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Barcelona-Chelsea rivalry
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1:30 PM EDT, Tue April 17, 2012
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Iniesta shatters Chelsea dream —
Andres Iniesta, right, celebrates after scoring in the final moments of the 2009 European Champions League semifinal against Chelsea.
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Goal! A nail-biting finish —
The Spain midfielder's injury-time equalizer at Stamford Bridge put Barcelona into the final on away goals, and the Catalan side went on to triumph in Rome.
A sore point for Drogba —
Didier Drogba's outburst at the ref during the second leg of that 2009 semifinal landed the Chelsea striker a three-game European ban.
A fierce rivalry —
Barcelona won at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of a last-16 tie in the 2005-06 season and went on to win the title. Wednesday's semifinal first leg in London will be the fifth meeting between the two sides in the European competition's knockout stages.
History repeats for Guardiola —
Barca coach Josep Guardiola lined up against Chelsea's interim manager Roberto di Matteo as players in a quarterfinal between the two teams in 2000, which also ended in triumph for the Spanish side.