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Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea - Final
Chelsea got a lucky break of a lifetime as Chelsea now head to Stamford Bridge with an advantage on away goals. I can’t believe that just happened
90′+ Riise went low to head the ball away but he mis hits it into the net, Reina had no chance to stop it.
90′+ An own goal from John Arne Riise has equaled the match and gave Chelsea the advantage heading back to West London
90′+ the long ball to Kuyt off of the set piece is knocked out for a corner. Torres with another chance at goal after the corner sails through to him at the back post but Cech makes another great save
90′ John Terry is booked for a hard tackle against Mascherano who was making a run with the ball
90′ 4 minutes of stoppage time will be added on for either team to change the result in this the first legof the semi-final match up
90′ In the final minute of regular time the Liverpool fans begin to sing as both teams seem to be slowing down and will head to Stamford Bridge with a 1-0 Liverpool advantage next Wednesday
87′ Gerrard sends Torres but he mis reads the bounce and Chelsea are able to get back
86′ Michael Ballack comes off for Nicolas Anelka
84′ Gerrard has a shot from inside the area and a wonderful save from Cech
84′ Ballack has a shot but another save by Pepe Reina
83′ Gerrard and Torres play well together but Gerrard can’t get a touch at goal and Cech smothers the ball
82′ Kalou earns a free kick for Chelsea in a dangerous spot
81′ Kalou had a chance for Chelsea but his pass to Lampard was just behind and Liverpool’s Carragher was able to get into position to knock it away
79′ John Arne Riise has a shot from way outside the box but Cech gets down nicely and makes the save
78′ Kalou heads forward from Drogba but he was just a step offside
75′ Ryan Babel sits down for Yossi Benayoun
75′ Drogba again received a pass into the box ubt Carragher shuts him down very well
74′ Lampard took a pass in space, where he may have been offside, but no one could get to the other end of his cross
71′ More back and forth in the Mid field where both teams are stacked with talented players
68′ Drogba goes down hard again this time it’s Riise who takes him down
67′ Malouda should have done better after getting the ball in the box
66′ Ballack flicks on from the set piece but it’s right at Reina
65′ Lampard recieved a pass from Drogba in the box but his touch was too heavy and he can’t catch up to it
64′ Drogba earns another free kick for Chelsea
63′ Joe Cole comes out for Salomon Kalou
63′ Malouda makes a run but his pass to Drogba was just behind the run
61′ Aurelio may have pulled a groin muscle as he came up limp without any contact. Fabio Aurelio comes out for John Arne Riise
60′ Ballack and Chelsea try to take advantage of a down Liverpool player but the cross goes long
59′ Babel has a shot that Cech can’t reach but it just curves to the wrong side of the post
59′ Drogba again with a bad touch when he could have had some space to work with
57′ Makelele sends long for Drogba but his touch isn’t on point and the ball rolls out for a goal kick
55′ Liverpool has been keeping possession nicely looking for a chance to strike
53′ Drogba draws another free kick with another flop
53′ Torres comes up with the ball from the corner but slips before he can have a shot
52′ Babel beats Ferreira and Xabi Alonso has an open shot but it is deflected out for a corner by Ashley Cole
51′ Babel comes up the left side and his cross is cleared away from danger
50′ Aurelio just misses out on a chance and then Torres just pushes his touch too far to get a shot off
49′ Malouda sends a cross in that Joe Cole just can’t connect with
48′ Babel trying to work a give and go with Torres but Torres was taken down with no call from the Ref
47′ Drogba gathered a long ball with a few teammates surging forward with him but he loses the ball to Skrtel
47′ The battle continues to rage on in the mid field
46′ No changes at the half for either side
46′ And the second half begins with Chelsea taking the kick off down 1-0
As the second half begins Chelsea should come out as strong as they did to begin the game looking to earn at least a draw and an important away goal. Chelsea looked like the strong side in the first half but it was Liverpool who created the best chances and could be up at least 2-0.
45′ And thats the half, do what you go to do and we’ll see you back in 15 minutes
45′ Liverpool seem content to head into the half with a 1-0 lead and aren’t pushing ahead very hard
43′ All around great hustle from Dirk Kuyt leads to that goal, he won two loose balls and was just able to beat Petr Cech as we head towards the half
43′ Kuyt gathers a lose ball and puts Liverpool ahead
41′ Malouda tries another cross but it is knocked out for another Chelsea corner but Liverpool is once again able to clear it away from danger
39′ Kuyt made a nice turn to get past Ashley Cole but his centering pass is swallowed up as the Blues defense swarmed Torres
37′ Cech got himself out of position but Michael Ballack is there to save him but concedes another corner for Liverpool
36′ Aurelio tries to send a cross in but Joe Cole is there to knock it out for a corner. Liverpool’s first of the match
36′ Terry’s cross sails straight into the hands of Pepe Reina
35′ another corner for Chelsea
34′ Kuyt takes down Ashley Cole deep in Chelsea’s third of the pitch
33′ Gerrard has a go from way out and it just trickles into Cech
31′ here comes Liverpool and Fernando Torres has a chance behind the Defense in the box and Cech makes a wonderful save to deny El Nino
29′ Drogba got another ball sent to him and again he goes down, this time in the box and the Ref doesn’t give Drogba this one
28′ Ball sent up to Drogba and he takes another dive
27′ Liverpool are keeping more possession and are putting pressure on Chelsea’s back line but still can’t make anything happen
26′ steal at mid field by Mascherano but Liverpool loses it at Chelsea’s back.
26′ Juyt’s first cross is knocked down but second chance for Alonso and the ball is over everybody
25′ Liverpool comes forward with some steam but the ball is knocked out for a throw.
24′ nice passing almost led to something for Chelsea but Drogba’s pass is intercepted
23′ Through ball to Babel is too long and goes out for a corner kick
22′ Drogba is down again this time after taking a knock on the knee from Kuyt
21′ Lampard gathers at mid-field and send a nice ball into Joe Cole and he tried to use his foot when he should have used his head
20′ Lampard’s ball is headed out by Liverpool and then cleared all the way back to Cech
19′ Free kick for Chelsea
18′ Drogba slides a nice pass through the box to Cole but Joe is unable to reach it and Reina smothers it
17′ Fernando Torres tries to poke a ball into the net but was too cute with his touch and it is out for a goal kick
17′ Drogba is still down after a collision with Mascherano
15′ Questionable call against Torres which stops what could have been for Liverpool, the Anfield crowd voice their displeasure
14′ Liverpool surging ahead with Ryan Babel taking it down the left flank, but Chelsea has gotten back on D and turned Liverpool away
13′ Liverpool nearly had a chance but the Chelsea defenxe keep playing hard and overwhelm Kuyt in the box
12′ Liverpool keeping possession for a good spell but are unable to create anything substantial.
10′ Reina sends a long ball ahead but it rolls out for a goal kick
10′ Chelsea tries something complicated and it turns out to be too complicated for them
10′ Malouda has a shot but it is deflected wide for a Chelsea corner
8′ Gerrard takes a shot but Cech easily corrals it
8′ Through ball to Malouda but he is called offside
6′ The two teams seem to be waiting for the other to make a mistake
5′ Lampard sends ahead for Ballack but Skrtel beats him to the ball
4′ Malouda commits a foul
4′ Reina is forced to come out and punch the corner away, throw in for Chelsea
3′ Drogba’s Shot is blocked and Malouda plays it off a Liverpool player for a corner
2′ Carragher called for an elbow, Chelsea has earned a free kick from right out the top of the box
1′ Fernando Torres called for offside
1′ And we’re on
0′ The teams full of anxious energy wait in the tunnel waiting to take the field. Now down the steps and out they come.
0′ The match will be starting in the next ten minutes or so. Take this time to get yourself ready for the first leg of a very often match up. The fans at Anfield are singing loudly getting ready for this match to began.
Starting Line-ups
Liverpool
- Pepe Reina
- Jamie Carragher
- Fabio Aurelio
- Alvaro Arbeloa
- Martin Skrtel
- Steven Gerrard
- Xabi Alonso
- Ryan Babel
- Javier Mascherano
- Fernando Torres
- Dirk Kuyt
Chelsea
- Petr Cech
- Ashley Cole
- John Terry
- Ricardo Carvalho
- Paulo Ferreira
- Joe Cole
- Frank Lampard
- Florent Malouda
- Claude Makelele
- Michael Ballack
- Didier Drogba
