Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final exit at the hands of Chelsea on Tuesday night has raised questions about the effectiveness of the Catalan club’s all-attack,u00a0all-possesion football artistry.u00a0The defending champions were held 2-2 at home, losing the tie 2-3 on aggregate, and will have only themselves to blame for not being able to crush Chelsea despite being 2-0 up in the first half itself. Add to that the sending off of Blues skipper John Terry — for a high knee in Alexis Sanchez’s backside — with over an hour left to play and the result seems even more unfathomable.u00a0A 2-0 result would have booked Barca a spot in next month’s final in Munich. But the never-ending will to attack and that too in full numbers, almost in a way disrespectful of Chelsea’s ability to score proved to be Barca’s undoing.u00a0

Heartbroken: Dejected Barca players leave the Camp Nou pitch after their defeat to Chelsea in the semi-finals. Pic/Getty Images