Chelsea Debate: Was Salomon Kalous Stonewall Penalty Claim The Return Of The Champions League Curse?
In the end, Chelsea’s plan B couldn’t quite beat Inter’s Jose. It was Carlo Ancelotti’s team selection that raised eyebrows before the match, as he opted for Florent Malouda in his problem left-back position and Salomon Kalou as the third prong of the Blues’ attack. For his part, Jose Mourinho made his major moves during the game — bringing on Mario Balotelli to test the aforementioned Malouda and Goran Pandev to peg back the rampant Branislav Ivanovic. But it was perhaps the unlikelist member of that group, Kalou, who was central to the pivotal moment of the match. It happened on the stroke of half-time, with Inter still riding high after taking an early 1-0 lead through Diego Milito. Catching the Inter defence during a rare lapse, the Ivorian burst through on goal, with only Walter Samuel left to sprint back desperately and try to prevent Kalou from making the most of a great goalscoring opportunity. In his haste, the Argentinian international seemed to force down Kalou with a clumsy
