Top 5 matches between Chelsea and Barcelona

Omkar
Barcelona celebrate
Barcelona celebrate

#2 Champions League Quarterfinal, 2nd Leg, 2000

Rivaldo
Rivaldo in all his glory

Barcelona had to make up a 3-1 aggregate score going back home to the Camp Nou. Louis van Gaal’s Blaugrana started on the long road back with a deflected free kick from Rivaldo that put Barcelona up 1-0 on the night in the 24th minute. Luis Figo would pounce on a chance just before halftime and make it 2-0 Barca and (3-3 on aggregate).

With the aggregate score level going into the 2nd half, Chelsea knew they needed a goal to give themselves a chance and perhaps win. Tore Andre Flo came back once again to bite the hosts with a goal for the visiting Blues near the hour mark to make it 2-1 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate in Chelsea’s favour.

Substitute Dani Garcia, however, would write his name into the rivalry’s history and into Barcelona lore (curiously enough he was a Real Madrid youth product), by scoring the equaliser in the 83rd minute to make it 3-1 on the night and 4-4 on aggregate.

Both sides had scored 4 goals in 180 minutes and each had an away goal, which meant a further 30 minutes was to come. Celestine Babayaro would become the villain for Chelsea as he’d concede a penalty in the 98th minute, leading to him being sent off and for Rivaldo to step up to the spot.

Of course, he’d buried the penalty and put Barcelona in front with 20 minutes to go. Chelsea were unable to answer the Catalans and Patrick Kluivert would even get one himself to make it 5-1 that night and 6-4 on aggregate. Barcelona would advance to the Semifinals of the Champions League where they would fall to fellow Spanish foes Valencia.

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