The facts and figures suggest Liverpool versus Chelsea might not be a classic, with just three goals from six previous Champions League meetings.

European head-to-head record

Played: 6

Wins: Liverpool 2 Chelsea 1 Draws 3

Goals: Liverpool 2 Chelsea 1

Previous games (all Champions League)

27.04.05 Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0 (SF leg 1)

3.05.05 Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 (SF leg 2)

28.09.05 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 0 (Group)

6.12.05 Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0 (Group)

26.04.07 Chelsea 1 Liverpool 0 (SF leg 1)

2.05.07 Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 aet (Liverpool won on pens) (SF leg 2)

History (semis, finals, titles)

Liverpool - European Cup: 8 7 5

All European comps: 14 11 8

Chelsea - European Cup: 3 0 0

All European comps: 8 2 2

Leading Champions League 07-08 scorers:

Liverpool: Steven Gerrard 6, Fernando Torres 5, Ryan Babel 4, Dirk Kuyt 4, Yossi Benayoun 3, Peter Crouch 3

Chelsea: Didier Drogba 4, Michael Ballack 2, Joe Cole 2, Frank Lampard 2

* Liverpool and Chelsea will be meeting each other for the fourth consecutive year in the Champions League and for the third time in the semi-finals. The six games to date have produced a paltry three goals in total and one of those, Luis Garcia's winning strike for Liverpool in the 2005 semi-finals, was generous as TV replays suggested the ball did not enter the net.

* Liverpool have won seven of their last eight European home games and 11 of their last 13. They are unbeaten in their last seven Champions League games in which they have scored 24 goals and conceded only four.

* Liverpool have a magnificent semi-finals pedigree, reaching the final from each of their last seven appearances in the last four in Europe's prime club competition. The only time they failed to go through was in their first appearance in 1965 when they lost 4-3 on aggregate to Inter Milan.

* Chelsea have kept clean sheets in seven of their last eight Champions League games.

* In 10 previous European games against fellow-English teams, Chelsea have conceded a mere four goals.

* Chelsea are playing their fourth European semi-final against another English club. Apart from the three meetings with Liverpool, they also beat Manchester City 2-0 on aggregate in the Cup-Winners Cup in 1971 when they went on to win the title.

* Chelsea are the only team left in the competition who have never reached the final.

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