Champions League: Chelsea Eliminates Barcelona to Reach Final
The match will be best remembered for Messi’s missed penalty and Chelsea captain John Terry being sent off. As expected, the Catalans began strongly, playing their attacking football to overcome the 1-0 deficit from Stamford Bridge. Sergio Busquets put Barca ahead in the 35th minute and Andrés Iniesta doubled it in the 43th minute. Ramires put the tie back into Chelsea's hands chipping Víctor Valdés at the stroke of halftime from a superb pass from Lampard. John Terry was red carded for a silly kick on Alexis Sánchez. To Chelsea’s credit, the Blues withheld waves of Barca attacks in the second half. Substitute Fernando Torres scored in the final minute of injury time to put the icing of the cake for Chelsea.
Ramires, Raul Meireles and Branislav Ivanovic will join Terry on the sidelines at the final after picking up bookings. Bayern Munich lead Real Madrid 2–1 going into the second semi-final of the Champions League to be played at Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, April 25.
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