Yeah, it is galling for Chelsea to win through. Thing is, it was such a mighty struggle that you felt real empathy with whoever kept with the pace and eventually prevailed.
Anyway, what a game. Extraordinarily high paced, which strangely suited Chelsea I think- although they were hemmed in, they looked dangerous on the break. Cole and Lampard were particularly impressive, striding forward and spraying passes around. You can tell it's a high quality game when someone looks at a 40 yard free kick, thinks "yeah I can score from here", and is indeed < this close > from scoring. There could have been about 100 goals, but Peter Cech made a couple of astonishing last gasp saves. Nothing could have prevented Ronaldinho's goal, however, which had the kind of lazy precision of a tennis drop shot (when the defender Carvalho was anticipating a fierce drive).
I don't anticipate Cole getting a proper run in the team for Chelsea, though, it was only in a game this fluid that he could thrive. I felt a little sorry for Barca, their attacking football (using a patented 0-10-1 formation) was at times breathtakingly fluid (and the Terry winner should probably have been disallowed for Carvalho holding on to the keeper's arm). Only a team as good as Chelsea or Milan could have coped with it. In the end, Barca paid the price through some suicidal defending.
It's great to see Deco go out though. He's an idiot.