How Positive Can Not Scoring Be?

It's really funny how Barcelona and many corners of the European press are STILL whining about Chelsea being defensive. I know sometimes I do that when Chelsea meet teams that are less interested in playing football than conducting defence practice and come with parked buses, but it is always the prerogative of the superior team to break down the inferior one no? And Barcelona are superior to Chelsea, make no mistake, and going to the Nou Camp to try beat and beat them at their own game will just be plain stupid.

As luck would have it, Barcelona will now go into the second leg shorn of two top centre-backs Puyol (suspension) and Marquez (injury). More than a slight glimmer of hope for Drogba and gang to batter our way through, that is what I smell. Of course, this would not have mattered if Chelsea had been "positive", "brave" and "plucky" and went on the attack in the first leg, only to be ravished and lose 3-1 or something.

So, while grabbing an away goal (which wouldn't have been deserved but football runs like that) would have made the night almost perfect (oh Drogba!), kudos to the entire team for a result that would not have done any damage to team spirit, morale, togetherness, Cech's confidence and, as circumstances would have it, Chelsea's chances of reaching Rome.