Closed Benfica 0-1 Chelsea

[Kieran. 6,317]

SL Benfica vs Chelsea FC

POST-MATCH DISCUSSION

UEFA Champions League, Quarter-Final 1st Leg

Tuesday 27 March 2012 - Estadio da Luiz - 1945 kick-off

[nullabletype 987]

0-1, Kalou w/ Torres assist.

[Henrique 9,133]

Another CL semi-finals. Impressive.

We will win it soon.

[petr.breu 1,618]

Fantastic goal and fantastic result for us... Great... MOTM Luiz, Torres and Ramires...

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

David Luiz giving the ball boy his shirt - nice touch geez

[Hysteria 159]

Good result. Well done! Our defence is our best line.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

I think RDM did the right choice for the game.

From the beginning my thought was a team to defend and hit on the counterattack, and that's exactly what happen.

Mikel has been better then Essien. Should continue to play Mikel till Essien prove otherwise.

Torres proves why I wanted him ahead of Drogba.

The only worry for me is Mata. Mata has a dip in form, don't know what RDM to do with this, since there is no proper replacement for Mata.

Overall good win for Chelsea!

[Rambo 1,729]

Still another 90 to go! We're not through yet.

[Wavy Crockett 190]

Got the job done

#ThankYouBasedKalou

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Great result, though Benfica deserved to get something out of that game in all fairness.

[HNKS 508]

Another CL semi-finals. Impressive.

We will win it soon.

Its only 1-0 mate. If we play like we did against Tottenham then Im sure Benefica could score at the bridge. Its all but over. Good result tonight though!

[Strike 6,980]

Ramires defended attacked, closed down like a gladiator....Motm...luiz a close second....torres and kalou not bad at all

[communicate 2,703]

Our two ex benfica players: david luiz and Ramires played outstanding games for us

[TomCFC 356]

Absolutely bloody delighted.

Four CL assists this season for Nando.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Good match. Stamford Bridge leg will be just as tough. Good work from Luiz, Kalou & Ramires today.

[capriccioso 2,545]

From the locked topic earlier:

It wasn't a penalty just like Essien's handball with City wasn't a penalty. It's too short of a distance for a player to clear his hands.

I was referring to the David Luiz goal-line handball. And if Harry Kewell gets sent off for that in South Africa, David Luiz should be off for that as well, referee's must be consistent. We all know it's not a penalty, but why are Australia punished for it when Chelsea aren't? Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted that we won 1-0 and it wasn't given, but that penalty in 2010 was the reason we didn't come 2nd in our group and still leaves a sour taste in my mouth, and if the refereeing isn't consistent its a further case for telling FIFA to get to fuck and forming a rebel league with a decision review system.

[KingEssien 127]

Luiz, Cole, Mikel were the star performers for me to be honest, with Torres just behind. Best thing is the whole team played so well and executed the perfect gameplay (minus Mata). Really think we could have got 2/3 goals though! But not gonna complain with a 1-0 win

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Ramires MOTM. Absolute beast!