Chelsea FC Vs. Manchester United, 2011 UEFA Champions League: Blues Somehow Not Level

I can’t even count the number of scoring chances that Chelsea just had in a 90 second period between the 44th minute and the first half of first half stoppage time. Honestly, I completely lost track. But, I’m going to try to walk my way through them. I think that Fernando Torres had the first golden chance, as Didier Drogba put a ball on a silver platter for him, but he missed an absolute sitter off the post. The ball then fell to Frank Lampard, who had his shot barely blocked off the line by Manchester United’s Patrice Evra. Less than a minute later, Lampard had another golden opportunity, which was once again blocked. I think that was it. Were there a couple more in there? Holy crap.

Chelsea have almost certainly been the better team throughout the first half of this game, save for their poor defending and United’s brilliance on the one goal. There’s no reason that Chelsea shouldn’t be leading or at least level in this game, but alas, United have both a lead and an away goal, and therefore, a massive advantage.