So far 2 great saves from Van der Sar to deny Torres 2 goal chances.

This tie is obviously far from over but I'll take the 1 - 0 advantage any day.

Lackluster Chelsea at the Bridge. The 2nd leg at Old Trafford a do or die for Chelsea.

Barcelona thump Shakhtar Donetsk 5:1! Well, that tie looks like it's over. Real Madrid Vs Barcelona in the Semis.

We had chances to make it two and really make it hard for Chelsea but an away win by a solitary goal still gives us an edge. 2nd leg there should be no mistake coz Chelsea will come out attacking and I know we can get them on the counter.

It was great to have Rio back, sooner than expected, his experience was telling. Rafael once again showed he can be a liability in big games by injuring himself unnecessarily tackling Drogba who at the time was being marshalled by another Man Utd player as well...now he has injured his knee after coming back from a hamstring injury - the boy has a long way to go, talented as he is. The subs confused everyone and I was surprised how well Valencia played right back.

Truly VdS is irreplaceable...I'm seeing Manuel Neuer or Hugo Lloris as the main contenders. In other news, 657 minutes without scoring for Torrestina. Now Chelsea know how we felt after Luiz was not sent off in the EPL game at the bridge after screaming murder for the Ramirez penalty call - what goes around comes around, hoepfully not at OT.

I don't see Shaktar and Spurs recovering nor Inter pulling another comeback like they did against Bayern - the OT match is all to play for and tactics will win the game. Back to the league

Craziest decision of the night! Drogba was far much better than Torres and it was obvious who was to be substituted but alas!!! Carlo should 'grow' some balls. You've got to make decisions for the team, not a the owner or an over-hyped individual. By the way I was surprised that Torrestina's first short yesterday was his second short on target in Chelsea colours!!! From January? Seriously!?

I think it's still too early to call this one.

Rooney unfortunately will have to sit out the Fulham game on Sato and the FA semi against shitty...quite a loss seeing how he has peaked when needed most - will be a true test for Berba and Chicha. I always have a feeling that Rooney felt let down by the team last season when hoe got injured towards the end and we lost the league to Chelsea...though I think that had more to do with a the long absence of both Rio and Vidic.

It'll be great to have Anderson and Fletcher in the final stretch to cater for any injuries picked up - the longer we stay in CL the likelier the injuries

Good to know I could deputize for SAF if given a chance. But do I say?

I agree @Maich,the one thing SAF has been concerned about over the years is that Man Utd have not won enough CL's to be regarded highly in the same manner as Real and AC and to a lesser extent Bayern and Liverpool...I believe if we had nabbed VdS earlier (after he left Ajax) we'd have won a couple more but that's in the past (and is neither here nor there as politicians would say)

Beating Barca in a final for me would be the ultimate achievement, truly orgasmic to say the least. Time will tell