Chelsea Beat Liverpool In champions league semi - final ~ Money In News

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Chelsea Beat Liverpool In champions league semi - final

Chelsea Beat Liverpool In champions league semifinal

A double strike by Didier Drogba has spearheaded Chelsea to a thrilling 3-2 extra-time win over Liverpool and a place in football's Champion League final against Manchester United.

Chelsae beat Liverpool in champions league and will take on Manchester United in the final.

Chelsea will play Manchester United in the Champions League final after two goals from Didier Drogba and a penalty from a grieving Frank Lampard gave them a 3-2 second leg semi-final win over Liverpool on Wednesday.

The two English sides, meeting in a Champions League semi-final for the third time in four years, had drawn 1-1 at Anfield in last week's first leg.

DROGBA DOUBLE: Didier Drogba celebrates the first of his two goals in Chelsea's 3-2 win over Liverpool that sealed a place in football's Champions League final.

On Wednesday Drogba fired a low shot into the net from an acute angle in the 33rd minute but Liverpool's Fernando Torres equalised in the 64th and the game went into extra time.

Lampard, whose mother died last week, wept after slotting home a 98th minute spot kick. Drogba made it 3-1 on the night with a clinical finish in the 105th minute before substitute Ryan Babel pulled a goal back for the visitors in the 117th.


Chelsea struck first today with Drogba netting in the first half but Liverpool drew level in the second through Fernando Torres to force extra time with the overall result tied 2-all and 1-all on the away goals rule.

Chelsea looked to have scored midway through the first half of extra time but it was ruled out for offside. Just a minute later, however, they received a penalty when Michael Ballack was fouled and Frank Lampard scored from the spot.

The victory looked to be wrapped up when Drogba scored his second before the extra-time halftime break for a 3-1 lead and 4-2 overall lead.

However, Liverpool kept the game alive with four minutes remaining when Ryan Babel scored with a long-range strike meaning the Reds needed only one more goal to draw and advance under the away goals rule but Chelsea held out for the victory.

The final will be played in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on May 21.

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