Barca's shot across the bow

6-2....wow that is embarrassing for Real Madrid. One thing if Barca drops 6 goals on some small team from the depths of the Spanish Ligua, but against Real??? Wow. Really the game was not that close! Henry, Messi, Xavi, Eto'o, et al. completely dominated their Madrid rivals. Making the scoring look too easy at times. This was a defiant shot across the bow for Chelsea ahead of their second leg clash at Stamford Bridge.

What I fear is that Hiddink and Chelsea decide to sit back and defend, look to scrape by with a 1-0 win. The key will be how does Xavi and Iniesta control the midfield. If they can run and control the midfield, while Yaya shuts down Lampard, the game will swing in the favor of the Catalan giants. During the first leg Barca dominated possession and got double digit shots at the Chelsea goal. However, if Essein and Mikel can shut down the midfield and swing that battle back to the side of the Blues, Chelsea will be the ones heading to Rome. With Anelka and Drogba clicking, and Malouda looking more like the Lyon player of old, not the one that looked lost for Chelsea.



If Barca plays like in the highlights from the Real drubbing, they will find their way to Rome.