TORRES!

Seems appropriate

You know, my father used to say to me, " 'Nando, don't be a schnook.
It's not how you feel, it's how. You. Look!"
He was mahvelous!
But you, dahling, hmmmm, you look mahvelous!
Absolutely mahvelous!

foostoe: Barcelona, like in the first leg, did everything but the only thing that counts: score when they had to.

Great disciplined effort from Chelsea, good luck in the final.

Didn't believe when I heard, believe it even less as I see it. That wasn't riding their luck, that was everything breaking *against* them and they still go through.

Sounds like the 03-04 CL QF v. Arsenal: Did everything right except score. Same applies to Barca, had everything going their way but wet their pants in front of goal.

Chelsea's still screwed in the final: you either get Real (with Mourinho, and won't that have the tabloids' tongues wagging) or Bayern (on their home pitch).

Whew.

carnifex2005: Wow! The end of an era for Barca.

Uh, really? You realize that many of their key players aren't even 26 years old? They haven't hit their peak yet. If anything, this'll motivate Barca for next season.

For Chelsea? Win or lose it's the last hurrah for them. Barca's still got their peak years ahead of them.

expobill: Rwa2play:
Chelsea's still screwed in the final: you either get Real (with Mourinho, and won't that have the tabloids' tongues wagging) or Bayern (on their home pitch).

Whew.

being down 10 men in camp you and behind on aggregates was the toughest enough

Didn't help that every decision went against Chelsea...and they still went through.

Revenge for that night in Stanford Bridge? I'd say so.

squealie: Can you believe it???? Torres??? TORRES!
/sobbity time for this here Barca fan
//no joy in Camp Nou tonight

Sorry to hear it, squealie, but it's hard for me to say anything bad about Chelsea's victory away. I'm impressed with them holding on, I called them out after John Terry was sent off. I thought it was over.