Chelsea vs Barcelona + Referee's Controversial

Ballack and the thief

Chelsea will renew their UEFA Champions League rivalry with Barcelona after beating Benfica to reach the semi-finals.

Here, Sky Sports takes a look at five memorable moments from their recent encounters.

BARCA'S AMAZING COMEBACK (1999-00 quarter-final)

The Blues were favourites to reach the semi-finals after winning 3-1 at Stamford Bridge and were only seven minutes from doing so when Barca substitute Dani took the second leg into extra-time. Celestine Babayaro's dismissal for conceding a penalty proved fatal as Barca won 5-1 and 6-4 on aggregate.

MOURINHO RANT (2004-05 last 16)

The next meeting during Jose Mourinho's first season in charge was also a classic, with the Blues recovering from a controversial first-leg defeat to win after a Stamford Bridge thriller. Chelsea raced to a 3-0 lead but were heading out after a superb Ronaldinho double before John Terry's header sealed it. The win was overshadowed by Mourinho's comments about first-leg referee Anders Frisk, whom he accused of inviting Barca boss Frank Rijkaard into his dressing room at half-time. Frisk decided to hang up his whistle after receiving death threats, while Mourinho was branded an "enemy of football" by UEFA's referees' chief and handed a two-match ban.

DEL HORNO SEES RED (2005-06 last 16)

Barca gained revenge for their defeat a year earlier thanks to more controversial refereeing. Asier del Horno was sent off in the first leg at Stamford Bridge after clashing with Lionel Messi, whose theatrical reaction sparked a melee. Ten-man Chelsea actually took the lead, but Barca won 2-1 before securing a comfortable draw at the Camp Nou.

LAMPARD'S INCREDIBLE EQUALISER (2006-07 group stage)

Chelsea had already won at Stamford Bridge and secured a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou that ultimately helped them top Group A thanks to Didier Drogba's stoppage-time equaliser. But it was an earlier leveller from Frank Lampard that will forever be remembered, the midfielder pirouetting on the byline and somehow chipping Victor Valdes from an impossible angle.

MORE REFFING HELL (2009 semi-finals)

"F****** disgrace!" bellowed Didier Drogba. "I don't know if he's a referee or a thief," cried Jose Bosingwa. That was Chelsea's reaction as they missed out on back-to-back finals on away goals. Michael Essienscored a superb volley and the Blues were denied a succession of penalties by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo before Andres Iniesta equalised deep into stoppage-time. Drogba was banned for four matches - later reduced to three - for confronting Ovrebo at the final whistle.

Drogba and the Bastardy

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Bondia Cannavaro Akizuiwa asifanye maafaa

Kamati ya Ligi ya Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania (TFF) imeipa Coastal Union ushindi wa pointi tatu na mabao matatu baada ya Yanga kumchezesha mchezaji Nadir Haroub ‘Cannavaro’ kwenye mechi kati ya timu hizo iliyochezwa Machi 31 mwaka huu Uwanja wa Mkwakwani jijini Tanga.

Uamuzi huo ulifanywa na Kamati ya Ligi iliyokutana jana (Aprili 2 mwaka huu) kupitia ripoti mbalimbali za Ligi Kuu na Ligi Daraja la Kwanza umezingatia Kanuni ya 25(f) ya Ligi Kuu ya Vodacom juu ya Udhibiti wa Wachezaji.

Kanuni hiyo inasema: “Ni lazima kwa klabu na wachezaji kutunza kumbukumbu za kadi. Klabu itakayomchezesha mchezaji mwenye kadi tatu (3) za njano au kadi nyekundu itapoteza mchezo na timu pinzani itapewa ushindi wa pointi tatu (3) na mabao matatu (3), iwapo mchezaji atacheza akiwa haruhusiwi kucheza kwa ajili ya kadi tatu (3) za njano au kadi nyekundu timu yake itapoteza mchezo. Endapo klabu haina uhakika au inataka taarifa ya idadi ya kadi zake itaomba kwa maandishi toka TFF.”

Cannavaro alioneshwa kadi nyekundu kwa kosa la kupiga kwenye mechi kati ya Yanga na Azam iliyochezwa Machi 10 mwaka huu ambapo kwa mujibu wa Kanuni ya 25(c) ya Ligi hiyo anastahili kukosa mechi tatu. Mchezaji amekosa mechi mbili tu.

Pia klabu za Coastal Union na Yanga zimepigwa faini ya sh. 500,000 kila moja kwa washabiki wake kutupa chupa za majini uwanjani wakati wa mechi hiyo. Adhabu hiyo imetolewa kwa mujibu wa Kanuni ya 32(1).

Kamati ya Ligi pia imemuondoa Kamishna wa mechi hiyo Jimmy Lengwe kwenye orodha ya waamuzi kutokana na upungufu uliopo kwenye ripoti yake ambapo baadhi ya matukio makubwa hakuyaripoti. Moja ya matukio hayo ni kocha wa Coastal Union, Jamhuri Kihwelo kuzozana na mshambuliaji wa Yanga, Hamis Kiiza.

Vilevile waamuzi wa mechi namba 151 kati ya African Lyon na Simba wameandikiwa barua ya onyo kwa kupata alama za chini. Waamuzi hao ni Hashim Abdallah, Abdallah Selega, Hamis Chang’walu na Hassan Mwinchum. Naye Kamishna wa mechi namba 153 kati ya Moro United na Villa Squad, Arthur Mambeta amepewa onyo kutokana na upungufu katika ripoti yake.

BREAKING NEWS! YANGA YAPOKWA POINTI 3 KWA KUMCHEZESHA NADIR HAROUB !

TAARIFA ZILIZOPATIKANA HIVI PUNDE KAMATI YA LIGI KUU YA VODACOM IMEINYANG'ANYA POINTI TATU KLABU YA YANGA KWA KOSA LA KUMTUMIA BEKI NADIR HAROUB HUKU AKIWA HAJAMALIZA ADHABU YA KUTOCHEZA MICHEZO MITATU.

KAMATI HIYO IMEIPATIA POINTI TATU KLABU YA COASTAL UNION YA MKOANI TANGA.

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TENGA AKATAA KUJIUZULU KWA MOHAMED

Rais wa Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Tanzania (TFF) Leodegar Tenga amekataa barua ya kuomba kujiuzulu ya Makamu Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Ligi ya TFF, Said Mohamed.

Mohamed ambaye ni Mwenyekiti wa klabu ya Azam alimuandikia Rais Tenga barua ya kujiuzulu wadhifa huo akipinga kauli ya Mwenyekiti wa Kamati ya Nidhamu ya TFF, Alfred Tibaigana juu ya adhabu zilizotolewa na Kamati ya Ligi kwa baadhi ya wachezaji wa Yanga.

Rais Tenga amesema alimteua Mohamed katika Kamati hiyo kwa kuzingatia uadilifu wake na uwezo wake katika kuongoza, hivyo amekataa barua hiyo ya kuomba kujiuzulu.

Kwa mujibu wa mamlaka aliyopewa na Mkutano Mkuu wa TFF, Rais Tenga, Oktoba 28 mwaka jana aliunda Kamati ya Ligi ambayo wajumbe wake wanatoka kwenye klabu za Ligi Kuu ya Vodacom na Ligi Daraja la Kwanza.

Wajumbe wa kamati hiyo ni Wallace Karia (Mwenyekiti), Said Mohamed (Makamu Mwenyekiti), Damas Ndumbaro, Steven Mnguto, Geoffrey Nyange, Seif Ahmed, Henry Kabera, ACP Ahmed Msangi, Meja Charles Mbuge na Ahmed Yahya.

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