By Adetola Adeniyi (Sports Editor)
Manchester United has knocked their English counterpart, Chelsea FC out of 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League handing them a 2-1 defeat in a second leg quarter finals match.
Young Mexican striker Jaiver Hernandez shot Manchester United, the three times European winner into the lead in the 43th after converting an excellent pass from former Wales captain Ryan Giggs at Old Trafford.
The nightmare continued for Chelsea FC when the referee sent off Brazilian midfielder Ramires in 69th minute after bagging a second yellow card, both for hard tackles on Nani.
Didier Drogba scored an equalizer for Chelsea in 77th minute, but South Korean International Sung Ji- Park shattered Chelsea’s hope shortly after when he made it two for United thereby securing for his team a well-deserved victory before their 74,672 fans.
Manchester United are chasing a treble European Cup, Premier league and FA Cup and are expected to face Schalke 04 or Inter Milian in the round of four in the competition.
In Ukraine, FC Barcelona defeated Shakhar Donetsk by a lone goal in the quarter final second leg to complete a 6-1 aggregate.
Two times World Footballer of the year Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the match by coverting Daniel Alves’ pass in the 43rd minute.
The spainish champions FC Barcelona will play the winner between Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals.
