Ten-man Chelsea break Barça hearts Chelsea produced one of the greatest escapes in the history of European football tonight as they survived the sending off of John Terry to win an astonishing UEFA Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. On a night of unparalleled drama at the Nou Camp, Terry looked to have pressed the self-destruct button on the Blues' hopes of glory on the continent when he saw red for kneeing Alexis Sanchez from behind. But the ten men were simply magnificent for the rest of the second leg, fighting back from goals by Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta with a stunning chip from Ramires before half-time. And after surviving a Barça siege from start to finish that saw Lionel Messi miss a penalty, Fernando Torres came off the bench to score a stoppage-time breakaway goal as Chelsea avenged their 2009 defeat in the most dramatic manner possible. "We all believed, not many people did, but we believed as a team," jubilant Chelsea defender Ashley Cole said. "It's hard, but we defended well as a team, got a bit lucky, and Petr [Cech] made some good saves. Three or four months ago no-one thought we had a chance but we always believed. You can't beat that desire, fight and spirit you saw out there." Reaching their second final came at a huge cost, with Terry's red card and yellows for Ramires, Branislav Ivanovic and Raul Meireles ruling them out of the final. But they will worry about that in the morning after celebrating arguably the greatest result in the club's history and one which may finally convince Roman Abramovich to make Roberto Di Matteo's appointment as manager permanent. Disaster struck for Chelsea as early as the sixth minute, Gary Cahill eventually forced off after slipping and pulling his hamstring, with Jose Bosingwa coming on and Ivanovic forced to move to centre-back. It was soon 1-1 on the injury front, Gerard Pique lasting just 26 minutes of his recall after failing to recover from a sickening collision with the backside of Victor Valdes that appeared to leave him briefly unconscious. You can't beat that desire, fight and spirit you saw out there. Ashley Cole, Chelsea defender