Source: Daily_Mail
Kept in Cech: No way past Petr the great for Barcelona
Guus Hiddink claimed Petr Cech was back to his best after an outstanding performance in the Nou Camp helped Chelsea to a 0-0 draw against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final first leg last night. [LNB]A superb defensive display, together with four world-class saves by the Chelsea goalkeeper, prevented Barcelona from scoring for the first time in 51 matches. [LNB]The last team to stop them scoring at home was Manchester United last year.[LNB]Cech denied Thierry Henry, Daniel Alves, Samuel Eto'o and substitute Alexander Hleb as the Spanish giants attempted to secure a precious advantage.[LNB] Just perfect, Petr: Chelsea keeper Cech gets a hug from skipper John Terry after his heroics in the Nou Camp [LNB]'They have a big attacking threat and we wanted to eliminate it,'said Cech. 'To keep a clean sheet at Barcelona is always a good result.Hopefully, we can repeat the same defensive performance at StamfordBridge plus at home we always score.'[LNB]Jose Bosingwa contained the threat of Lionel Messi with a terrificperformance at left back and John Terry was superb as they faced one ofthe most potent strike forces in world football.[LNB]Chelsea's interim coach Hiddink said: 'I think Petr did a good joband saved the game for us. I also think Bosingwa did a good job. He gotgood help from (Florent) Malouda on the left side and also, when Messiwent inside, he got good support from Terry in the centre. They managedto keep Messi very much in check. We neutralised him tactically.'[LNB] FC Barcelona 0 Chelsea 0: Guus's yellow brick wall - Pep's stars can't find way past HiddinkNeil Ashton's tactics board... your at-a-glance guide to the Nou Camp actionGALLERY: Yellow peril for Barca as Hiddink gives Pep the BluesBarcelona 0-0 Chelsea LIVE report: All the action and stats as it happenedCHELSEA FC
