De Futebol
February 25th, 2010 | 
Author: Chelsea and Inter battled it out in the first round of the knockout stage of the Champions League. Ex-Blues boss Jose Mourinho is the Inter headman. Ex AC Milan headman Carlo Ancelotti is Chelsea’s main man.
Let’s talk about this barnburner of a match. Inter drew first blood in the 3rd minute. Alberto Diego Milito did a little side step action to the left. This slick move set up this strike that beat keeper Petr Cech to the short post left.
John Terry played horrible “D” on the play.
Chelsea discovered the answer in the 51st minute. Salomon Kalou was just outside the top of the box. He fired a weak shot that bounced past keepers Julio Cesar’s outstretched left paw. This should have been an easy stop. But no, Cesar flat out blew it.
The match is knotted at one all.
Inter began to apply the pressure on the Blues “D”.
Esteban Cambiasso fired a wicked shot but Didier Drogba blocked it. Rebound. Shot. Score Cambiasso in the 55th minute.
Inter is up 2-1.
Oh yes, we have a fight on our hands in Internazionale’s house.
Neither side is playing it safe. Chelsea and Inter are playing fast break, racehorse style futebol. I love it.
We have non-stop end-to-end action.
Both sides have had some great scoring opportunities but neither the Blues nor Inter have yet to pull the trigger.
It is all done. Inter defeated Chelsea 2-1.
The Blues picked up the all-important away goal.
Advantage Inter as we head back to Stamford Bridge for the second part of the story. The return match should be another nail bitter.
Lots of Copa Libertadores action on Wednesday.
Flamengo has a hot date with Universidad Catolica at Maracana. The Chilean side is currently in 11th place in the Chilean Apertura. Catolica has seven points. They are 2-1-3.
Mengao needs to flat out take it to Catolica.
Adriano and Love need to rip the twines.
Bruno will be out with a pulled adductor muscle in his right thigh. Youngster Marcelo Lomba will in goal. I sure hope this doesn’t kill us. This is the grand daddy of em all in South America-The Copa Libertadores.
Rubro-Negro opens the Copa at home then we are on the road for the next two matches.
Mengao travels to Chile to battle Universidad de Chile and Caracas, Venezuela.
Mengao has not tasted victory in first round play of Copa since 1984.
Flamengo needs to stop this schnid now.
Mengao has six draws and two losses in their previous eight Copa openers.
Not good garoto.
Flamenguistas needs a win.
In fifth round FA Cup replay action, Tottenham took it to Bolton 4-0. Super Russian Roman Pavlyuchenko hit for the daily double in the 23rd and 87th minute. The Wanderers hit the daily double own goal in the 35th and 47th minute.
Please say it ain’t so Joe.
It is.
Spurs are on to the next round of the FA cup.
Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace 3-1 to advance to the next round of the FA Cup.
Reading defeated West Brom 3-2.
Reading’s Brian Howard tied this baby up at two all in 90th minute to send this guy into thirty minutes of extra time.
Gylfi Sigurdsson hit the match winner in the 95th minute to send West Brom packing.
Stoke City needed the full 120 minutes to stifle City 3-1. This loss sure puts a damper Man City’s season.
Ryan Shawcross scored in the 95th minute.
Tuncay Sanli fired home the winner in the 99th minute to put this sucker out of reach.
City is sent packing as well.
Oh what a crazy day in the futebol world.
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Tags: Adriano, Alberto Diego Milito, Aston Villa, Bolton, Brian Howard, Bruno, Caracas, Carlo Ancelotti, Champions League, Chelsea, Copa Libertadores, Crystal Palace, De Futebol, De Futebol Brasil, Esteban Cambiasso, FA Cup, Flamengo, Futebol, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Internazionale, John Terry, Jose Mourinho, Julio Cesar, Manchester City, Marcelo Lomba, Petr Cech, Reading, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Ryan Shawcross, Salomon Kalou, Soccer, Stoke City, Tottenham, Tuncay Sanli, Universidad Catolica, Universidad de Chile, Vagner Love, West Brom
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This should be a nut cracker when Inter and Chelsea hook up at Stamford Bridge. It was a hard fought match at Inter’s house. Chelsea has the advantage with the all important away goal. The Blues cannot afford to give a goal at home. Both Jose and Carlo have it in for each other. Expect an all out war.