Barcelona vs. Chelsea: 5 Reasons It Was the Wrong Result

Barcelona took an early 2-0 lead on Tuesday and looked primed to win their semifinal matchup against Chelsea.

But the Blues staged a stirring 10-man comeback to advance to the Champions League final at the expense of Pep Guardiola's men.

Great for Chelsea. But for football's sake, despite what the scoreboard showed, the wrong team is going to Munich in May.

Here are five reasons why.

Chelsea Hardly Touched the Ball

If you didn't pay very close attention to the two matches of this semifinal, you might have missed every single touch Chelsea had on the ball.

Barcelona dominated every offensive statistic ball possession being the most obvious.

Chelsea had two truly classy touches on the ball over the two legs: Frank Lampard's pass to spring the break that resulted in the only goal of the first leg and Ramires' chipped goal in the second.

For every other instance of real footballing skill, you had to look to the Catalans.

47 Barcelona Shots on Goal

Barcelona took 47 shots over the two legs of this semifinal. If you took your money to a Las Vegas casino, what are the odds you would get on the Catalans only scoring two of those?

Chelsea took 11 shots and scored three of them. I imagine you would get better odds on those numbers, but they would still be considered a long shot.

Incredibly clinical for Chelsea's part, incredibly inefficient for Barcelona's.

What are the odds on those two things happening over the same two matches? Infinitesimal.

Fernando Torres Scored

Forget the odds on the last page, what are the odds of Fernando Torres scoring...ever, really?

The primary indication that the world was upside-down, wet was dry and light was dark occurred late in the match when Torres tallied.

He only got on the field because Didier Drogba had run himself to exhaustion serving as Chelsea's t10th defender for 80 minutes.

And he scored! That's like Elvis and Tupac turning up alive and playing Madison Square Garden.

Lionel Messi Missed a Penalty Kick

Let's be honest here. Everyone had already counted Lionel Messi's penalty kick in their head.

Roman Abramovich had. Roberto di Matteo had. Even Peter Cech had. It was 3-1 in everyone's brain as soon as Messi placed the ball on the spot.

Big game. Big moment. Lionel Messi with the ball. That's always a win, right? Not this time.

It ranks right up there with Torres scoring.

No, let's not be ridiculous. It's not quite that rare.

We've Got to Watch It All over Again in the Final

Chelsea should be applauded for the sheer level of effort they displayed to win the semifinal against Barcelona. But even the most ardent Blues fan has to admit that the games were painful to watch for fans of actual football.

Now that Roberto di Matteo's team is through, the manager will look at his potential opponents and come to the conclusion that Chelsea have to do pretty much the same thing in Munich to stand a chance.

Real Madrid are no less threatening than Barcelona. For that matter, neither are Bayern.

Chelsea don't have the horses to come out and play with any of them. So we can look forward to 21 men within 30 yards of the Chelsea goal for another 90 minutes.

The Blues are inspirational for their hard work. But as a spectacle, the Champions League final is ruined by Chelsea's presence.

Oh well, at least John Terry won't be there.