Drogba's Night in at Stamford bridge

 

It was Didier Drogba’s night at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday as Chelsea heads into the 2^nd leg of the Champion’s League Semi -Final  with a comprehensive  advantage, as they confront the Spanish Giants Barcelona ate their home turf at Camp Nou  , it was the old guard Ivory Coast striker who muscled his team  forward to snatch away a  rather satisfying victory ,for the English side. Though the game was largely dominated by the Catalans, who under the assistance of their marksman Lionel Messi  gave the Blues a real  hassle as the hosts were struggling to keep up the with the sudden breakthroughs ,followed by  frequent menacing runs by the wonder boy Messi .

The first half was a pretty one sided affair as the away team completely dominated the game with 24 attempts on goal whereas the host were only able to manage a single shot on target , the English side was terribly outplayed in terms  of possession during the first phase of the game but they were successful in converting a well orchestrated attack through the flanks  as the Brazilian Ramires threaded  across a cross  towards the Ivory coast international , who struck it down and low  below the reaches of Victor Valdes .Thus ensuring a late advantage into the First Half .

The Catalans had their share scoring chances, when a goal seemed to be a certainty, was just minutes away from the break as it was again Lionel Messi, who raced towards the opposition's goal with menacing pace,and with assistance from former arsenal star Cesc Fabregas , but the Spaniard's effort was nullified by the agile Ashley Cole who cleared the ball away to safety . Barcelona produced many potent chances during the second half of the game,  but were unlucky with their scoring ,though the match statistics are more in favor of the Spanish giants but the missed out on the most crucial part of a football match.

 It was Chelsea coach Di Matteo who had the last laugh as the blues go in to the 2^nd Leg of the Champions League Semifinal with an advantage , but facing the Spanish Armada on their home turf would be the main challenge for this new  coach.