Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

Barcelona defender Carles Puyol (right) in an attempt to stop Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien. Champions League semi-final first leg match, Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain. April 28, 2009.

The first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Barcelona at the Camp Nou ended in a 0:0 draw, with Chelsea’s vice-captain Frank Lampard, who was substituted in the 71st minute, losing his 4th place in our FTBL rating of best world

A duel for the top spot in the rating of African players between Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o and Chelsea’s Didier Drogba (pictured with the ball) will be a no-less exciting sideshow in the Champions League semi-final between the two great clubs. The

Chelsea will travel to Barcelona for the first leg of their semi-final Champions League game in full battle mode despite the absence of some key players such as left-back Ashley Cole and defender Ricardo Carvalho. The latter has seen the return of a hamstring

Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas inched ever closer to the three leaders in our rating of best midfielders of the English Premier League after his double in the Gunners’ 2:0 win over relegation-threatened Middlesbrough Sunday.