Chelsea Versus the World

We all hate Roman, we all hate Moaninho, we call hate the scumbat glory hunters, we pity the lifelong Chelsea fans who have had to put up with all the abuse, but for now we all cheer on the mighty FC Barcelona.

Here's how it starts:

• Pre-match: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho made his intentions clear by springing a selection surprise and abandoning his favourite formation to play Arjen Robben up front with Didier Drogba. Damien Duff and Joe Cole started wide, with Claude Makelele and Frank Lampard, fit after his hamstring injury, starting in the heart of midfield. Spanish champions Barcelona will start with the same team which began at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago.
• Pre-match: Mourinho was greeted with shrieking whistles and jeers as he stepped onto the immaculate Nou Camp turf, ahead of the kick-off. The Chelsea boss had promised to deflect the heat from his players by revelling in the role of arch-villain to Barca's boo-boys but his players were also given a hostile welcome into the famous arena despite Frank Rijkaard's plea for fans to applaud the Barclays Premiership champions and their controversial manager.
• 7:43pm GMT: In scenes reminiscent of the weekend, Chelsea keep Barcelona waiting for a few minutes in the tunnel. The match is due to start in two minutes and only Petr Cech has so far appeared!
• 7:45pm GMT: The players belatedly enter the arena to a deafening noise from the near 100,000 crowd - John Terry leading his Chelsea troops out while Carles Puyol heads the Barca line-up.
  

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Photo stolen from Evil Dan's Blog.