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CHELSEA FC: MINUTE DETAIL: CHELSEA 3 LIVERPOOL 2 (AGG 4-3)

Uefa Champions League, Wednesday April 30th 2008 at Stamford Bridge.

/noticias.info/ Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech; Essien, Carvalho, Terry (c), A Cole; Ballack, Makelele, Lampard (Shevchenko 118); J Cole (Anelka f-t), Drogba, Kalou (Malouda 69).
Manager Avram Grant
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Reina; Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel (Hyypia 21), Riise; Alonso, Mascherano; Kuyt, Gerrard (c), Benayoun (Pennant 77); Torres (Babel 97).

Manager Rafael Benitez.
Referee Roberto Rosetti of Italy.
Crowd 38,900
Environment Cool with persistent rain all day, leaving the pitch with a high water content. 7.45 pm kick-off. Live on Sky Sports.
Kit Chelsea - blue shirts and shorts, white socks. Liverpool - red shirts, shorts and socks.

First-half.
Kick-off Chelsea
5 Shot After a cagey start from boith sides, Drogba turns Carragher and tests Reina from 25 yards, winning a corner.
9 Save Cech does well to charge down Torres's angled shot after Liverpool break through Benayoun and Gerrard; Chelsea certain a foul has been committed just outside the visitors' area.
Pitch The all-day rain is causing the ball to bounce dead, players to slide and the surface begin to cut up.
18 Chance Drogba rolls five yards wide of the far post from an angle after Makelele and Lampard carve Liverpool open.
21 Shot Essien's 35-yard volley is speculative but works Reina low down.
21 Liverpool substitution Hyypia on for Skrtel who has been struggling with an injury for some minutes.
25 Shot Now Ballack lets fly as Chelsea continue with the long-range policy. Reina hurriedly punches out with both fists.
32 CHELSEA GOAL Drogba smashes the ball in from the right after Reina had pushed out Kalou's curling shot. He had cut inside Hyypia after receiveing a magnificent Lampard pass. The scorer celebrates with a dramatic slide in front of the Liverpool bench.
40 Abused Kalou, charging forward menacingly, is triped by Alonso who is booked.
41 Close Ballack drills the 25-yard free-kick that follows only a couple of yards wide.
Stoppage time: 1 min.

Half-time Chelsea 1 Liverpool 0

Second-half.
Kick-off Liverpool
47 Save Cech is the first into action after the break, saving with his outstretched leg after Kuyt turns Gerrard's header into the box on-target. Ashley Cole then clears behind the remaining danger.
52 Shot Lampard volleys into Reina's arms after a fine combination between Drogba and Ballack.
63 LIVERPOOL GOAL Torres finishes low past Cech from 10 yards after Benayoun dribbles in from the right and slips the ball through.
69 Chelsea substitution Malouda for Kalou.
76 Attack Essien, after a typically muscular charge down the right and then along the byeline, smacks his shot into the side-netting.
77 Liverpool substitution Pennant for Benayoun.
Stoppage time 2 mins.

Full-time Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1

Extra-time first period
Chelsea substitution Anelka for J Cole.
Kick-off Chelsea
94 Attack Drogba storms through the Liverpool defence but is challenged well by Carrargher's tackle.
95 Disallowed Essien has the ball in the net with a blaster when the corner is cleared but Drogba, in front of the keeper, is flagged offside.
96 Penalty Ballack is clearly tripped by Hyypia.
97 CHELSEA GOAL Lampard smashes the spot-kick home and collapses in tears at the celebration.
97 Liverpool substitution Babel for Torres.
99 Booked Arbeloa for dissent after Liverpool have a penalty shout turned down.
105 CHELSEA GOAL Drogba turns in his second goal first time after Anelka lays-back to the near post. Great Chelsea move down the right.
Stoppage time 0 min

Extra-time half-time Chelsea 3 Liverpool 1

Extra-time second period
116 LIVERPOOL GOAL Babel from nowhere, rockets in a 40-yarder that Cech reaches but can't keep out.
118 Chelsea substitution Shevchenko for Lampard.
Stoppage time 1 min

Unused subs Chelsea: Hilario, Belletti, Alex, Mikel. Liverpool: Itandje, Finnan, Lucas, Crouch.


Shots on target Chelsea 7 Liverpool 4
Corners Chelsea 4 Liverpool 14
Fouls Chelsea 17 Liverpool 17
Offsides Chelsea 9 Liverpool 2

Comment Both sides make two changes from the first leg, Essien, free from suspension in at right-back for Ferreira and Kalou preferred to Malouda on the left of attack. Having missed Man United at the weekend following the death of his mother, Lampard returns. Cech plays 50th European game. Own-goal man Riise for injured Aurelio and Benayoun for Babel are the switches by the visitors. The opening goal is Chelsea's 100th of the season and looks to set the Blues comfortably on our way to Moscow but Liverpoo are on the ascendant in the second half, even before their goal. It knocks the wind out of our sails for sometime but in extra-time a second win is discovered and we charge to victory, until the late wake-up call switches on a few nerves. The celebration after Lampard's penalty is one of the most touching moments in Stamford Bridge history. Drogba's second is his 18th in the Champions League for the club. The magnificent crowd do everything that could be asked of them. Liverpool are knocked out of a European semi-final for the first time in 43 years. Chelsea are in our first European Cup/Champions League final in three weeks time. notas_de_prensa_archivo