the ref didnt make mistakes. he only acted as he was­ told the ''who is who'' in uefa.

I can't believe ballack is not being punished for­ his actions. I hope one day he gets what he deserves­ and breaks his leg on national TV so I can see it­ happen

Its funny how people bring up the "respect"­ programme, when respect is suppose to be a two way­ deal. It ddin't look like ol' Tommy respected­ Chelsea at all. And neither does Platini. And further­ more isn't it about time Football had a replay or­ challenge system like in tennis. It would save alot of­ heartache and flared tempers.

97.spoony,comment 96, what planet are you from? of­ course,­ planet scouser. liverpool were well and truly­ stuffed­ by chelsea in the 1/4 final in scouseland.the­ ref in­ semi-final was a complete disgrace and should­ be banned­ if the chelsea players are banned. his­ conduct during­ the game was worse than the players­ after it.

From barriew,

YES AND WE TOOK IT LIKE MEN­
SAID THE BETTER TEAM WON ON THE NIGHT AND MOVED­ ON
WHICH MAKES YOU LOT LOOK EVEN MORE LIKE A BUNCH OF­ SCHOOL KIDS DOESNT IT
THATS WHY WERE RESPECTED AND YOU­ LOT ......WELL NEED I SAY ANYMORE?

It is good to blame but let every one put his or her­ self in the players shoes. The way they behave whether­ they have the right atitude or not.

regardless of who you support this punishment has to­ stand if only to show that the respect campaign has­ some teeth to it i am fed up with watching 10 players­ accosting the ref etc and maybe this sort of punishment­ needs to be done on a weekly basis rather than just­ when the cameras are on the ref isn't going to­ change his mind firstly and the club can mark a ref on­ his performance after the game only the captain should­ speak to the ref

spoony,comment 96, what planet are you from? of course,­ planet scouser. liverpool were well and truly stuffed­ by chelsea in the 1/4 final in scouseland.the ref in­ semi-final was a complete disgrace and should be banned­ if the chelsea players are banned. his conduct during­ the game was worse than the players after it.

It is a disgrace that Chelsea are even appealing­ against this ban which in my opinion was too tame!­ Drogba and/or Chelsea should have been excluded from­ the competition for 12 months. UEFA should have thrown­ the book at them! 4 penalty appeals? Only 1 was worth a­ second look and Drogba's reputation saw to that.­ Hiddink should never have defended his players actions­ after that game. Sometimes you win and sometimes you­ lose. Chelsea had so many chances to put the game to­ bed and failed miserably which led to their antics at­ full time. They are a bunch of over payed, cheating­ scumbag, bad losers who badly need to grow up. Look­ what happened in the 1/4 finals against Liverpool. They­ were robbed of their place in the semi finals by­ Drogba's inability to stay on his feet, but they­ accepted their fate and walked on with their heads held­ high, they just accepted it! Drogba should think long­ and hard about how he wants to be remembered in this­ game because he doesn't have very long left. An­ ageing striker hated worldwide even by his own fans!

To Jyde, Re your comment to No72.
I think you infer­ (incorrectly) that there are racist overtones to the­ word ape, as directed to Drogba and Bosingwa. I suspect­ you would have no problem using it to label Wayne­ Rooney.

You see to me, and many other normals, Ape is­ used to describe an ill-educated overpaid spoilt thug.­

Try as much as you might to hide behind your racist­ finger pointing, thats exactly what Drogba and Co­ actually are.

I think marfrid needs to go back to school looking at­ his spelling !!! How he can justify the chelsea players­ behaviour is beyond me,yes we all agree that the ref­ had a nightmare. You probably won't see him again­ in such a high profile match that's his punishment.­ Take it on the chin accept your players/club made­ mistakes.

ALL YOU THICKO´S SEEMED TO HAVE MISSED THE POINT(AS­ USUAL)
THIS MEANS THAT CHELSKI THINK THAT DROGBA IS­ STAYING(DAMN AND BLAST)
OR ELSE THEY WOULDNT WASTE­ THEIR TIME
AS FOR YOU CHELSKI FANS NO MATTER HOW MUCH­ YOU CRY ,SWEAR,STAMP YOUR FEET, SCREAM AND SHOUT YOU­ WILL NEVER CHANGE THE RESULT
YOUR AN EMBARRASMENT,­ EVERY TIME BARCALONA BEAT YOU WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE­ REF CHEATED US TANTRUM
I REMEMBER LAST TIME
MOURINHO­ CLAIMING THE REF WENT INTO BARCALONAS DRESSING ROOM AT­ HALF TIME
FRISK GOT DEATH THREATS FOR THAT, THEN­ MOURINHO ADMITS HE MADE IT ALL UP
AND I DIDNT SEE ONE­ PERSON SAY SORRY LOL
IF YOU DONT FEEL THE PAIN OF­ DEFEAT YOU WILL NEVER REALLY APPRECIATE THE PLEASURE OF­ VICTORY
NOW GET OVER IT

I have to agree with sharon. The ref made mistakes but­ u dont have to send him death threats. Drogba did not­ have to keep complaining

82 as for your other point what about the goal that put­ valencia out earlier in the competition

82 you writ very long story's ,if chelsea never­ created one chance it was because the filthy barcalona­ players were fouling them in the box , just as they­ were at the camp nou !

How on earth do Chelsea think they have room to appeal?­ Millions of people saw Drogba lose it with the ref. ­ Yes everyone knows that the ref made mistakes but that­ does not mean that a professional sportsman should act­ in that way. I hope that the punishment is increased­ so it will show other teams that they have to show­ respect and not act like prima donas and then not­ receive any punishment.

There is no justification for the players use of­ language after the match butas a highly competitive­ sportsman myself I can fully understand the­ frustrations of the players haven given their all for­ 180 minutes in a high profile match. The referee was­ an utter disgrace and I can not believe there have been­ no sanctions on him, nor any apology on his­ appointmnent from the powers that be. The Chelsea­ players should be applauded the the passion tey showed­ having lost the match - in a world where they are­ constantly accussed of just turning up for the money I­ felt it refreshing to see how much they cared for the­ result and they behaved on the whole very­ professionally during the match. Yes I am a Chelsea­ fan and feel that Chelsea have been unfairly villified­ by everyone since the take over by Mr Abraovich - lay­ off

There is no justification for the players use of­ language after the match butas a highly competitive­ sportsman myself I can fully understand the­ frustrations of the players haven given their all for­ 180 minutes in a high profile match. The referee was­ an utter disgrace and I can not believe there have been­ no sanctions on him, nor any apology on his­ appointmnent from the powers that be. The Chelsea­ players should be applauded the the passion tey showed­ having lost the match - in a world where they are­ constantly accussed of just turning up for the money I­ felt it refreshing to see how much they cared for the­ result and they behaved on the whole very­ professionally during the match. Yes I am a Chelsea­ fan and feel that Chelsea have been unfairly villified­ by everyone since the take over by Mr Abraovich - lay­ off

Mild punishment would have been better. You dont cut­ off the head simply because you have headache. Though­ Drogba and Bosingwa's attitude were wrong, though­ prompted by a negative action, but the ruling on­ Chelsea and its players is FAR TOO HARSH. And for the­ umpteenth time, why is UEFA not talking about Ovrebo,­ the centre referee?

I hope they increase the bans and fine as a result of­ Chelseas arrogance - they got off lightly and are not­ exempt from the rules. So the ref got it wrong, but­ its all about how you deal with it on the night, and­ the Chelsea players didnt deal with it. They had­ plenty of chances to win the game, but bottled it. It­ happens.