Tuesday, April 08, 2014

UEFA Champions League: Late Heroics Spur Jose's Blues Into Semis; Galacticos Also Advance Despite Game-Two Setback Against Dortmund

The final week of the quarterfinal round of the UEFA Champions League commenced with two games played on Tuesday.

At London:
 Bildtext:LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 08: Demba Ba of Chelsea celebrates scoring their second goal with team mates during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final second leg match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Stamford Bridge on April 8, 2014 in
Goals from Andre Schurrle (32') and Demba Ba (87', that's him being joyously mobbed by teammates) enabled Chelsea to blank visiting Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in game two, and with the aggregate score at 3-3, advance to the semifinal round on away goals.

Photo from Yahoo-Eurosport website

At Madrid:
 Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus (L) scores a goal against Real Madrid's Iker Casillas during their Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match in Dortmund, April 8, 2014. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)
Despite dropping a game-two 2-0 decision on the road to Borussia Dortmund (with Marco Reus---shown here---scoring twice, in the 24th and 37th minutes), Real Madrid still won their two-game series with last year's runners-up 3-2 on aggregate.

Reuters photo by Wolfgang Rattay
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