PICTURE SPECIAL: Chelsea stars hit the town after crashing out of the Champions League

07 May 2009 13:53
Disconsolate Chelsea stars hit the town to drown their sorrows following their last-gasp Champions League exit to Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.Chelsea were denied a series of penalties before Barca's Andres Iniesta hit a 93rd minute equaliser to book a place in the final against Manchester United.The players surrounded Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo after the game and striker Didier Drogba launched a foul-mouthed outburst on television as he raged at the mistakes made by Overbo.[LNB]Enlarge Calm after the storm: Drogba calmed down enough after the match to head out for a night on the town[LNB] [LNB] Night out: Frank Lampard partied without his teammates after the Champions League defeat[LNB] [LNB] Enlarge Enlarge  Family support: Lampard's father and sister joined the Chelsea star for dinner[LNB] But Drogba calmed down enough to head out for a night on the town after the game. Several other players including Frank Lampard, Nicolas Anelka and Chelsea goalscorer Michael Essien decided to head out as well.Drogba remained tight-lipped during his night out and maybe wishing he had done the same immediately after the match. In his outburst, which is sure to attract UEFA's attention, Drogba shouted into a television camera: 'Are you watching this? It is a f****** disgrace.' Chelsea 1 Barcelona 1: Blue murder at the Bridge as Iniesta strikes lateBig Four break-up: United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal told to hand cash to rivals by GovernmentGRAHAM POLL: The referee was wrong, but you can't behave like that...CHELSEA FC

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