In the wake of Bayern Munich's victory over
Real Madrid on Tuesday, all eyes were on Chelsea to inflict similar
punishment of their own in their semi-final first leg against Barcelona.
The Blues were forced to adopt a counterattacking style against the
competition holders, who unsurprisingly dominated possession for the
most part, but in football you must grab your chances - something
Barcelona appeared to take for granted, while Chelsea ensured their only shot of the evening counted for something.
However, their scalp over the Blaugrana would not have been
accomplished without match-winner, Didier Drogba, who netted his third
goal against Pep Guardiola's men. But arguably it will be his
off-the-ball antics, rather than his goal, that will live longest in the
memory. One criticism of the Ivorian is that he tends to fall to the
ground a little too easily, despite his powerful physique, as evidenced
by his countless trips to the Stamford Bridge surface. Still, the
experienced forward had Carles Puyol and Javier Mascherano trailing in
his wake throughout the evening!Tweet Follow @omomani
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