Without injured Thierry Henry, FC Barcelona qualified for the Champions League final four days after crushing Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabéu.
Iniesta scored in the 93rd minute with a sensational strike, bringing Chelsea fans to tears. FC Barcelona will play Manchester United in the Champions League Final in Rome on the 27th of May.
Unable to play their tiki-taka football due to Chelsea’s solid defensive plays, FC Barcelona saw Essien score an incredible goal in the 9th minute, seriously compromising FC Barcelona’s chances for the champions league final. And after a taut game, with no space for the genius creativity of Leo Messi and Andres Iniesta and despite finishing the game with ten men after Abidal was sent off for a foul on Nicholas Anelka, Iniesta scored in the extra time, sending FC Barcelona to the UCL final to face Manchester United. Chelsea fans will blame the referee for a long time, claiming two obvious penalties…
Match details :
Chelsea: Cech; Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Cole, Ballack, Essien, Anelka, Lampard, Malouda, Drogba (Belletti, min.72)
FC Barcelona: Valdés; Alves, Piqué, Touré Yaya, Abidal, Busquets (Bojan, min.85), Xavi, Keita, Iniesta (Gudjohnsen, min.95), Messi, Eto’o (Sylvinho, min.97)
Goals:
First half
9′ 1-0: Essien
Second half
93′ 1-1: Iniesta