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Stamford Bridge is ready to host Chelsea vs Barcelona. This UEFA Champions League semi-final match kicks off at 2:45pm EST on Wednesday, April 18.
Iniesta's wonder strike at Stamford Bridge denied Chelsea from reaching the 2009 Champions League final.
The Blues have a perfect record at Stamford Bridge in Europe this season. In their last home win thus far, they narrowly defeated Benfica 2-1. Chelsea were on the brink of suffering an upset until Raul Meireles’ injury-time winner settled matters.
A rare triumph over Barcelona on Wednesday night will stretch the Blues’ run to 6 consecutive home wins.
The man of the moment in world football is Lionel Messi. Well, this is how it is since the past three years. Statistics speak volumes. Messi is the leading goal scorer in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League with 14 goals.
Without injured defender David Luiz, Chelsea may find it harder to control the Argentine forward. However, La Pulga has a curse to break. He has never scored against the Blues despite facing them 6 times in the UEFA Champions League.
Barcelona and Chelsea have many scores to settle between them. Each time these two rivals lock horns, controversy becomes the order of the day.
Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo overheated the Chelsea-Barca rivalry in May 2009. His questionable performance as a match official caused a wide portion of the public to believe in a UEFA-controlled conspiarcy in favour of Barcelona.
Three years have gone by since then but Chelsea are still hungry for revenge.
Meanwhile, current coach Roberto di Matteo also has a case against Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola. Both men met in the Champions League during their playing career and Matteo found himself on the losing side.
Chelsea are fully motivated following their 5-1 demolition of Spurs in the semi-finals of the 2011/12 FA Cup last Sunday. Can they keep the momentum going?
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