Classico KO?

Well... hands up who was expecting that? The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals are done, and Chelsea and Bayern Munich, the two teams most people would have seen as underdogs, ended up with unexpected wins. I was expecting a Barcelona-Real Madrid classico final, but that may not be on the cards any more.

Bayern gave a strong performance against Real on Tuesday, spurred on by their fans and by the fact that the final is in their home stadium. They do have the ability and the players to win this tie, but Real have their away goal and I expect them to score at home. Jose Mourinho will be quietly confident of robbing Bayern of their fairytale final.

Chelsea beat Barca with a goal that came from good work by Ramires, who did well to make a pass to Drogba while falling over, with Drogba finishing calmly first time and showing more of the recent good form that Chelsea will miss if he leaves this summer.

From there, Chelsea's stubborn defending won it for them, shown by the fact they didn't have a single shot in the entire second half. Barcelona should definitely have scored, hitting the post and crossbar, and having several other good chances they would expect to put away. Lionel Messi was kept locked down for most of the match and continued a run of never having scored against Chelsea.

For Chelsea to get anything in this match they needed their senators, Terry, Drogba, and Lampard to have good games, and they did that. Ashley Cole and Petr Cech also gave solid performances, with Cech making some important saves. Chelsea will need that same solidarity next week, when they can look forward to a siege in Barca's Nou Camp. I expect them to face an onslaught, but I wouldn't put it past them to nick an away goal that I don't think Barcelona would be able to overcome.