Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona: fan reaction ()

It was a memorable night in West London as Chelsea gave their European Champions League hopes a real shot in the arm as they defeated current holders Barcelona 1-0 in the first leg of their Semi-Final at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 18th April 2012. Keeping the Catalan giants at bay, the Blues contained wave after wave of Barcelona attack and admittedly rode their luck at times with Guardiola’s men having fifteen shots on target in contrast to Chelsea’s two. A quiet night for their Argentinian maestro Lionel Messi, the best player in the world failed to add to his impressive goal tally for this season as the Chelsea defence kept tight on the prolific forward and did not allow him space. Chelsea once again proved an unlucky opponent for Messi with the game being the seventh game that he had failed to score against them. With Barcelona’s dominance, Chelsea found a breakthrough when against the run of play, the Catalan side lost possession and handed it back to the Blues. Taking advantage