UEFA Champions League

[Martyn]

Drogba you disgrace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9h9AFTiHWo

...and Ballack

[Subject Delta]

Oh, definately. A good referee (probably not Paul Ince's favourite though)

My girlfriend thought for years his surname was "Cleaner" - I didn't bother setting her straight. :-P

IIRC Incey got sent off for calling him a "Bald Italian t**t"... I lol'd when I read that a couple of weeks after the match.

+1

The argument against not bringing in replays in football is really stupid IMO.. they say it will affect the flow of the game.. like the match is never stopped for freekicks or conslting the linesman!

Maybe a little, but in my opinion a small price to pay to prevent injust decisions. Obviously they shouldn't have it for every decision, maybe just a guy in a room watching the cameras that can radio the ref if he sees something the ref doesn't.

The clock doesn't stop. If you consult replays then there's going to be a lot of added time.

That doesn't have to be the rule, it could be added on under stoppages, but again I add a worthwhile evil for the sake of ensuring decisions are correct. Football may be an old sport, but IMO modern technology should be brought into it

Drogba you disgrace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9h9AFTiHWo

UEFA will take a look at this, he could be in serious trouble for that. I see where he is coming from, but seriously, its just unprofessional.

[Guest]

[Rappy Veteran]

wow the videos are up quick!

[deuz]

god dammit it aired an hour earlier than the tvguide said!! bah i hope there are highlights on youtube soon

[red.]

I know Ballack's behaviour was wrong but i still can't help but burst out laughing when i see his reaction.

[Weld_El_7aj]

Well I hope Barca own Man utd but it isn't going to happen. They got completely dominated today and if they do the same thing in the final it will be a tea party for man utd.

Which game did you see dude? how can you say that Chelsea dominated the game??? the only thing they did was faint each time a bar?a player was near them to get a foul a kick it to Drogba, if that's football, i've been seeing another sport all my life.

this said there were 2 penalties not 4, the handballs. anything else is just some effect the Bar?a players have over Chelsea ones, if they get close, the fall dead.

If someone has to claim about the Ref is Bar?a, in both games they. if one team is trying to play and the other is making fouls to stop them, the ref should chow cards, yet bar?a got the same cards in first leg and was about in the second if it isn't for the reaction of some players at the end of the game.

Anyway, if you play a semifinal of champions league, at home, against 10 players, and you hole team is in your field behind the ball and the visitant team defense is in the middle field to push up, you really don't deserve to go further.

if it's not clear enough, i'm a bar?a supporter, i lost my voice screaming at the goal!!!!!!

Go Bar?a Go!!!! let bring it home!!!!!

[jasondefaoite]

...and Ballack

That Ballack Hill is damn funny.

[Sandor]

typical sour grapes chelsea.

got an early lead and then managed to miss easy chances that could have sealed it. get a gift when abidal gets sent off for anelka tripping himself and with a full half hour with a 1 man advantage they still looked ordinary.

then when they had to do a simple defensive clearance they failed and then sat back. iniesta is 20 yards out, right in front of goal and the nearest chelsea defender is where? about 8 yards away. cech has to complete his one and only save of the game and doesn't.

then they have the usual hissy fit because it's easier to blame the referee than look at their own failings.

they got punished for their lax approach.

[FaRSightxc2]

One of the funniest things I've seen in ages :laugh:

....And just found this, people are already on it :laugh:

edit sry one more:

Edited May 6, 2009 by FaRSightxc2

[gregb0b]

Which game did you see dude? how can you say that Chelsea dominated the game??? the only thing they did was faint each time a bar?a player was near them to get a foul a kick it to Drogba, if that's football, i've been seeing another sport all my life.

this said there were 2 penalties not 4, the handballs. anything else is just some effect the Bar?a players have over Chelsea ones, if they get close, the fall dead.

If someone has to claim about the Ref is Bar?a, in both games they. if one team is trying to play and the other is making fouls to stop them, the ref should chow cards, yet bar?a got the same cards in first leg and was about in the second if it isn't for the reaction of some players at the end of the game.

Anyway, if you play a semifinal of champions league, at home, against 10 players, and you hole team is in your field behind the ball and the visitant team defense is in the middle field to push up, you really don't deserve to go further.

if it's not clear enough, i'm a bar?a supporter, i lost my voice screaming at the goal!!!!!!

Go Bar?a Go!!!! let bring it home!!!!!

Pretty sure I watched the same game as you. The post game commentators even agreed. Chelsea DOMINATED Barca. If you think different you are just being a pansy.

It's not even worth arguing to you the penalty situations....

I don't think drogba and ballack should of done what they did but its not the first time we have seen players react towards a ref. I hope barca beat man utd but its more than likely not doable.

[Rappy Veteran]

/snipped

that wacky races one is to good!

[R1pper]

thank god Barca won, even though i'm not a fan, i'm glad they won.+ i felt sorrow just to think about the possibility will see 2 british teams at the final.

besides, chelsea played ugly soccer. bunch of tossers, every slight tap, drogba fell like he was shot with 0.50 cal.

it was sweet sweet victory, after all the fake show's, and uncalled red card.

go barca, in the final, i hope you will show us the soccer you played vs RealMadrid.

[Green_Eye]

Cry me a river Drogba, Cry me a F***ing river....

[gregb0b]

Cry me a river Drogba, Cry me a F***ing river....

I dont see any tears

[deletedxyz]

I didn't really enjoy the match due to awful refereeing and silly antics by Chelsea players but I'm happy that one of my two favorite teams made it to the final. Barcelona!

[Martyn]

I just got in from a cracking night out.

My fingers smell of ###### ;)

[mail]

I just got in from a cracking night out.

My fingers smell of ###### ;)

[Brad.]

Cry me a river Drogba, Cry me a F***ing river....

Yeah, the amount of times he near enough cheated to get decisions to go Chelsea's way and when they don't he can't handle it.

[Guest]

All of those penalty shouts wouldn't have mattered had Drogba finished that chance he had.

Shame he's terrible.

[Brad.]

All of those penalty shouts wouldn't have mattered had Drogba finished that chance he had.

Shame he's terrible.

Lol, yeah.

I saw some of the replays today, I doubt any of those handball claims would have been given in the Premiership, the defenders were like 3 feet away each time and the chelsea player thumped the ball at them. The Barca guys could barely move out of the way :p

It was a decent game, with two very good goals - unfortunately the Chelsea players just needed to suck it up and move on.

[tomwarren Veteran]

I just put Chelsea in my SatNav this morning and it said 2 minutes from Rome?!

[Subject Delta]

I just got in from a cracking night out.

My fingers smell of ###### ;)

TMI

I just put Chelsea in my SatNav this morning and it said 2 minutes from Rome?!

:laugh:

[Weld_El_7aj]

Pretty sure I watched the same game as you. The post game commentators even agreed. Chelsea DOMINATED Barca. If you think different you are just being a pansy.

It's not even worth arguing to you the penalty situations....

I don't think drogba and ballack should of done what they did but its not the first time we have seen players react towards a ref. I hope barca beat man utd but its more than likely not doable.

well maybe i understand dominating a game differently that you do, but i respect the defensive game Chelsea made, great tactically, but if you want to get further, you need to score and do something more than throwing the ball to the front and let Drogba fight alone.

the bar?a did their game, trying each time to move the ball to get to the goal, it was impossible thanks to the great job Chelsea guys did.

About the penalties, i still say the only two real ones were the handballs. if you talk about Malouda one, the fault was out the area, what happened inside is normal, players don't suddenly disappear. & i don't see any chelsea fan blaming Drogba for missing clear chances to score, or Hiddink for changing his best stryker for a difender when they were playing HOME against 10 players with two middlefilders (Toure & Keita) as defenders.

Anyway, if Chelsea had qualified yesterday, none would have said they didn't deserve it, but they payed for not going for the game when they should've done.

Best of lucks for next time Greg (while it's not against Bar?a of course;);) )

[deletedxyz]

Pretty sure I watched the same game as you. The post game commentators even agreed. Chelsea DOMINATED Barca

Barcelona had 73% of the possession. The only part Chelsea dominated in was shots on target...