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The Champions League will have a new king - the Barcelona club, defending the title of the winner, failed to take revenge on London's Chelsea at home and gave way to the English team in the final.
At the end of the first half, the Catalans led with a favorable result of 2-0, and Chelsea was left with their captain John Terry receiving a red card, but even this advantage was not enough for Pep Guardiola's team. Before the break, Ramires softened the situation, and in the second half, Barcelona failed to break through the English defensive barriers.
Furthermore, just before the final whistle, the London team managed to knock out their opponents - one player ran past the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the net after coming on as a substitute Fernando Torres.
This is already the second painful blow to Barcelona fans in a few days. Also, the defeat suffered at the Camp Nou stadium on Saturday against their fiercest rival Real Madrid practically buried hopes of defending the title of Spanish champions. However, there is still the final of the King's Cup, where they will have to battle with Athletic Bilbao.
The beginning of this evening did not promise anything bad for the Catalans - Chelsea withdrew to defense from the very beginning and rarely crossed into the hosts' half, while the Catalans launched attack after attack. For a while, Roberto Di Matteo's pupils successfully thwarted the attacks, but in the 35th minute, Sergio Busquets restored the balance in the overall score after a cross.
