Chelsea - Barcelona. Big rivalry?

[Jase 43,479]

I think it was a 6-3-1, I saw it as more like this:

Look cap, I know Kalou is gone and you already miss him but you don't really have to put him out on the pitch there when he didn't even start the game.

Mata was basically playing almost in his position you posted your love-one there and only later he came on to replace Mata. And there are 11 players on the pitch there.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Look cap, I know Kalou is gone and you already miss him but you don't really have to put him out on the pitch there when he didn't even start the game.

Mata was basically playing almost in his position you posted your love-one there and only later he came on to replace Mata. And there are 11 players on the pitch there.

My bad, I left Mata on. So effectively, it was a 6-3-0

Oh shit, we've all gone off topic

Umm, yeah, basically, as I said earlier, we're but an (admittedly enormous) mosquito biting an elephant from their point of view. Take a look at barcaforum.com and see what their opinions of us are.

[Jase 43,479]

That is why I suggested everyone read the first sentence only!

Well, I like to read the entire thing. Anything wrong?

I think thet considered that Raul and Rami started as full-backs. Althought it is hard to actually tell what exact formation we played, I think it's called "Whatever gets us through"

TBH, my hate for Barca have decreased a lot after knocking them out of the semis. I thiink I feel that justice has been restored.

Raul didn't even start as full backs. He was one of the midfield 3 with Mikel and Lampard.

[manpe 10,861]

Yes, of course we are rivals. It's impossible to overlook the controversial clashes we've had in the last decade or so. This is a game which captivates the whole world. I feel that with every round we meet, our rivalry grows stronger and gets more acknowledged in world football. It is also considered as the ultimate showdown between total attack and total defence, kinda like a means of measurement to which philosophy prevails.

[zolayes 14,489]

I think thet considered that Raul and Rami started as full-backs. Althought it is hard to actually tell what exact formation we played, I think it's called "Whatever gets us through"

TBH, my hate for Barca have decreased a lot after knocking them out of the semis. I thiink I feel that justice has been restored.

justice will only be restored when they are penalised with penalties ,,given more red cards and are denied their claims by crooked refs ....don't

expect it to happen too soon

[Cosmin 2,484]

I can't say that I hate Barcelona. I only hate the perfect image that the media's trying to make up for this club.

They probably hate Chelsea because they can't beat us when it matters. In fact, they hate every single team that is capable to counter their "tiki-taka". These are "immoral" teams, "anti-football" teams and so on. The others are decent, with high morals and respectable.

It is a big rivalry.

[Namika 922]

Xavi: "Chelsea elimination hurt because it was unjust, we had so many chances. Seemed Chelsea was destined to win this CL. That's football."

[not a big fan 9]

Whatever Uefalona fans say, Chelsea has screwed them up the most in the Champions League over the last 10 years, 4 times if my memory serves. The couple of times they got past us they could only do so thanks to dubious officiating decisions. I used to have a fairly favourable view of them when Hagi and Stoichkov were still playing for them but now I really hate them, mostly b/c of the hordes of fanbois who have been going from forum to forum preaching the superiority of their attacking/tiki-taka football and the uberomnipotence of Pep while disdaining defensive football.

[Jase 43,479]

Yes, of course we are rivals. It's impossible to overlook the controversial clashes we've had in the last decade or so. This is a game which captivates the whole world. I feel that with every round we meet, our rivalry grows stronger and gets more acknowledged in world football. It is also considered as the ultimate showdown between total attack and total defence, kinda like a means of measurement to which philosophy prevails.

Agree and this rivalry could or perhaps have already eclipsed the one we had against Liverpool.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

I remember Juve-Bayern rivalry few years ago.

There is rivalry between Chelsea and Barca, but only because we played against each other so many times in past 10 yrs.

But its not considered rivalry for winning CL. Chelsea have (had) much less chances to win CL again than Barca.

Unless Chelsea will now explode with Hulk and Hazard.

[Fernando 6,585]

If Mourinho stays at Madrid for a decade, I could easily see a Madrid - Chelsea rivalry coming in.

But on the topic, yeah it seems to me like it is. They don't like playing against us, and neither do we.

Has been some epic matches over the past decade.

And now that we are getting better players, Chelsea this time might not be like the Chelsea of this year but more of a Chelsea of years back, where it was a close game between both teams.

Once that happens, then I will say for most people it will consider a true classic.

[zolayes 14,489]

Xavi: "Chelsea elimination hurt because it was unjust, we had so many chances. Seemed Chelsea was destined to win this CL. That's football."

forgetting all the favours granted them in the past by officials ....