Barcelona Vs. Real Madrid, 2011 UEFA Champions League Semifinal: Emmanuel Adebayor Finally Shown Yellow After Foul On Lionel Messi

Emmanuel Adebayor's yellow card has been coming, and he earns it thanks to a foul on poor Lionel Messi, who is getting beaten up every time he's near the ball (and in those instances where Real Madrid players can catch him, which aren't particularly frequent). It looks like Frank De Bleeckere is going to be bizarrely lenient, but eventually he issues the striker-cum-destroyer a yellow card.

While I'm sure that Madrid are happy to be winning the ball from time to time, they're not coming anywhere close to scoring and are about to drop out of the Champions League. That said, it's a much better performance from the visitors than we saw last week. At least they're occasionally putting together something resembling an interesting attack. It's just not going to be enough - Barcelona are headed to Wembley for the Champions League final. And Lionel Messi very nearly caps off the match with a stinging free kick blocked by Iker Casillas (is that his first save of the half?).