Basel 1 Chelsea 2

Basel 1 Chelsea 2

Posted: Apr 26, 2013

Luiz strikes with last kick of the game after Swiss side level with questionable penalty... but the Brazilian shouldn't have been on the pitch


After the phantom 45 seconds which had so angered Rafa Benitez at Liverpool, here were four minutes of added time sent to soothe the scars of Anfield. Talk about precision timing. In Switzerland, we have come to expect nothing less.

It was David Luiz who stepped up to fire a free-kick into the Basel net and give Chelsea a clear advantage in this Europa League semi-final with the very last kick of a thrilling first leg. There was no time to restart the game.

Chelsea had been leading through a first-half header from Victor Moses but were guilty of squandering chances which might have killed the tie in the manner of a German team in the Champions League. --------------------- goal.com