Wednesday April 8, 2009 Quarter-final Finished Anfield
No comments yet | Write your comment
-
Ivanovic inspires Chelsea
Branislav Ivanovic inspired Chelsea to a 3-1 win in an entertaining first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Liverpool. More
-
Live Commentary
Time:90'- Liverpool
- Chelsea
- - Thanks for joining us tonight! What a result for Chelsea! Join us again in a week's time for the return leg!
90'+4 There goes the final whistle! No late heroics from Liverpool and Chelsea win it 3-1!
90'+3 Alonso tries his luck from distance! And his effort forces Cech into tipping over for a corner!- 90' Three minutes of added time to be played....
- 89' Chance for Lampard! He's through! But Reina is out quickly to smother the chance!
- 87' Chelsea win another corner... Ballack threatens to get there at the near post, but Alonso turns it behind for another!
- 84' Chelsea are just sitting back now... all they have to do is not concede and they'll be firmly in the driving seat for the second leg...
- 80' Ten minutes left... have Liverpool got any of their famous late spirit left?
79' More changes afoot now... Babel on for Lucas and Anelka on for Drogba...- 78' Chelsea threatening to grab a fourth! But Drogba's clipped ball across towards Malouda is headed against his own keeper by Dossena!
- 75' Liverpool make a change now as Aurelio is replaced by Dossena.
74' Fabio Aurelio goes into the book for a poor challenge on Kalou...- 71' Malouda brings Reina into action with a low shot from the edge of the area! Chelsea are buoyant!
- 70' What an amazing turnaround for Chelsea... remember, they fell behind to that early Torres goal, yet lead 3-1 now!
- 68' Liverpool react by bringing on Benayoun and taking off Riera...
67' GOAL! DROGBA! 3-1! The Ivorian finishes off a lovely Chelsea passing move to put Chelsea firmly in the driving seat! It's Malouda's final ball into the middle that Drogba slides home! Amazing!- 63' You would have thought Liverpool would have learnt from the first goal... but they clearly hadn't... Benitez will be very upset to see his side concede like that.
- 62' GOAL! IVANOVIC AGAIN! INCREDIBLE! FROM A CORNER AGAIN! It's an identical goal to his first and Chelsea lead 2-1! Terrible marking from the Liverpool defence!
- 61' Typical Terry that, but the ref isn't impressed and he brandishes a yellow card once Terry picks himself up off the turf!
- 60' The ball falls loose in the penalty area from the corner! It's going Reina's way, but Terry refuses to give up and he goes into the challenge head first!
- 59' Skrtel miscues a clearance and Chelsea have another corner! Lampard to take it again... Ivanovic is up there...
- 58' Alonso fires a trademark long ball out towards the right... but it's poor for once from the Spaniard, and the ball flies out of play.
- 57' Lampard then gives away a cheap corner with the kind of no-look back pass championed by Bruno Alves against Manchester United last night!
- 56' Ballack gets his head to a Lampard free-kick... he directs it on target, but it's easy for Reina to deal with.
- 53' TORRES AT THE OTHER END! Oooh! He blazes over the bar, in much the same way as Drogba did in the first half...
- 51' DROGBA! OFF THE LINE BY CARRAGHER! Aurelio's mistake lets Drobga in... Skrtel makes a challenge, but credit to Drogba, he stays on his feet before scuffing his shot slightly... that allows Carragher to race back and clear off the line!
- 50' The ball comes back to Gerrard, who runs along the edge of the penalty area before letting fly! Wide of the mark, but Liverpool have started the second half well.
- 50' Gerrard swings in a corner, but it's headed clear by Essien.
- 49' Riera takes on Ivanovic down the Liverpool left... and the Spaniard wins a corner!
- 47' Free-kick to Liverpool early on... Aurelio sends it in... but no one's there to meet it...
46' Back underway at Anfield! No changes to tell you about!- 45'+1 And there goes the whistle! What a cracking first half! The teams head in locked at 1-1 at the break...
- 44' Just one minute of added time to be played at the end of the first half.
- 41' What an opening half of football this has been.... breathless stuff at times.
- 40' Oooh! Kuyt with a great chance to take the lead for a second time straight away! But Cech comes out to make a superb save and deny the Dutchman! What action!
- 39' GOAL! IVANOVIC PULLS CHELSEA LEVEL! From the resulting corner, the Serb shakes off Alonso and gets in between two defenders to head home! 1-1 now!
- 38' Lampard now wins a corner after his shot takes a deflection behind! It comes out to Kalou, but just won't quite sit for him... and his extra touch allows Gerrard to come across and make a challenge!
- 37' Essien and Gerrard go up for an aerial challenge together... the latter hits the deck but despite the crowd's claims of foul play, the ref waves play on...
- 35' ARBELOA! Oooh! Not a bad effort from the right-back! He cuts inside before sending a curler with his left foot just wide of Cech's post!
- 33' Arbeloa is penalised for a challenge from behind on Malouda, who tumbles to the turf theatrically...
- 32' It's been a cracking spectacle so far... not really what most people were expecting...
- 31' Kalou gets the first booking of the night, for kicking the ball away...
- 29' Oooh! Drogba again with a great chance which he fluffs! Ballack plays the ball into him.... his first touch is good but his shot flies over the bar!
- 27' Oh dear, Lucas blazes well over the top from the edge of the box... he can afford to smile about it though...
- 26' Ooooh! So close from Torres! Lampard gets caught in possession... Torres cuts back inside before launching a curler towards the top right corner! Reina is beaten, but the ball flies just wide of the mark!
- 25' Chelsea win a corner now... Lampard to take it... headed clera by Torres of all people.
- 24' Malouda senses a shooting opportunity! He pulls the trigger but he drags it across the face of goal and wide of the far post!
- 22' Alex sends a blockbuster of a free-kick straight into the Liverpool wall... wouldn't like to have been on the end of that one.
- 20' Kalou is back on... he's going to see how he goes for the next few minutes...
- 19' Lampard finally takes the free-kick but it's straight into the wall... his second effort isn't too much better and Carragher emerges with the ball.
- 18' Kalou has stayed down... it doesn't look good... he's twisted his ankle and hobbles off... he's looking at possible ligament damage.
- 17' Kalou is caught by Aurelio as the Ivorian threatens to break through the Liverpool back line... free-kick to Chelsea.
- 15' Oooh! Lampard is nearly played in... but Drogba takes the ball on his chest instead of letting it through to Lamps... and since the Ivorian is in an offside position the flag goes up. Lampard, for the record, was not offside.
- 13' Alonso spreads the play brilliantly to Kuyt on the right... but the Dutchman's cross is poor and easily cleared by the Chelsea defence.
- 11' But here comes Torres, after Gerrard wins the ball with a strong tackle! But the Spaniard lacks support and eventually the attack peters out...
- 10' Chelsea have responded well to going behind... they're on the front foot and looking for an equaliser...
- 8' What a start to the game! Great chances at both ends, but only Liverpool have taken theirs....
- 7' OOOH! DROGBA WITH A GOLDEN CHANCE TO HIT BACK STRAIGHT AWAY! Terrible mistake by Aurelio gives the ball to Kalou who plays in Drogba one-on-one with Reina! But Drogba can't capitalise and his shot hits Reina in the chest before bouncing away to safety!
- 6' GOAL! TORRES OPENS THE SCORING FOR LIVERPOOL! Kuyt does really well to play in Arbeloa on the right... he centres for Torres, who cracks a first-time shot from around the penalty spot past Cech! 1-0 to the hosts!
- 4' Ivanovic takes a throw for Chelsea on the near side... the Serb isn't usually a right-back and Liverpool might be able to take advantage of that...
- 3' Skrtel and Carragher come up for it... the ball falls to Kuyt! Oooh! He catches it really sweetly... it takes a deflection and the ball flies just wide of Reina's post!
- 2' Liverpool now playing the ball around nicely... and Torres wins a corner off Cole!
- 1' Chelsea kick-off and immediately go on the attack... the ball bounces through to Reina, who fluffs his kick somewhat... but Chelsea can't capitalise.
1' Here we go! Underway at Anfield!- - Here they come! Gerrard tosses up with Terry in the centre circle and we're ready for kick-off!
- - The teams are in the tunnel and about to head out onto the Anfield turf.
- - And tonight's referee is Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark).
- - Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Alex, Ashley Cole, Kalou, Ballack, Essien, Lampard, Malouda, Drogba - Subs: Hilario, Carvalho, Belletti, Mancienne, Mikel, Deco, Anelka
- - The teams in full: Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Kuyt, Lucas, Alonso, Riera, Gerrard, Torres - Subs: Cavalieri, Dossena, Hyypia, Agger, Benayoun, Babel, Ngog
- - For Chelsea, there is just one surprise - Nicolas Anelka drops to the bench, with Salomon Kalou and Florent Malouda given the task of supporting lone striker Didier Drogba.
- - The teams are in and it's pretty much as expected for Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces the suspended Javier Mascherano while Fabio Aurelio returns to the left-back slot.
- - Liverpool training was a big draw this week, as you can see from this photo.
- - Liverpool have done the double over Chelsea in the Premier League this season, and have a formidable home record in Europe - they boast a 10-match unbeaten run on Merseyside.
- - Out of the eight games already played, six came at the semi-final stage (in 04-05, 06-07 and 07-08). Both teams have won two fixtures, with the other four matches all having been drawn.
- - Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Anfield for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie - the fifth time in five seasons the two clubs have been drawn together in the competition.
-
Team Stats
Liverpool Stats Chelsea 58% Possession 41% 14 Shots 21 4 Shots on target 9 5 Saves 2 7 Corners 9 14 Fouls 11 1 Offsides 2 1 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 22 Tackles 23 403 Accurate passes 253 51 Bad passes 54 -
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 1 0 0 13 0 0 12 Fabio Aurelio 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 21 13 0 17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 58 2 4 37 Martin Skrtel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 47 0 3 23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 34 8 1 21 Lucas Leiva 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 53 2 3 11 Albert Riera 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 8 2 8 Steven Gerrard 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 29 1 3 14 Xabi Alonso 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 66 15 0 18 Dirk Kuyt 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 42 0 2 9 Fernando Torres 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 11 0 2 19 Ryan Babel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Diego Cavalieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Yossi Benayoun 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 2 5 Daniel Agger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Sami Hyypia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 David Ngog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andrea Dossena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -
Chelsea G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Petr Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 3 Ashley Cole 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 17 2 2 Branislav Ivanovic 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 13 0 3 26 John Terry 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 5 2 33 Alex da Dias Costa 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14 0 4 8 Frank Lampard 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 33 6 1 13 Michael Ballack 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 31 14 4 15 Florent Malouda 0 3 1 3 2 0 2 19 2 3 5 Michael Essien 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 45 6 1 21 Salomon Kalou 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20 0 3 11 Didier Drogba 1 5 3 2 3 1 0 13 2 0 40 Henrique Hilário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Ricardo Carvalho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Nicolas Anelka 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 35 Juliano Belletti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Anderson Deco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Michael Mancienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 John Obi Mikel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
Summary
- 90'+3 Alonso tries his luck from distance! And his effort forces Cech into tipping over for a corner!
- 89' Chance for Lampard! He's through! But Reina is out quickly to smother the chance!
- 78' Chelsea threatening to grab a fourth! But Drogba's clipped ball across towards Malouda is headed against his own keeper by Dossena!
- 67' GOAL! DROGBA! 3-1! The Ivorian finishes off a lovely Chelsea passing move to put Chelsea firmly in the driving seat! It's Malouda's final ball into the middle that Drogba slides home! Amazing!
- 62' GOAL! IVANOVIC AGAIN! INCREDIBLE! FROM A CORNER AGAIN! It's an identical goal to his first and Chelsea lead 2-1! Terrible marking from the Liverpool defence!
- 53' TORRES AT THE OTHER END! Oooh! He blazes over the bar, in much the same way as Drogba did in the first half...
- 51' DROGBA! OFF THE LINE BY CARRAGHER! Aurelio's mistake lets Drobga in... Skrtel makes a challenge, but credit to Drogba, he stays on his feet before scuffing his shot slightly... that allows Carragher to race back and clear off the line!
- 50' The ball comes back to Gerrard, who runs along the edge of the penalty area before letting fly! Wide of the mark, but Liverpool have started the second half well.
- 40' Oooh! Kuyt with a great chance to take the lead for a second time straight away! But Cech comes out to make a superb save and deny the Dutchman! What action!
- 39' GOAL! IVANOVIC PULLS CHELSEA LEVEL! From the resulting corner, the Serb shakes off Alonso and gets in between two defenders to head home! 1-1 now!
- 35' ARBELOA! Oooh! Not a bad effort from the right-back! He cuts inside before sending a curler with his left foot just wide of Cech's post!
- 29' Oooh! Drogba again with a great chance which he fluffs! Ballack plays the ball into him.... his first touch is good but his shot flies over the bar!
- 26' Ooooh! So close from Torres! Lampard gets caught in possession... Torres cuts back inside before launching a curler towards the top right corner! Reina is beaten, but the ball flies just wide of the mark!
- 24' Malouda senses a shooting opportunity! He pulls the trigger but he drags it across the face of goal and wide of the far post!
- 7' OOOH! DROGBA WITH A GOLDEN CHANCE TO HIT BACK STRAIGHT AWAY! Terrible mistake by Aurelio gives the ball to Kalou who plays in Drogba one-on-one with Reina! But Drogba can't capitalise and his shot hits Reina in the chest before bouncing away to safety!
- 6' GOAL! TORRES OPENS THE SCORING FOR LIVERPOOL! Kuyt does really well to play in Arbeloa on the right... he centres for Torres, who cracks a first-time shot from around the penalty spot past Cech! 1-0 to the hosts!
- 3' Skrtel and Carragher come up for it... the ball falls to Kuyt! Oooh! He catches it really sweetly... it takes a deflection and the ball flies just wide of Reina's post!
- - Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Anfield for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie - the fifth time in five seasons the two clubs have been drawn together in the competition.
Team Line-up & Ratings
-
Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- J. Reina
- Á. Arbeloa
- J. Carragher
- M. Škrtel
- Fábio Aurélio
- Lucas Leiva
- X. Alonso
- D. Kuyt
- S. Gerrard
- A. Riera
- F. Torres
Subs
- S. Hyypiä
- Y. Benayoun
68′ - A. Dossena 75′
- R. Babel 79′
- D. Agger
- D. N'Gog
- D. Cavalieri
Starting line-up
- P. Cech
- B. Ivanovic
- Alex
- J. Terry
- A. Cole
- M. Essien
- M. Ballack
- F. Lampard
- S. Kalou
- F. Malouda
- D. Drogba
Subs
-
Rate Players