A lot of talking points, so let's get started!

Last night saw a comeback of epic proportions as Chelsea came from 2 - 0 down at the Nou Camp with 10 men to secure a massive 2 - 2 draw and securing their place in the Champions League final in Munich. They seemed down and out after John Terry's foolish 37th minute red card after kneeing Alexis Sanchez in the back and also Iniesta's 42nd minute goal to put the London team behind on aggregate but in stoppage time up popped Brazilian makeshift right-back Ramires to lift an impudent chip over the helpless Victor Valdes and put Chelsea back in the lead through away goals. Chelsea put in a typically disciplined defensive performance in the second half (they are in my opinion the team who are best suited to defending against Barcelona) and despite several lucky escapes after Lionel Messi's penalty hit the bar after Didier Drogba fouled Cesc Fabregas in the box, Messi hitting the post after a typical jinking run and a disallowed Sanchez goal after Dani Alves was deemed offside, Chelsea broke in second half stoppage time and the much-maligned Fernando Torres who came on as a substitute for Drogba rounded a stranded Valdes to put Chelsea into the final with the icing on the cake for Chelsea.

A major problem for Chelsea in the final is that whoever they come up against, be it Real Madrid or Bayern Munich after tonight's other semi-final, they will be without inspirational leader John Terry, as well as defending rock Branislav Ivanovic and vital midfield cogs in Ramires and Raul Meireles. Their first 11 may be decimated even further depending on recovery times of David Luiz and Gary Cahill but even with those two Chelsea are in a precarious position ahead of the final in Munich. But last night showed how Chelsea can step up and cope without the likes of Terry, after all the Nou Camp is not an easy place to go on any night, let alone when you've been reduced to 10 men. I still don't see Chelsea winning the final in Munich, but if Drogba is in the kind of form he was in the first leg and they can produce the defensive performances we've come to see from them they could be in with as good a chance as anyone.

Next on the agenda is the outcomes of the PFA player and young player of the year awards. Robin Van Persie didn't just win the PFA player of the year in this past week but he was also recognized in his fine form this season by being award the Football Writer's Association player of the year award. This hasn't come as a surprise to me as Van Persie has been the most influential player in the Premiership this season after he nearly single-handedly has dragged Arsenal from having a disastrous season to just having another season of mediocrity. He is the Premiership's top scorer with 27 goals and this is despite going on a streak of 7 games without scoring a goal in open play. Spurs defender Kyle Walker was the surprise winner of young player of the year, he wouldn't have been so shock if Sergio Aguero hadn't been in both categories, even though Aguero did have a dry patch mid-season he has consistently been one of City's best players and has provided some much needed consistency to their front-line with Dzeko, Balotelli and Tevez all floating in and out of form. Kyle Walker however can be justified through him being the most consistent defender in Spurs back four which has improved since last season and made them be firm contenders for a top four place.

PFA Award results

PFA player of the year award winners:

Robin Van Persie and Kyle Walker!

Views on this coming soon!

Premier League's 20 Seasons awards!

Hi guys, I just voted in the Premier League's 20 seasons awards and I reckon you should do the same! They've got some good videos of there as sharp reminders of what your voting for, the categories are:

• Best Goal
• Best Save
• Best Celebration
• Best Match 

and you can also put a vote of the best team of the 20 seasons and who you think should be in the greatest Premiership all-time eleven!

Best goal I said Thierry Henry's volley against Man United in 2000.

Best match I said the thrilling 4 - 4 draw between Newcastle and Arsenal last season where Newcastle came back from 4 goals down to get a magnificent draw.

Best Save I put Craig Gordon's stunning point blank save in 2010 which at the time I said 'This has to be a goal'.

Best celebration I went for Jimmy Bullard's Phil Brown impression in 2010 after he earned them a point at Man City. The season before the Hull City manager brought his team out at half-time and held the half-time team-talk in front of the Hull City fans in the same fixture after he was so disgusted with them being 2 - 0 down.

My best Premier League 11 was:

GK: Peter Schmeichel

RB: Gary Neville

CB: Tony Adams

CB: Rio Ferdinand

LB: Ashley Cole

RM: David Beckham

CM: Patrick Vieira

CM: Paul Scholes

LM: Ryan Giggs

ST: Thierry Henry

ST: Alan Shearer

So have your say in the Premier League's 20 seasons awards and let me know what you voted for!

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/premier-league-launches-20-seasons-awards.html - to vote, click "vote now" on the bottom of the page and let me know what you've voted for or if you think another candidate should have been put up!

Who will win PFA player of the year?

Yesterday the nominations for the PFA player and young player of the year were announced by the PFA. In these two posts I will be going through the candidates and who I think will win it. First up is the nominations for PFA player of the year:

First is who I believe to be the front-runner for PFA player of the year and that is Arsenal front-man Robin Van Persie, the Dutchman has been in scintillating form this season, helping Arsenal to leapfrog local rivals Tottenham and begin to cement a top four place while they currently lay in third. The 28-year-old has carried on his form from the second half of this season and his return of 27 goals in 34 league appearances has also added to his tally of assists which currently stands at 10 which shows Van Persie has been pivotal in changing Arsenal's fortunes this season from the early season fiasco to hopefully grabbing another season in the Champions League.

Next up is a man who in his debut season hasn't just been nominated for player of the year but also young player of the year. Sergio Aguero took no time to settle into Man City after his £38 million move from Atletico Madrid and this was shown as in his debut he grabbed two goals and an assist after coming off the bench in a 4 - 0 romp over newly promoted Swansea, he then grabbed his first hat-trick just two games later against Wigan.  He has been one of Man City's most consistent performers this season and as players like David Silva have began to tire of late, Aguero has still held firm in Man City's squad with 30 league appearances and 21 goals while also getting 7 assists under his belt. He has begun to help Man City re-mount their title charge with 7 goals in his last five games including a double in a 6 - 1 thrashing of Norwich.

Wayne Rooney has been at the forefront of Man United's bid to regain their Premiership crown and make it their record setting 20th league title. Rooney began the season at blistering pace scoring a hat-trick in the 8 - 2 demolition of Arsenal at Old Trafford and apart from the lull he entered over the winter months the former Everton striker has notched 24 goals in 30 games. The 26-year-old also showed his importance as the spearhead in the Man United team when he grabbed a brace in the stunning comeback against Chelsea which ended 3 - 3.

The only goalkeeper in either nomination category is Englishman Joe Hart, the 24-year-old has been an ever-present for City in the league this season and he has continued to go from strength to strength in his side's stuttering bid for the title. He is widely accepted as the best goalkeeper in the Premiership and also England's number one due to a series of commanding performances between the sticks for City and this has seen him keep 14 clean sheets which is the most in the Premiership. Hart is set to have a big summer ahead of him for England at Euro 2012.

Scott Parker was last year's Football Writers' player of the year and he has successfully replicated the form at West Ham which made his reputation grow but this season after a move across London to Tottenham he has formed an amazing partnership with Luka Modric in the heart of Spurs midfield and they have created what is probably the most feared midfield in the Premiership alongside the likes of Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon. While Redknapp's side look to have crumbled somewhat after losing the 12 point gap over Arsenal they originally held, Parker has been awarded with the England captaincy in the recent friendly against Holland due to his impressive performances in the heart of the Spurs midfield.

The final candidate for player of the year is David Silva, who started the season as the key man in Man City's midfield as they romped to 34 points in their opening 12 games. He has been a stand-out performer in the Man City midfield with his supreme play-making skills and while he has managed to amass 6 goals and 13 assists in 32 appearances it has also been his overall play which has impressed. Despite his dip in form after the turn of the year, which coincided with Man City's downturn in their Premiership title bid, he still remains a key player for Man City and their main threat from midfield.

After considering all the nominations I think that Robin Van Persie should win the player of the year. This has been backed up as he is clear bookies favourite to win the personal award and his form this season has been second to none as he has helped dragged Arsenal from the pits of obscurity to once again being one of the top teams in the country and well in the race for an automatic Champions League spot. The Arsenal captains goalscoring record since the turn of last year has been on par with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.Van Persie has been compared with the likes of the La Liga superstars and has been hailed by many as the best striker in the world.

Who do you think will win the PFA player of the year award?

Trophy Predictions, who will win what trophies this season?

This year has been one of the most exciting that the Premiership has ever seen, but obviously that is not the only trophy up for grabs (same as every other year). The FA cup has seen big clubs fall at early hurdles, with then title favourites Man City being knocked out in controversial circumstances in the 3rd round to Man United, even with 10 men they narrowly lost 3 - 2 and showed a great spirit in the second half to rouse some sort of a comeback. Man United then fell to a late Dirk Kuyt goal at Anfield in the 4th round in a game they lost 2 - 1. Arsenal were the next big team to fall as they were outplayed in the peak of their season's crisis by a newly revived Sunderland team under Martin O' Neill. Chelsea and Tottenham are the only teams left from the top six still in the F.A cup and the winner of their tie must be seen as favourites, but we all know the magic of the F.A cup and anything can happen. The Merseyside derby is the other semi-final and it is probably the closest game between the two clubs and with the most pride at stake, knowing that the winning team could go on to lift the famous old trophy at Wembley. The Chelsea - Tottenham fixture will surely produce the favourite to win the trophy, with Chelsea fighting on two other fronts in the Champions League and in the league in their own personal fight for Champions League football and Tottenham in dire form which has starkly contrasted to their form over the rest of the season it seems as though Chelsea are slight favourites on form, but as we all know the magic of the F.A cup can produce amazing games of football. Liverpool and Everton will be looking forward to their biggest derby in recent years knowing that either club will be one step closer to lifting the trophy, but with Liverpool having won only 2 games of their last 9 in the league and with their consistent stopper Jose Reina suspended after his madness at St James' Park the tie is a very close one to call with Everton being in high spirits after their 4 - 0 thumping of Sunderland giving them motivation that they can usurp their Merseyside counterparts, also being a point ahead of Liverpool in the league will give them confidence that they can beat their closest and fiercest rivals. Overall I think that Tottenham will lift the F.A cup but in knock-out competitions one game and a dodgy performance can spell disaster and anything can happen but I think Tottenham are slight favourites.

For me the Champions League is a no-brainer. I think the final will be between Barcelona and Real Madrid because they have both been the dominant forces in Europe and Spain this season, I can't see Chelsea getting past Barcelona with Lionel Messi in unbelievable form having scored 61 goals this season already, I'll wait for your jaws to be lifted... Lifted? Good. An outside shout for winners would be Bayern Munich who have Mario Gomez in amazing form himself with 39 goals in 43 games and with the threats of Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery just behind him, you would be a fool to write off them as having no chance because they are simply unstoppable going forward and if those four are on form and in tandem then Real Madrid will have a tougher route to the final than they bargained for and it will be the tie of the round.

The Premiership is a trophy which is all but over for me, Man United will wrap up their 20th league title in the next few weeks, maybe even at the Etihad Stadium which will be a delicious twist of fortunes. Man City's form has dropped considerably over the last couple of months and Man United, in typical Man United fashion have taken them by the scruff of the neck and booted them out of poll position and now hold a surely insurmountable 8 point lead over their rivals. A few weeks back I wrote a post on the title race and who I thought held the cards, at the time Man City held the cards and I believed them to be favourites due to their position and form at the time, but with players now under-performing and Mario Balotelli being more trouble than he's worth and seemingly disrupting his team-mates, Man United's dressing room stability and team spirit has pulled through yet again and Mancini has learnt the lesson which every manager in the English league now knows, you do not mess with Fergie and do not, I repeat, DO NOT, try mind-games with the wily old Scot.

Who do you think will win the trophies that are still mathematically (in the Premiership's case at least) up for grabs?

Sorry for the neglect!

Hello again people! Sorry for the neglect I've been showing my blog over the past couple of weeks, I've been a lot busier than I had anticipated over my so-called 'break' off of University over Easter. I've been working, catching up with people I haven't seen or spoken to in months and seeing people. Sorting stuff out for a work placement that's coming up over summer to which should be interesting!

Expect posts coming up soon on the following:

• UEFA's fines to Arsene Wenger and Porto
• PFA player of the year candidates
• Trophy predictions
• Semi-final Champions League predictions
• Is Barcelona's squad the best team ever? If so, how are they so far behind Real Madrid in the La Liga race?

Once again, sorry for the neglect but I will make up for it over the coming weeks, thanks for your patience!