Chicharito put the Red Devils on a flying start. The Mexican’s 44th minute goal came just when Chelsea thought that they could hang on to a 0-0 result at half-time. The possibility of extra-time football at Old Trafford eventually got ruled out. What was clear is that the Blues needed to find at least two goals from somewhere to win the tie.

Ryan Giggs was absolutely fantastic over both legs, just as he has been whenever he's played all season. The Welsh Wizard appears to be absolutely ageless, and if he can be a world class footballer for an incredible 20 years, it's fun to wonder how long he might be able to live. 120 year old great great grandpa Giggs might be teaching his great grandaughter's son how to play in the backyard.

Though the result was not particularly surprising in the end, the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie between Manchester United and Chelsea FC hardly lived up to expectations, as the Red Devils won 3-1 in a tie that didn't exactly live up to expectations. Fernando Torres continued to struggle, Carlo Ancelotti's tactics were questionable, and the entertainment value in the tie was simply lacking until late in the second half of the second tie.

Well, until Ji-Sung Park intervened. The goal came so quickly after Drogba's goal, I missed the build-up trying to write beautiful prose about the Michael Essien pass, but the South Korean superstar once again scores in the Champions League, slamming the ball into Cech's far post. The defence went to sleep, Giggs put him through. The rest is history. Can I breathe now?!