Chelsea were denied a series of penalties before Barca's Andres Iniesta hit a 93rd minute equaliser to book a place in the final against Manchester United.
The players surrounded Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo after the game and striker Didier Drogba launched a foul-mouthed outburst on television as he raged at the mistakes made by Overbo.
But Drogba calmed down enough to head out for a night on the town after the game. Several other players including Frank Lampard, Nicolas Anelka and Chelsea goalscorer Michael Essien decided to head out as well.
Drogba remained tight-lipped during his night out and maybe wishing he had done the same immediately after the match.
In his outburst, which is sure to attract UEFA's attention, Drogba shouted into a television camera: ‘Are you watching this? It is a f****** disgrace.’
The defeat has denied Drogba the chance to make amends for his sending off in last year's final against United in Moscow. The striker had to be restrained by manager Guus Hiddink before storming off to the dressing room.
Chelsea captain John Terry said: ‘The word conspiracy is maybe the wrong one. It’s difficult when players are so high on emotion after a game. People are saying we shouldn’t have reacted the way we did. But those decisions went against us in front of 40,000 people and for the ref to not give one of them is unusual.
‘Why did we get a referee who has officiated in 10 games in the Champions League in his career? I’m fully behind Didier, the way he reacted. It is the referee who should face the consequences, not Didier. We did what we needed to do to beat Barcelona and we expect referees to do the right thing.’
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