Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea - Video Highlights & Match Report - Champions League Semi-Finals, Leg 1

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Well what do you know? Just when they seemed to have obtained a hard-fought tactical victory on their home soil, disaster struck the Liverpool Reds. The melody of “You’ll never walk alone” instantly transformed from a chant of victory to a song of consolation, when the 94th minute diving header of Jon Arne Riise entered Pepe Reina’s net and negated Dirk Kuyt’s opener in the 43rd. [link]
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UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals Wrap-Up: Manchester United and Chelsea Are Going to Moscow
Published 5/1/2008 by Marco Pantanella at Soccerlens
... . . . Note: Match Report of the first leg (Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea) here.   “Third time’s the charm” for the Blues. They couldn’t do it in 2005 when a Luis Garcia goal crushed their hopes at Anfield, nor could they do it in 2007 due to the cruel lottery of penalty kicks. Yet 2008 may prove to be a magical year for Roman Abramovich’s team: in the 3rd semi-final in 4 years opposing the two Premiership sides, ...

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