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Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Barcelona in a Champions League first-leg semifinal Wednesday was more than a dramatic upset: It spawned one of the most extraordinary anomalies since soccer fell in love with statistics a decade ago.
Didier Drogba's 45th-minute goal was the difference, giving huge underdog Chelsea a realistic chance of clinching a spot in next month's final.
However, Barca could only shake its collective head at the outcome, having exercised almost complete dominance, only to come up short on a rainy night at Stamford Bridge in West London.
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