Stalemate..But Still Advantage Chelsea!!

Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea

Yeah thats right..Barcelona -0!!!thats the first time a team has kept a clean sheet at the Camp Nou this season..Incredible defensive performance..and most importantly ouur much critisiced beloved Petr Cech had his game of the season..I have absolutely no doubts he is the best shot stopper in the world..he has no doubt lost his ability to claim crosses like he did earlier but he's still one of the best..Bosingwa made short work of Messi..Iam amazed..Bosingwa marking Messi on his wrong side and doing such a job!!I didnt even see him have the ball in the second half..now for the next leg we'll have Ashley Cole back..so Messi better not mess with us..for Barcelona I would say the only person who looked a little threatening was Iniesta..his movement and passing were brilliant..but the the rest of the fab five were just sleeping so it didnt really make that much of a difference..but despite all our heroics in defence I must say we never really wanted anything but a 0-0..Chelsea had very little posession and not once did they seem to use it properly..players were more interested in clearences than counter attacks..but thats what frustrated Barca..Hiddink has played another masterstroke here..Barca are boiling right now to not have scored..and guess what they have Real Madrid away this weekend..a loss there could very well mean the so called best team in Europe might end up Trophy-less..we on the other hand have Fulham..and we are out of the Premier League race so Ican see a lot of players being rested..lets hope Di Santo gets a start..another interesting fact is that the last 3 Chelsea-Barca fixtures have been won by the team playing the second leg at home..so that tradition should continue..Barca's already weak defence lost two more men last night..Puyol and Marquez..things are looking quite bright for us I can say..

**KTBFFH**

Bring On The Old Lady!!

Chelsea VS Juventus - 25th Feb,2009
Yeah so its here..The Uefa Champions League Knockout stage..and frankly I havent seen a more exciting First Knockout Round in many years..Now some days ago i had absolutely no hope on this one..the way we were playing with no shots on goal, no clear cut chances..Basically what i mean is that against a team like Juventus who are masters at defending we'd have gone down hard..but now the last two matches have been encouraging but by no means can we be supremely confident(although the post title suggests otherwise)..
Now I would go in with the same side that beat Aston Villa last time..with just one change..Alex..if Carvalho is back well and good otherwise i'd want Ivanovic playing..I cant stop imagining what Del Piero would do if we have Alex as our Centre half..Terry is going to have a tough night..I guess Kalou will retain his place in midfield or perhaps could even be replaced by Deco/Quaresma but its highly unlikely..I wonder what happened to AshleyCole in the last game, Ferriera definitely wasnt picked above him on basis of ability..I hope he'll be back..he adds that width to our attacks..
Juventus arent exactly strolling either they're second in the Serie A 9 points behind Inter..but they've got their magic man in Del Piero..He was extremely impressive in the group stages..plus not to forget the worlds best goalkeeper Buffon and in form Amauri..A win at Stamford Bridge with no away goals becomes quite crucial for progressing because if they play a 1-1 draw here then Iam sure they'll get their 0-0 back in Turin for sure..my prediction on the 1st leg is 2-0 Chelsea..
In the other matches I think Liverpool will be the only other English team to advance or maybe even Arsenal..but Iam quite sure Inter(JM in particlar) is going to beat Man Utd(Fergie in particular)..I heard one Inter player say that Man Utd are better but we have Mourinho..Elsewhere I expect Bayern and Barcelona to advance pretty easily..
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