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Tuesday April 8, 2008 Finished

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Liverpool

  • Hyypia 30’
  • Torres 69’
  • Gerrard 86’ (pen.)
  • Babel 90’

Arsenal

  • Diaby 13’
  • Adebayor 83’
  1. Liverpool dump Arsenal out

    Liverpool dump Arsenal out

    Liverpool reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with a dramatic 4-2 victory over Arsenal at Anfield to go through 5-3 on aggregate. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Liverpool
    • Arsenal
    • 90+3' Liverpool heading through to the last four again... there it is!!! Arsenal sick as dogs.
    • 90+2' Arsenal attacking with everyone and the home side break... Babel to fight shoulder to shoulder with Fabregas... he comes off best and FINISHES INSIDE THE POST FOR 4-2!!!
    • 90' Three minutes of added time to play!
    • 89' You get the feeling Arsene Wenger is going to blow his top after a couple of dodgy penalty decisions against him in the last days versus Liverpool, in particular the one in the first leg.
    • 87' Liverpool change: Torres leaves to more raptures from the stands. John-Arne Riise comes on with his ginger barnet.
    • 86' The contact as Toure chased down Babel was mimimal but there - was it a penalty? You at home reading this have as clear an idea as anyone else! It could be read either way. I wouldn't have given it.
    • 86' GERRARD STICKS IT INTO THE TOP CORNER!!! What an end to this match!
    • 85' PENALTY FOR LIVERPOOL!!! BABEL DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN FOULED BY TOURE!!!
    • 83' A fantastic run from the young man and Adebayor tucked it away. Arsenal's fans going nuts behind the goal!
    • 83' Walcott on the counter-attack, skipping past one man... two... three... ADEBAYOR IN THE MIDDLE... GOAL FOR ARSENAL!!!
    • 82' Arsenal don't look likely to score.
    • 80' A pair of corners for Liverpool are kept at bay by Almunia.
    • 78' Liverpool change: Crouch leaves to acclaim, Ryan Babel on in his stead.
    • 76' Hleb forcing his way inside yet the flag is up after his pass through.
    • 75' Torres teasing on the left, forcing a corner. Hyypia arrives at the back post unmarked to almost head at goal.
    • 73' Double Liverpool change: Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott on for Diaby and Eboue.
    • 72' Mascherano should put Crouch through but the Argentina star delays the pass and he runs offside!
    • 71' Liverpool hacking the ball away as best they can, while the Gunners work it around the box. Fabregas almost finds a way through.
    • 70' If Arsenal score again though they will go through on away goals... and here they come!
    • 69' A long ball up front was headed on by Crouch and chased into the penalty area by Torres. The Spain striker turned Philippe Senderos inside out and dipped an unstoppable shot into the far top corner.
    • 69' TORRES SMASHES ONE INTO THE TOP CORNER!!!!!!!!!!!
    • 68' Mascherano fouls Mascherano - how does he not go into the book again?
    • 66' Little goalmouth action at the moment. Plenty of tension though.
    • 62' Toure down the channel for Eboue as Arsenal attack with numbers. The Ivorian turns it into the side netting halfway up.
    • 62' Arsenal with more of the ball yet both teams look a bit nervous as the decisive moments arrive...
    • 59' Clichy on the left gets the ball to the feet of Hleb, whose effort is blocked. Reina watches the ball drop from on high and clutches it to his chest.
    • 58' The ball pinging around the field. Arsenal beginning to build from deep.
    • 55' Arsenal struggling to get out of their half at present.
    • 53' Torres to the by-line, pulling back low where Gallas clears as far as Aurelio. He strikes... CROUCH WITH THE FLICK THAT RUNS JUST WIDE!!! Almost a Dennis Bergkamp-worthy finish from the lanky goal-getter - although for the other team!
    • 51' Hleb goes down under a nothing challenge then Kuyt heads the forehead of Gilberto with his nose. The match is well-contested.
    • 49' The Reds attacking the Kop end on this special European night. Despite their being two English clubs on the field, the occasion provides the atmosphere of a truly now-or-never tie.
    • 47' Beanpole striker Crouch juggling the ball and shoots to the near post, saved by Almunia.
    • 46' The second half underway in Liverpool.
    • 45+2' And that is half-time. A very enjoyable first half. If there are no more goals, we are in line for another bout of Anfield extra-time and penalty kicks...
    • 45+2' A full-blooded Liverpool attack down the right, courtesy of Carragher... the ball across is defended and the move comes to an end when Torres is harshly penalised for a foul.
    • 45' Late block by Gallas as Crouch hovers on the edge of the box. Two minutes of added time at the end of the 45...
    • 44' A bit of late pressure from Liverpool in the half after the game quieted for a few minutes.
    • 42' A big blow for the Arse as Flamini makes way for Gilberto Silva. You may as well bring on a World Cup winner, if you really have to...
    • 41' Kolo Toure steady in defence, clearing Aurelio's ball in.
    • 40' The match continues with the Frenchman still holding his Achilles. There was little contact if any - a complete accident.
    • 38' Mathieu Flamini comes out badly from a tackle by Gerrard. He remains down and leaves the field on a stretcher.
    • 35' Gerrard turns and shoots from 25 yards, a couple of yards over the top. Now the home side are in the ascendency.
    • 32' Another dangerous ball is thrown in by Liverpool, leaving Almunia flapping... Kuyt then Crouch almost apply a finishing touch, denied by last-ditch defending.
    • 30' Gerrard's cross was straight to the head of the Finn around the penalty spot, whose bullet header smacked off the inside of the post past the despairing dive of Fabregas.
    • 30' GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL!!! SAMI HYYPIA WITH THE HEADER!!!
    • 30' Manuel Almunia in the Gunners goal reaches to tip away a deflected Aurelio cross, corner to Liverpool...
    • 29' Pass pass pass from Arsenal, slick stuff in midfield. Togo international Adebayor attempts to spin but cannot get away from his man.
    • 27' Liverpool are nervy as even superstar Spanish striker Torres runs a ball out of play at the by-line.
    • 25' Crouch rises to meet a diagonal ball and nods it down for Kuyt... he hits the deck in the box under the challenge from Diaby, but it was clean.
    • 23' Fabio Aurelio bangs a shot over the top to groans from the Kop at the other end of the pitch.
    • 22' A crucial midweek for four Premier League teams in Europe, these two plus Chelsea - at home to Fenerbahce tonight - and Manchester United tomorrow against Roma at Old Trafford.
    • 20' Eboue breaks in the centre of midfield and plays in Gael Clichy on the left wing. His cross to the near post is almost met by the lunging Adebayor, but Reina beats it away.
    • 17' Eboue flicks the ball over an opponent's head and back again before a deflected strike alomst beats Jose Reina again, this time inside the far post... Arsenal on the up and up.
    • 16' The England man plays it short and then out wide instead of having a dig. Arsenal defend successfully.
    • 15' Peter Crouch, in the team after his goal in the Premier League away to Arsenal at the weekend, wins a free-kick. Gerrard is there quickly, lining it up.
    • 13' Anfield stunned by the strike inside the near post by the Frenchman after Hleb laid it on. That is Arsenal's away goal - a precious, precious one, for now at least.
    • 12' Cesc Fabregas with some enterprising play, Adebayor on the touchline. It comes back towards the Spaniard, who cannot get his foot to it. The ball breaks to ABOU DIABY... GOAL FOR ARSENAL!!!
    • 9' It ends when Adebayor again is just caught the wrong side of the defensive line. This one is end-to-end, frenetic.
    • 9' Steven Gerrard attacking the penalty area, just losing out. Torres sends it back in, met by Dirk Kuyt as Arsenal scramble onto the counter...
    • 7' All Arsenal in the opening changes, both in possession and territorial advantage.
    • 5' Alexander Hleb slips one through for Emmanuel Adebayor, who controls and looks to shoot... offside - only just though! Positive start from Arsenal...
    • 3' William Gallas upends Fernando Torres on the halfway line - the Arsenal captain escapes a booking...
    • 2' A soft early free-kick for the Gunners is charged down by the Liverpool wall. There is a cracking atmosphere inside Anfield.
    • 1' The game kicks off, Arsenal in changed white and maroon kicking from left to right. Liverpool in all red of course.
    • - The first leg at The Emirates finished 1-1 and that has made the Reds favourites to progress to the semi-finals.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text coverage of tonight's critical Champions League tie between Liverpool and Arsenal.

  • Team Stats

    Liverpool Stats Arsenal
    51% Possession 49%
    17 Shots 9
    5 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 1
    5 Corners 2
    7 Fouls 10
    5 Offsides 6
    0 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    40 Tackles 30
    318 Accurate passes 315
    45 Bad passes 60

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Liverpool
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0
      37 Martin Skrtel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1 4
      12 Fabio Aurelio 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 28 12 3
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 2
      4 Sami Hyypia 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 38 1 4
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 41 6 7
      14 Xabi Alonso 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 4 5
      8 Steven Gerrard 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 28 7 3
      9 Fernando Torres 1 3 1 1 2 2 0 5 2 1
      15 Peter Crouch 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 20 6 1
      18 Dirk Kuyt 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 43 2 8
      11 Yossi Benayoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Charles Itandje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Andrej Voronin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Lucas Leiva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 John Arne Riise 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
      19 Ryan Babel 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
      17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      24 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
      10 William Gallas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 2 2
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 42 22 4
      5 Kolo Toure 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 32 1 3
      6 Philippe Senderos 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 1 1
      13 Alexander Hleb 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 36 8 4
      16 Mathieu Flamini 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 2 2
      4 Francesc Fabregas 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 48 6 4
      27 Emmanuel Eboue 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25 1 0
      2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 22 8 6
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 1 2 1 1 1 6 0 13 3 2
      17 Alexandre Song 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Theo Walcott 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
      11 Robin Van Persie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      31 Justin Hoyte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Jens Lehmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Gilberto Silva 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25 4 2

  • Summary

    • 90+2' Arsenal attacking with everyone and the home side break... Babel to fight shoulder to shoulder with Fabregas... he comes off best and FINISHES INSIDE THE POST FOR 4-2!!!
    • 86' The contact as Toure chased down Babel was mimimal but there - was it a penalty? You at home reading this have as clear an idea as anyone else! It could be read either way. I wouldn't have given it.
    • 86' GERRARD STICKS IT INTO THE TOP CORNER!!! What an end to this match!
    • 85' PENALTY FOR LIVERPOOL!!! BABEL DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN FOULED BY TOURE!!!
    • 83' A fantastic run from the young man and Adebayor tucked it away. Arsenal's fans going nuts behind the goal!
    • 83' Walcott on the counter-attack, skipping past one man... two... three... ADEBAYOR IN THE MIDDLE... GOAL FOR ARSENAL!!!
    • 69' A long ball up front was headed on by Crouch and chased into the penalty area by Torres. The Spain striker turned Philippe Senderos inside out and dipped an unstoppable shot into the far top corner.
    • 69' TORRES SMASHES ONE INTO THE TOP CORNER!!!!!!!!!!!
    • 30' Gerrard's cross was straight to the head of the Finn around the penalty spot, whose bullet header smacked off the inside of the post past the despairing dive of Fabregas.
    • 30' GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL!!! SAMI HYYPIA WITH THE HEADER!!!
    • 20' Eboue breaks in the centre of midfield and plays in Gael Clichy on the left wing. His cross to the near post is almost met by the lunging Adebayor, but Reina beats it away.
    • 17' Eboue flicks the ball over an opponent's head and back again before a deflected strike alomst beats Jose Reina again, this time inside the far post... Arsenal on the up and up.
    • 12' Cesc Fabregas with some enterprising play, Adebayor on the touchline. It comes back towards the Spaniard, who cannot get his foot to it. The ball breaks to ABOU DIABY... GOAL FOR ARSENAL!!!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafa Benitez

    Captain: Steven Gerrard

    On the Field

    • Reina
    • Carragher
    • Hyypia Goal
    • Skrtel
    • Aurelio
    • Kuijt
    • Mascherano
    • Alonso
    • Gerrard
    • Crouch Substitution Out (78′)
    • Torres Goal

    Subs

    • Riise
    • Benayoun
    • Itandje
    • Voronin
    • Arbeloa
    • Babel Substitution In (78′) Goal
    • Lucas

    Injured

    • Kewell
    • Agger

    Suspended

    None

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: William Gallas

    On the Field

    • Almunia
    • Toure
    • Gallas
    • Senderos
    • Clichy
    • Eboue Substitution Out (73′)
    • Flamini Substitution Out (42′)
    • Fabregas
    • Diaby Goal Substitution Out (73′)
    • Hleb
    • Adebayor Goal

    Subs

    • Lehmann
    • Gilberto Silva Substitution In (42′)
    • Hoyte
    • van Persie Substitution In (73′)
    • Song
    • Bendtner
    • Walcott Substitution In (73′)

    Injured

    • Rosicky
    • Sagna
    • Eduardo

    Suspended

    None