Head To Head Barcelona Chelsea game in the semi final of the Champions League

Head Barcelona Chelsea game in the semi final of the Champions LeagueContra Barcelona Chelsea game in the semi final of the Champions League this season will surely be full of emotion. Imagine, a stronghold of the Blues certainly determined to avenge their defeat three years ago.

Chelsea cruised into the semi-final success after removing the vice Benfica 3-1 on aggregate (1-0 away and 2-1 home). Meanwhile, in another camp, the defending champion cruised by eliminating AC Milan vice-Italy 3-1 (0-0 away and 3-1 home).

The retainer for the Blues, Barca clash cons bring back the bitter memory in the 2008-2009 season. At that time, Chelsea had to give up tickets held Barca final after losing controversially.

In the first leg, Chelsea travel to Camp Nou with a successful coach Guus Hiddink 0-0 draw against Barca. However, disastrous for Chelsea occurred in the second leg at Stamford Bridge. Had a 1-0 lead through Michael Essien goal, the Blues have to bite the fingers because Andres Iniesta scored a goal back in injury time. With position 1-1, Barca qualify as superior aggressiveness away goal.

However, controversy remains Blaugrana great success. Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo was mentioned to be the main actor of controversy because it does not give Chelsea a penalty for handball related to two incidents that made Gerard Pique and Eric Abidal.

This memory must still clung to the memory of Chelsea's senior players like John Terry, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba, who had even rebuked Ovrebo after the match.

"We all (Chelsea) have unfinished business with them (Barcelona)," said Lampard.

Apart from the controversial incident, Chelsea and Barca have been recorded 13 times clashed on the European stage. The result, Barca recorded 5 wins, compared with 4 thin Chelsea's victory.

History of the second meeting of the club at the start of the event Fairs Cup in 1966 (before being switched to the current UEFA Cup and became Europa League). In that first meeting, a successful bend Chelsea 2-0 Barca.

Chelsea will act as host to the first leg of the upcoming 19 April, while Barcelona will host the Pensioner turns on the second leg at Camp Nou, 25 April 2012 early morning.

Head to head Chelsea vs Barcelona quoted Soccerbase:

2008/2009: Semi Final
League Champions (06/5/2009): Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona
Champions League (28/04/2009): Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea

2006/2007: Group Stage
Champions League (31/10/2006): Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea
Champions League (10/18/2006): Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona

2005/2006: Big 16
League Champions (07/3/2006): Barcelona 1-1 Chelsea
Champions League (02/22/2006): Chelsea 1-2 Barcelona

2004/2005: Big 16
League Champions (08/3/2005): Chelsea 4-2 Barcelona
Champions League (23/02/2005): Barcelona 2-1 Chelsea

1999/2000: Quarter-finals
Champions League (18/04/2000): Barcelona 5-1 Chelsea
League Champions (05/4/2000): Chelsea 3-1 Barcelona

1965/1966
Fairs Cup (05/25/1966): Barcelona 5-0 Chelsea
Fairs Cup (11/05/1966): Chelsea 2-0 Barcelona
Fairs Cup (04/27/1966): Barcelona 2-0 Chelsea

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich face in the Champions League semi-final 17 April 2012

Bayern VS Madrid in Champion League 17 April 2012 Bayern Munich midfielder Arjen Robben, hopes to meet Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final over two legs, 17 and 25 April. According to him, the match will take place very interesting following the second chance to advance to the semifinals after a large enough to ensure victory in the first leg quarter-final league.
Bayern VS Madrid in Champion League 17 April 2012
"This is a dangerous thing, even before starting the game, many people are talking about semi-final between Bayern Munich and Madrid. However, we still have to play the second leg later," he told Sky Sports.

"This is a very good game by scoring two away goals and Madrid also won three goals at home to APOEL. So most likely the two teams will meet in the semis and it will be an interesting match," he said later.

Dutch national team players are saying, Bayern are going to struggle with a maximum in the second leg. However, he was quite optimistic that the team had established a good position for now.

Thanks to a goal and an assist from Robben, the team nicknamed "The Bavarian" is success a 2-0 win over Marseille in the first leg Champions League quarter-finals, Wednesday or Thursday (3/29/2012) early morning hrs. Bayern certainly ambitious to secure a ticket to advance to the semifinals of the second leg later to meet with Madrid to beat APOEL with the score 3-0 in the first leg.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich face in the Champions League semi-final 17 April 2012

"We have always believed that we could do the best in the field. And now we are in an excellent position," he said.