Hope UEFA throw the book at them

[opsmonkey]

Hopefully now, after acting like little schoolboys throwing a tantrum, in front of a potential 1bn worldwide television audience, UEFA will throw the book at Chelsea and in particular Drogba, Ballack and Terry.. If the UEFA Respect campagain is to be viewed as serious then the little display by the spoilt chavs should be heavily punished.. They claim for everything and moan when they get nothing.. Only one of their 5 appeals was even worth a penalty.. the last one hit the barca defenders shoulder blade..

Disgrace to the Premier Legaue and to english football as a whole..

Especially Terry.. if he hadnt have slipped on his arse at the cruical moment last year he would have had a winners medal..

"F**k your history we're going to Rome"..... er no your not...... a ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[bugaloo41]

Take it you are quite pleased then Ops

[Raven]

I'm not a Chelsea supporter but I beg to differ....all those penalty shouts were penalties and the Barca sending off was harsh too considering he didn't touch him....that referee was piss poor in my honest opinion and Chelsea did right to be displeased with him....but.....not at the final whistle and to the extent that they did just because THEY lost it in the final minute. Those 3 players wouldn't have been so upset had they held on for the win and Drogba and Ballack are complete disgraces for getting in the referees face like they did - the ref should have sent them both off for it.

So the ref was poor but look at the end of the day Chelsea lost it at the death and they only have themselves to blame.....just look at Drogba's feable shot in the second half after having turned the defender, had that been a proper shot it would have gone in and Chelsea would be there now....they only have themselves to blame at the end of the day.

And Drogba should be heavily fined and suspended in European football at least for his antics at the final whistle and for bringing the game into disrepute.

On to the final though I really hope Barcelona stuff Scumbags United but they are going to have to play a damn sight better than they did tonight otherwise the Scummers will rape the Spaniards.

[cactikid]

shame with drogba,he was nearly going to complain on live tv,big big fine arriving soon,

[spondulick]

oh well scumbags in final again oh how that rankles with some people...see you in rome..

[shortyball]

This is why Rio should be england captain not Terry. I hope Capello takes note

[SP4RK75]

While I agree that the Chelsea players involved should be punished by UEFA (there is no excuse for that kind of behaviour). I also think that the standard of referees for important games like this needs to be looked at. I'm not a Utd supporter before you ask but the sending off of Fletcher in Tues game was a disgrace and some of the decisions last night also left you wondering what game the ref was watching. Maybe refs should be fined after the game if they have made blatant wrong decisions.

[lfc4life]

Disgusting behaviour by the chelsea players but why didn't hiddink condone it??? And i would expect a heavy ban for drogba and there deserved too go out for not taking there chances ha ha ha!!

YNWA

[jaydee]

I dont know WHY they have Linesmen on the pitch, they must have SEEN the Deliberate Handballs insde the penalty area like everyone else veiwing the game.

[mark015]

ive not got much time for chelski but they were well robbed last nite.that ref shud be ashamed of his performance last nite..heres hoping that barca skelp that manky mob in the final.

[shanklysson]

i think if daft joey (barton) done what drogba or ballack done he would be on remand again

[opsmonkey]

excellent article on why chelsea are reaping what they sew:

You had to feel sympathy for Chelsea on Wednesday...you just had to.

A plethora of penalty shouts (two of which probably should have stuck), a late, late heart-wrenching goal, and the absolute shattering of 180 minutes of tactically-perfect football ? all in one moment.

Devastation...in football terms...rarely comes more distinguished.

However, there was another emotion ? sitting parallel to sympathy ? that every neutral felt as the shrill of the full-time whistle sounded at Stamford Bridge... Justice.

Justice that Didier Drogba ? the very definition of the boy who cried wolf ? would not be playing in a second Champions League final.

As insanity, rage, vitriol and conspiracy swelled out of the steaming Stamford Bridge cauldron on Wednesday night, Drogba yelled into the camera ?a disgrace, a f*****g disgrace?.

He was right. His 72-minute performance of play-acting, diving and temper tantrums had been a disgrace.

This should not be read as a lambasting of his anger-fuelled post-match reaction which, although inexcusable, was inspired by passion and a desire to win.

This is a venting of sheer disgust at the blatant cheating that we see time and again from Drogba ? the type of which would make any father embarrassed of his child.

If Chelsea want a scapegoat for their Champions League exit they should look no further than their Ivorian. An absolute bulldozer and one of the world?s top three strikers on his feet, but an absolute disgrace off of them.

Going to ground easily was rife at The Bridge, the Barcelona players just as guilty as Chelsea. But Drogba?s antics are different. That second-half moment when he leapt high to chest the ball down, felt Gerard Pique brush his back and then puffed his chest out like a fairy as he rolled around on the ground in total ?agony? ? it was sickening to watch.

Is it any wonder referee Tom Ovrebo denied Drogba time and again when it only takes a gust of wind to knock the ?powerhouse? down? Drogba?s reputation goes before him, and Chelsea are suffering for it.

Anybody who disagrees, consider this: When Chelsea were battling for their lives in the dying seconds, where was Drogba? On the bench, nursing a ghost injury that strangely seemed to have disappeared by the time he went bounding up to the referee.

The only way to stamp it out is for his team-mates to show their own displeasure.

As much as Chelsea fans would hate to hear it, Jamie Carragher sets the example at Liverpool, giving Ryan Babel a piece of his mind the first time he hit the deck easily during his home debut. (Maybe Carragher might have the odd word with Gerrard too!)

The fact is, there is barely a defender in world football who can stop Drogba when he puts his body on the line, but there is barely a referee in the country who believes him when he goes down.

If Lamps and co want a scapegoat for their anger, they would be well advised to tell Drogba to stop shaming the club. The Drog has cried wolf too many times, and now nobody?s listening.

[pestey]

just goes to show money can't buy you everything LMFAO!!!!