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Chelsea 3 - 2 Liverpool (Agg 4 - 3)
Chelsea's hard earned win over Liverpool, means that they now meet Manchester United in the final, to be played in Moscow on the 17th May. Regardless of which side wins on the day, it will be a triumph for the English Premier League, who had three of the last four teams in the semi finals. Just to advertise the supremacy of the Premier League further, the top two teams, from where the winner will surely emerge, are Chelsea and Manchester United. The same teams that contest the European Championship.
After a one all draw in the first leg at Anfield, Chelsea, by courtesy of Riise's own goal were in the driving seat. However, it was never going to be a pushover, as Liverpool are nothing if they are not competitive, particularly in the European Champions League. As it happened, it was Chelsea who bagged the first goal, when Drogba shot the ball home in the 33rd minute. They deserved to move ahead, because they had most of the first half possession, and Drogba was constantly threatening.
Liverpool are a very good side, who have just fallen short of top notch in the Premiership, in recent years. They should never be underestimated, and Petr Cech needed to be up to scratch, to keep out Dirk Kuyt early in the second half. Chelsea had lost their first half fluency, and were fully exposed when Torres turned cleverly, to lash home an equaliser in the 64th minute. So when the full-time whistle blew the game was even, and requiring a period of extra time.
Chelsea went ahead from a penalty about 8 minutes into extra time, after Sami Hypia fouled Michael Ballack. Frank Lampard, making a brave reappearance after losing his mother, took the penalty brilliantly, sending the keeper the wrong way, to thump the ball into the opposite corner.
The mighty Drogba scored again after 105 minutes to seal Liverpool's fate, although Babel got one back for the visitors after 117 minutes. It was a frantic end to a hard fought game, with Chelsea emerging as victors, and with a fine chance of securing a significant trophy.
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Chelsea Vs Liverpool
Thursday, May 01, 2008
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