed it off a little better for mata...

well played, bossy! do that for 90/120/however many minutes!

rofl, schweinsteiger

on Sportsnet here in Canada all they're talking about in the preview is Chelsea's "makeshift" backline and I'm like, ummmmm, it's Bayern that has a true makeshift backline. God, what does it take to have decent, unbiased reporting?

It's at 11:45am...u can watch it on fox if you have regular cable. Don't need a crappy stream or anything.

Coming up on 3am here in Vancouver, Canada. Can't sleep. The night of the FA Cup match I woke up 3 times during the night I was so excited. I suspect much the same tonight.

The thing I've noticed about a lot of championship teams in any sport is that at some point along the way they face adversity and find a way to overcome it. Chelsea has done that far more than Bayern has this CL. For example, in hockey right now everyone is going nuts over the LA Kings going 11-1 in their last 12 games and everyone's ready to hand them the Stanley Cup before they've even made it to the finals. The fact is, the last 3 hockey teams to go 11-1 in the playoffs have lost in the Stanley Cup finals. There's something about being battle tested that teaches a team what it takes to overcome that last hurdle to claim the ultimate prize. So far we've seen Chelsea succeed at every challenge even when the odds of a comeback seemed insurmountable. They've risen up over every stumbling block along the way and haven't used "well the going got tough" as an excuse to fail. On the other hand, when Bayern's faltered they've been ready with the excuses, "we didn't really want to win this trophy anyways/we didn't think we would win anyways/we've got our mind on something else." When faced with adversity they've crumbled. This is the difference in their attitudes. Chelsea know how precious every opportunity is for glory. Bayern feel entitled because they haven't learned what it takes to overcome adversity. Simply put, they haven't built enough character. They feel like they're owed the CL trophy rather than having to earn it. This is why Chelsea will win.