Pre-match: Champions League Quarter Final: 2nd Leg: April 4, 2012 Chelsea FC v SL Benfica [R]

Good start, game plan clearly working, and now 1-0.

 

That might do Benfica. Don't see them coming up with three goals.

 

They only need two.

 

Ah, you are correct sir. Still, don't see them getting two. But there's a lot of game to play, and they'll have to prevent us from scoring more (which I think we look like doing)

 

Oh, Torres... trying to get another assist

 

They just need two!

 

Just saw this...

 

Benfica starting to lose their discipline. Foul is called on Lampard, one not near deserving a yellow card. But Aimar gets one for bitching about it too much.

C'mon, Benfica. The more they act like this the more I don't feel bad knocking them out of the competition. God forbid the semifinals becomes the champions league of diving and whinging.

 

that giveaway from luiz was written into his transfer agreement, not much you can do about that

 

I've got fifty quid to put towards a contract on him

Nah, as you say, part of the cost of the guy I guess. TBH he's been somewhat relaxed since the start of the game.

 

Aimar's getting too much time on the ball.

 

terrible performance thus far by this midfield...cant hold the ball at all.

 

We keep giving them the bloody ball back.

 

Gave the ref no choice with that tackle. Daft!

We're making hard work of this though.

 

Hit it first time... The keeper is not too great.

 

The first yellow for Pereira was for moaning as well.

That's bloody annoying for the supporters, other players and the manager. Now he's off the pitch which could have just been 'normal' yellow leaving him on the pitch.

 

Commentators criticizing Torres for no reason..."a confused mind" they say. Unreal

 

damn, sala make a dumber foul

 

Who got sent off?

 

That is my biggest complaint about my team. That kind of behavior is perfectly normal in Portugal because we have dumb refs that cave under pressure. But Benfica always pulls this kind of crap in Europe and it never works out for them. Both yellows were for idiotic behavior, and now we have little to no chance of catching up despite the fact that we were playing better.

 

Maxi Perreira