Talk about hard luck.

A great game, but just not our night. If you haven't already guessed it, I'm talking about the Champions League Semi-Final clash between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona. It was an absolute feeling of elation just 9 minutes in, when Essien smashed the ball in the back of the net, albeit with the aid of the crossbar. Probably the best volley this season. It was a feeling of 'suspended' elation as the match was in the balance, one goal could turn the game on its head. A goal for Chelsea would seal it, and a goal for Barca would win it and the fact that Barca defender Abidal was sent off in the 66th minute. Thus it was heartbreaking to watch on in horror, shock and awe, just a minute from time, when Iniesta rocketed a shot past Cech's top left corner. Unfortunately there's nothing we can do about it, thats what is great about football, not result is guaranteed, and that proved itself to it's fullest extent tonight.

However, call me biased as a Chelsea fan, but there were a number of dubious refereeing decisions that were made. The biggest in my book was Pìque's handball. You may say that it was unintentional, but it was a clear handball. A perfect example of an unintentional handball, much to Michael Ballack's disagreement, was Eto'o's alleged handball. Malouda's first half incident could have been a penalty, but a free kick was rightly given. Now in the short time after the game, a number of conspiracy theories have popped up. The most interesting being UEFA not wanting another repeat of last year's all-english final. Personally, this conspiracy is rather out there, there's no way anyone could prove it. The other theory is that Chelsea are cursed in the Champions League, this namely originates from the number of years that we have been competitive in the competition but always failing become the holders. I don't think we're cursed, we just have hard luck. Not suprising for the team everyone loves to hate. We may not play the most beautiful football, but we are full of heart.

So thats enough of my ranting on this topic, it was a great match and I congratulate Barcelona reaching the finals, albeit dubiously. Until next time.

Song of the day: "Chelsea, Chelsea" - Fans

Thought of the day: "Talk about hard luck."

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