Champions League Yellow Card Rules

After two cracking games in the past two nights between all the semi finalists of the Champions League, I am questioning a few of the rules which Uefa have in place this year. Now as many of my readers are football fans themselves they shall know that both Chelsea and Bayern Munich are going to be playing against eachother to be declared champions of Europe. However, many of both teams regulars shall not be featuring for their respective clubs due to them picking up the odd yellow card here and there.

A total of six players shall unfortunately be missing the Champions League final, possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity, due to this rather petty yellow card ruling. Three of Chelsea's heroic squad that beat Barcelona fair and square over two legs shall be missing the final. These are Ivanovic, Meireles and Ramires. The same amount of players shall be missing for Bayern Munich; Gustavo, Alaba & Badstuber.

The way I look at it is that yellow cards in the second leg of the semi finals should not be counted towards a ban from the final as many of these yellow card are unjust, petty and often the wrong decision from the referee. Red cards should however mean an instant ban for the player from the Champions League final and so John Terry is correctly not playing in the final. Why should a player miss one of the biggest matches in his life due to the referee often giving out silly yellow cards that are the wrong decision?

The yellow card rule should also e stopped for the good of the game. The Champions League final shall be watched by millions across the world and one of the biggest games in football should be played out by the two best teams as well as the best players. Imagine turning the television on and watching say Man Utd against Barcelona in the final only to find out Rooney, Messi, Puyol & Nani are not playing as they received yellow cards in the semi finals for an accidental handball etc. It wouldn't be good for the game at all.

Hopefully, Uefa shall see sense and make the best judgement to get rid of the yellow card rule not just for this year but for future competitions as well. I want to see all six players named above playing in that final as they have all deserved their rightful place.