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Bigmouthy gunners put in their place. Just a deflected goal, a more reliable defence and a strong Drogba ! What would you want more for the future coming up ?

good phrase by Florent there...

Voyeur, watch carefully at the colour and the batch the whirlwind is wearing which tearing your defence apart !

Hello mate have the greatest respects for Everton and especially Villa this season. With a bit more luck and one more strong midfielder they would´ve been so much better. anyways, enjoy your stay

<h3 class="entry-header"> </h3> Tony Cascarino I'm not sure why Barcelona are attracting so much admiration and awe, as if they were one of the greatest sides in history. They're not: they are overrated and Chelsea can beat them in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Because as good as Barcelona are going forward, their defence is suspect and that prevents them from being a truly great team. When I've watched them this season, they've flattered to deceive. Yes, they are fantastic in attack. Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry are reborn, we know about Lionel Messi's brilliance, Xavi and Andres Iniesta are very gifted technically. But you can get at that defence, and the reason they've looked so comfortable in advancing to the semi-finals is because they haven't played many decent opponents. They beat Lyons 6-3 on aggregate in the second round but this is the weakest Lyons side for a number of years. They have won seven successive French titles but it's doubtful whether they will continue that run this season. They're not a team to fear, and they did score twice in the Nou Camp. Then, in the quarter-finals, Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-0 and home and shared a 1-1 draw away. Instinctively you think that's incredibly impressive because Bayern are a big and famous club with big-name players but they're not a good team. Those pieces don't fit the puzzle, they're a disjointed outfit who are under pressure domestically. The sort of team who will give away chances that you know top forward's such as Barcelona's will take. But the Catalans will concede their fair share of opportunities as well, because of the open, attacking style they play and because their defence and goalkeeper aren't top-drawer. It's why I think that if Chelsea play well at the back they will knock Barcelona out. That might be a big "if" after the 4-4 draw with Liverpool. If Chelsea defend like that again you can't see them knocking out any top European side. But we know Chelsea have the potential to defend better, because some of the goals they have conceded lately were down to individual mistakes from normally reliable players such as Petr Cech. With a central defensive partnership of John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho they will look more secure, and while Ashley Cole won't be there because of suspension, Michael Essien's got the agility and legs to subdue Messi, as he subdued Steven Gerrard at Anfield. It will be a shock to Barcelona to face a really tough team after the easy ride they've had so far in Europe and in Spain, where Real Madrid have been ordinary and Valencia, Seville, Deportivo La Coruna and Villarreal are all not as good as they were. Barcelona have been knocked out of Europe in recent years by Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool. English clubs don't let Barcelona have things all their own way. Liverpool nullified them in 2006-07 by hard work and ground out a result. Chelsea can do that. Stop the service to Henry and Eto'o and they won't run back to chase the ball. Limit Messi and you limit Barcelona. And Chelsea won't be in awe of going to the Nou Camp. They will know they can win there, they won't be intimidated - especially since the first leg is in Spain, giving a real advantage to the Londoners. If the tie is in the balance after the Nou Camp, there's no doubt Chelsea can win. And if they do, if they knock out the favourites, maybe someone will say to me: "Wow, how good were Chelsea?" It might just be that the real question to ask will be "How disappointing were Barcelona?" They're high on a pedestal they don't deserve.

Thought exactly the same

It is even worth questioning why there is not such a ceremony when it comes down to Heysel where Pool fans crashed the italian "non-ultra" stands in Heysel and killed lots of people. Hillsborough is outstanding because it was not down to hooligans that so many got killed there. It was clearly the police fault. It was a terrible desaster for football, but not the only catastrophe worth a memory.

right, they don´t like to play english sides

Arsenals midfield doesn´t look very strong at times. I can see Essien going through them like a train They were good but not outstanding against Villareal

The thing I am afraid of is the pace and speed of Messi. Essien will do good against him but has to be aware of the speed this guy is producing. Barcelona didn´t played a real big side in the competition so far. Bayern was and is a joke. We are far better. And Barca lost some games in the league against way smaller teams. Like Lamps said, we have to play with confidence like at Anfield. Taking the game to them, then anything can happen

A remarkable match, but i never want to go through this again. Defniatly a match with CL-Final Qualities. Heaven and Hell that was

14. His smile

1. Being Mr Chelsea through and through 2. Strongest and most skillfull captain there ever was 3. Being on of the strongest central defenders in football

Going through the higlights again...Anelka was massive yesterday ! That guy deserves some credit, just like Ballack who had an terrbile first half but the 2nd was just brilliant. I wasn´t at work today because of the hangover i´ve had because the game yesterday made me drinking so much

Barcelona need a big pitch to pull off their tricks with Eto´o and Henry playing wide. Stamford Bridge has a small pitch unlike Camp Nou. So, we have John Terry back and a totallly in sharp Essien and an Obi Mikel who can handle at least one of their attacking players. If we survive Camp Nou and not being wrecked i can see us getting past them

The Ref was an nightmare. Oh boy i am drunk AND happy.... Liverpool in their place THAT was one of the most thirilling Champions League games ever !

I am SO nervous about the game. Just like last week. I can´t wait for it to start....and time decides to stand still again

And again i am very happy that fans don´t decide about transfers/sellings

Why the hell is Ryan Giggs in there ? He hardly plays. I don´t take that serious anymore...why not making Manuniteds team to "Team of the century" At last Lampsy deserves to to be nominated

So this Mascherano-guy is back in the squad for them ... good to know that we have lots of defense oppertunities.

i don´t mean some quiet minute stuff and all. but no verbal abuse right not much media hype these time.. oh by the way. there is one player in their squad i don´t really know the role of: Mascherano what type of player is he ? holding midfielder like Balley ?

I hope that it will be an atmosphere of respect at Stamford Bridge tonight concerning Hillsborough disaster. Even though I can´t stand Gerrard a single inch i hope there will be no chants concerning the boy who died of his family. The Pat Navin column on the clubs website is really good.

Yap, me too. I want Hiddink to stay. For me he is the best oppertunity we have.

Is Anelka leaving ?

You can´t expect such great performances of a player game in game out, if you ask me. I know, lots of people see this different because of all the money they are paid and so on. BUT better Cech having bad 20 minutes in a league game we won as in a CL game. I take the three Bolton-goals as the price to pay for knocking out Liverpool. Cech will know he wasn´t at his best, but he will focus on tuesday and be up again and jump through the box like a fucking mad man !