There is this indefinable element in football called luck and that was what propelled Barcelona to qualify for the European Champions’ cup final at the expense of Chelsea. more »

There is no doubt that all the four quarter final first leg matches of the European Champions’ league provided shocking results. In my estimation the 4-0 drubbing of Bayern Munich by Barcelona was the most unexpected followed by Chelsea’s 3-1 away win over free scoring Liverpool. The Old Trafford 2-2 draw between Manchester United and Porto ranked third followed by Arsenal’s hard fought 1-1 stalemate with Villarreal. more »