CL: No goals in Barcelona - Chelsea Ballack jubilates  

Michael Ballack will remain with his Chelsea in the battle for the Champions League title in the race. The Blues won at FC Barcelona in a semi-leg 0:0.

It showed last year's finalist from London before 93,000 football fans in the Nou Camp stadium as the ball is artists cope. With much struggle, and especially physical effort and the necessary luck.

Now, the Premier League club in the return match in seven days, the best conditions, the finals on 27 May in Rome to collect. In the second semifinal winner receives Manchester United on Wednesday (April 19) the League rivals Arsenal FC. "We are, as everywhere in Europe, a gateway to shoot or even to win the game," said Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger before the England match (20:45 Uhr/Sat.1 and Premiere).

In Barcelona, Chelsea made the team of the Dutch coach Guss Hiddink fox, the spaces for the Catalans closely. The Spaniards were not in full swing. Although the ball was long in their ranks, but the conclusion is missing. Chelsea gave the landlords over almost the entire season, far away from the penalty area and prevented so that the Spaniards ever torgefährlich could be. Seven minutes before the break after the British had a rough carving of Rafael Marquez even the big opportunity for leadership. However, Barca goalkeeper Victor Valdes parried brilliantly against Didier Drogba, his art after the break in the Premier League back to the Chelsea starting belonged.

With a powerful header from Ballack, the leather-look for a Lampard free kick just over the gate wuchtete, began the second half. Barcelona Marquez had to be replaced shortly afterwards, the enemy without serious impact on the injured knee. Apparently with the mute despair berannten the landlords, on Saturday in the Spanish championship at the table Real Madrid second applies to the Chelsea goal.

But Petr Czech held the Barca box clean. Especially against Eto'o, who in the 69th Minute after a solo run freely before Czechs appeared Czech brilliantly parried. There was excitement in the 74th Minute as Thierry Henry and Eto'o in the Chelsea penalty area, played small-small. The Frenchman fell on the penalty spot in a duel with the Portuguese José Bosingwa. Referee Wolfgang Stark was, however, no penalty.

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