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#5 Chelsea vs Barcelona (2009)
In 2009, referee Tom Ovrebo was on the spot for the way he handled Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge. Andres Iniesta's spectacular strike in stoppage time enabled the Catalan giants to progress on the away goals rule.
In the second half of the match. Chelsea had several claims for a penalty turned down. First, Didier Drogba was brought down by Eric Abidal in the box but Ovrebo waved for play to continue. With 10 minutes of the match left to play, Gerard Pique was under intense pressure from Nicolas Anelka when he blatantly handled the ball in the box. Again Ovrebo was unshaken during this incident.
In the dying minutes of the match, German Michael Ballack struck a shot that hit Samuel Eto'o's arm in the penalty area but the referee was not moved. His officiating was also called into question when he sent off Eric Abidal in the 65th minute after what was a typical coming together of legs with Anelka. Replays showed that Anelka also fell after his own legs got tangled as he ran.
There were bitter scenes at the end of the match with Drogba, in particular, confronting Ovrebo. Chelsea was robbed of goal-scoring opportunities on several occasions in a classic example of officiating that raised a lot of questions.
