Chelsea vs Manchester United, 1st Leg
Match pulse
CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Man United 1-0
Manchester United beat Chelsea 1-0 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (24').
Play by play
- 95'
<i>John Brewin at Stamford Bridge</i>: Anger at the referee here. The first looked a definite penalty. The second not so. Chelsea fans abusing Sir Alex as he claps the United fans. Advantage United and Chelsea have a sense of grievance against a Champions League referee. "Cheat, cheat, cheat" rings out.
- 95'
<b>FULL TIME</b> Drama until the last but the best team won. Chelsea looked short of ideas with Torres again well below par, but they should have been given a late penalty when Evra chopped down Ramires. Definitely advantage United, but the tie is far from over.
- 94'
That last one was most certainly not a penalty. Torres can't believe it.
- 93'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Now its come to life - Torres goes down when Valencia brushes his calf and is booked for diving, then he and Ferdinand go nose-to-nose.
- 92'
A big slice of luck for United there - that was a spot kick, no doubt about it.
- 91'
Drama now as Evra piles in on Ramires as he burst into the box. Replay shows that should have been a penalty - he wrapped his leg round his opponent without getting the ball.
- 90'
Four minutes added...
- 89'
Now Anelka with another dribbly shot from outside the box - guess what? VDS behind it.
- 88'
Nani very nearly scores on the break but as he cut across Terry, Cech came out to smother, then Anelka is a little slow on the uptake as a cross fell to the back post and he and Evra challenged.
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0406/patriceevragoalline_275x155.jpg"> <br>Patrice Evra clears Frank Lampard's shot off the line
- 86'
Xavi makes it 5-1 to Barca....
- 85'
Ivanovic nearly manages it, marauding forward to the edge of the box before shooting but again, VDS is behind it.
- 84'
Chelsea look out of ideas here. Something needs to happen - and fast.
- 83'
Don't give up just yet Chelsea - you've still got time to level things up and you were the last team to win at Old Trafford, last April.
- 82'
The ball is knocked off to Lampard but his shot is rather scuffed and VDS is right behind it.
- 81'
Now Ferdinand goes in with a high boot on Malouda - whose foot was up too. United not happy with the award, Cole imploring the ref to book Rio.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Lampard's free kick from the right is missed by everyone but Van der Sar has it covered as it heads past the post. Now he is booked for time wasting. That's a bit harsh.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Chelsea's final change too, Mikel on for Bosingwa.
- 78'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Hernandez trudges off and Berbatov trudges on.
- 77'
More gaps opening up for United on the break as Chelsea press forward.
- 76'
Looks like United are about to introduce Berbatov...
- 75'
Torres curses his luck under his breath after Van der Sar's impressive hang time stop denies him a first in Chelsea blue.
- 74'
Van der Sar claws away a Torres header that was destined for the far corner. The £50 million man just can't get a break can he?
- 73'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Vidic is the latest to get a card for blocking off Malouda.
- 72'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0406/vivajohnterrybanner_275x155.jpg"> <br>Manchester United fans remind John Terry of his penalty miss in the 2008 Champions League final.
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