Do you remember that day of Spring 2009? It was the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea and FC Barcelona. The two teams had a scoreless first leg (0-0) at Camp Nou just two weeks before.
Chelsea took the lead in the first half with a stunner from Essien (1-0, min 9). With this lead, the London team was going through the final.
Still at 1-0 entering extra time, FC Barcelona had only one last chance. And Iniesta appeared (1-1, min 93), sending Pep Guardiola‘s team to the Champions League final in Roma…
Surely Chelsea fans also remember this match for the controversy in the very final minutes, and rightly so… Norwegian referee Ovredo could (should?) have given a penalty for the blues… an obvious hand ball at the 96th minute.
Chelsea
Cech
Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Cole
Ballack, Essien, Lampard, Malouda
Anelka, 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
Great memories. almost what started it all for Barça