Uefa's Friedrich Sticker draws out Barcelona and Chelsea to face each other in the 04/05 Champions League quarter-finals Chelsea celebrate after Damien Duff's cross is turned into his own net by Juliano Belletti in the first leg in Barcelona Controversy ensues as Didier Drogba is sent off by Anders Frisk for an innocuous looking challenge on Victor Valdes 10-man Chelsea are punished as goals from Maxi Lopez and Samuel Eto'o ensure Barca win the quarter-final first leg 2-1 Frank Rijkaard fields questions over an alleged conversation between himself and Frisk during half-time at the Nou Camp Chelsea go 3-0 up after 20 minutes of the second leg with goals from Eidur Gudjohnson, Frank Lampard and Damien Duff A penalty and a wonder goal from Ronaldinho means Barca go into half-time 3-2 down on the night, 4-4 on aggregate Captain John Terry rises high above the Barcelona defence to head home the winning goal from Duff's corner on 75 minutes A year later the two sides are again drawn together in the quarter-finals and there are concerns over Chelsea's pitch There's more controversy in the first leg at Stamford Bridge as Asier Del Horno is sent off following Lionel Messi's theatrics Chelsea take the lead just before the hour mark when Thiago Motta puts through his own net from Lampard's free-kick Nightmare for Chelsea as Terry's own goal and Eto'o's header means Barcelona sneak a 2-1 win and gain the upper hand Despite the previous acrimony between the pair Frank Rijkaard and Jose Mourinho shake hands after the final whistle An early injury to Messi doesn't dampen Barcelona's spirits as they take the lead through Ronaldinho's 78th minute strike Lampard fires home a last-minute penalty but it's too little too late as Chelsea crash out of the Champions League (agg 3-2) The Barcelona players celebrate gaining revenge on Chelsea and they go on to beat Arsenal 2-1 in the final
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