Re: champions' league knock out phase
I think Chelsea tactically broke up Barca. They played very compact and killed off all attacks from the start: Chelsea had 10 men behind the ball, but already the second or third person could intercept the ball. As a result Barca did not manage a single shot on goal .... until the final kick.
Although a ManU - Barca final is more attractive, I feel Chelsea are hard done: they had two 100% penalty shouts turned down and missed a couple of good opportunities themselves.
Some even talk about a UEFA conspiracy - via the ref - to ensure that non-english clubs also progress. It wouldn't be good for UEFA to have two all english finals in consecutive years.