First blood has been drawn as Chelsea have one goal to the good, but is it enough?
We all know so much about these two heavyweights but who will be the Muhammad Ali?
From the blue corner we know how much it means to the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to win the champions league and deep down he probably feels this year could be the year Chelsea actual win it.
Sacking their young manager during this campaign was a bold move, but we know that if a manager doesn't hit the ground running, he's out.
Jose Mourinho in our eye's was the man for the job. Had he still been at the helm we feel Chelsea could of won the champions league by now.
But, their current man in charge Di Matteo has rein formed the Chelsea lads. Who once again look a shade close to how they used to be. A top club.
Will Chelsea go out to try and grab a goal, or will they sit back on their narrow lead and try to shut Barca out for the full 90 minutes?
Sitting back against the like of Barcelona is dangerous, very dangerous. But being left exposed at the back is also dangerous, so what can Chelsea do to over come the Spanish giants?
We would set out to hit Barcelona on the break. Not defend deep but make sure there is enough players at the back to help cancel them out. Keep possession is a must (if they don't have the ball, they can't hurt you). And make sure if our players had a set piece make them count!
Barcelona will come out and play their usual perfect way. Dominate possession, play between the lines, try to pull players out of possession and patient build up.
You know Barcelona will get chances, no matter who they are playing. FACT! But the key for them tonight is obviously converting their chances into goals.
At Chelsea they could of won it by 4 or 5, and I think tonight will be the same in terms of amount of chances.
Chelsea need a lot of luck tonight to reach the final, but we feel it's not going to be enough.
Our Prediction; Barcelon to win by knock out.............. Barcelona 3 - 0 Chelsea 3-1 aggregate.
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