Amazing Drogba Stat Is Wonderful And Ridiculous

Hal LaRoux
By Hal LaRoux
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[caption id="attachment_43813" align="aligncenter" width="532" caption="Didier goes down after realising his boots are a stupid colour."]

From the Daily Mail's Drogba watch where they reveal that he was injured for 6mins and 30 seconds during the game, that's heroic.

Didier Drogba gave Chelsea a one goal lead in their semi-final clash with Barcelona but the striker combined his goal with some theatrical antics on the pitch. The Ivorian wasted a total of six and a half minutes by lying on the floor or claiming injury during the game.

First-Half

4th minute: Penalised for a foul on Sergio Busquets (Down for 12 seconds)

14th minute: Clashes again with Busquets, Barcelona play on before Carlos Puyol puts ball out of play. (Out of action for 70 seconds)

34th minute: The Ivorian goes down under a challenge from Puyol inside his own area, exaggerating the contact the defender's boot makes with his face. (Down for 12 seconds)

35th minute: From a Petr Cech goal kick, Drogba goes down after an aerial clash with Busquets (Doesn't feature for 110 seconds)

Stop wasting time: Drogba infuriated Barcelona

38th minute: Drogba falls to the ground winded and lies prostrate on the ground. "He needs to get on with it," says Andy Townsend on commentary. (Down for 60 seconds)

45th minute: Goes down theatrically under challenge from Puyol. (Down for 15 seconds)

First-Half total: 4 minutes 37 seconds

Second-Half

51st minute: Tries to slide tackle Lionel Messi. (Down for 2 seconds)

65th minute: Draws a foul from Javier Mascherano in the view of referee Felix Brych. The defender indicates he thinks the striker dived. (Down for 3 seconds)

67th minute: Suffers what looks like a groin injury in challenge with Puyol. Brych stops play. "Drogba goes down yet again," says Clive Tyldesley. (Down for 100 seconds)

86th minute: Booked for a slide tackle on Messi. Lies on the floor in a clear attempt at time-wasting. (Down for 10 seconds)

Second-Half Total: 1 minute 53 seconds

Total time wasted: 6 minutes 30 seconds

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2132387/Martin-Keown-Match-Didier-Drogba-power-play-watch-fall.html#ixzz1saa12F2s

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