Mes: julio 2019

Chelsea were one of the most difficult opponents Barcelona could face in the Champions League first knockout round and Monday’s draw gave the draw that the Catalan side wanted to avoid with Pedro, Cesc Fabregas and Alvaro Morata all back to Spain. Antonio Conte’s team are the defending English champions and will represent an incredibly tough physical test to Ernesto Valverde’s charges. Pedro and Fabregas will return to their former club in the second leg at the Camp Nou, however for Morata it will fotballdrakter 2018 be a resumption of hostilities given his Real Madrid connections. There have been a number of phenomenal knockout ties between the two teams since the turn of the millennium, especially during Jose Mourinho’s first spell at Stamford Bridge. From Ronaldinho’s incredible strike with no back-lift in London in 2005 right through to Fernando Torres’ killer blow in the 2012 semi-final, the memorable moments between Chelsea and Los Cules have been endless. The 2005 tie though did see Chelsea progress, Barcelona would take their revenge a year later when Frank Rijkaard led his team to the title in Paris. Mourinho’s post-match protests against Asier del Horno’s red-card are as memorable as the matches themselves, referee Anders Frisk was unfairly put in the spotlight and his refereeing career never recovered. In 2009, Pep Guardiola was on the verge of elimination in the semi-final of the...