That the soccer team Chelsea are better than the soccer team Barcelona in the 2011/2012 season

Good Morning again to the many of you on debate.org. I think along with many others that the soccer team Chelsea were better than the soccer team Barcelona in the 2011/2012 season because they had a very extensive range and level of players and Chelsea were runners up in the FIFA Club world cup (which is an international tournament for only the best clubs in the world). But before I begin, I must point out several flaws in the oppositions case. Firstly, he said that "none of the great teams in England faced Chelsea on their road to victory in the FA cup." This is absolutely incorrect as out of the five great teams I named two of them faced Chelsea in the semi-final and grand final of the FA Cup. These two teams were Liverpool and Tottenham. Secondly, Athletic Bilbao isn't even a challenging team, and Valencia is hardly a challenge either. Athletic Bilbao only came 16th in their La Liga season out of the possible 20. If he says that this is a challenging side, then I can say that Birmingham and QPR and great sides to therefore Chelsea 2011/2012 season was more challenging and successful. Thirdly, my opponent said that "Fernando Torres had a rare phenomenon of a goal scored in the 2-2 draw against Barcelona." This is incorrect as the only reason he scored a few amount of goals in the season was because he was on the bench, but the games he started in he scored. And Finally my opponent said that Chelsea played terrible football in the second leg of the Champions League against Barcelona. This is incorrect once again as the Chelsea manager decided to play very defensive football in the match. This plan succeeded as they achieved a 2-2 draw because of skillfully played counter attacks and defense. Now to my arguments. Firstly Chelsea had an extensive range of talent and players. These players included Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard (known to be one of the greatest Midfielders of all time), John Terry (former England Captain), John Obi Mikel, Ivanovic, Petr Cech (one of the best Goal Keepers in the world and captain of Czech Republic), Ashley Cole (known to be one of the greatest Left Backs of all time), David Luiz, Ramires (star of Brazilian Football), Fernando Torres (scored the winning goal for Spain in the 2008 Euro Final), Juan Mata (2012 player of the season for Chelsea), Oscar (rising star and promising talent) and Florent Malouda (all time great French Left Midfielder). As you can see Chelsea's talent and skill are in all areas on the field. Therefore the team worked well together in the 2011/2012 season, this is how their success was outstanding. Finally, Chelsea were runners up in the FIFA Club world cup (which is an international tournament for only the best clubs in the world). This exclusive tournament is for the greatest football clubs in the world. Barcelona played in the 2012 tournament but lost in the quarter finals to Sevilla. Where as Chelsea were Silver Medalists adding another piece of silverware to their successful season. Therefore proving that they are one of the greatest clubs in the world. In conclusion, Chelsea have shown to be an elite team in the 2011/2012 season. This is because they have a very extensive range of star players and talent including Frank Lampard and Juan Mata. They were also the runners up in the FIFA Club World Cup adding another piece of silverwear to their collection as they played amazing football. In Conclusion the soccer team Chelsea are better than the soccer team Barcelona in the 2011/2012 season.