Chelsea vs Liverpool, 2nd Leg Chelsea advance 4-3 on aggregate

Champions League
3-2
Final
2nd Leg - Chelsea advance 4-3 on aggregate
Stamford Bridge
TV: DAZN

Match pulse

CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'LIV
45%Possession55%
19Shots15
11On target5
5Corners9
3Saves8
20Fouls19

Who won: Chelsea 3-2

Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-2 after extra time in 2nd Leg Chelsea advance 4-3 on aggregate on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Didier Drogba (33', 105') and Frank Lampard (98' pen). Goals for Liverpool: Fernando Torres (64') and Ryan Babel (117').

Play by play

  1. 121'

    And what a night for Frank Lampard. He is clearly very emotional at the end of the game. What character he showed to take a vital penalty and put his side on the way to a famous win. Thanks for your company and we'll see you back here tomorrow night for the UEFA Cup semi-finals.

  2. 121'

    So, it is Chelsea and Manchester United battling it our for the Premier League title, and now they will contest the Champions League final as well. Chelsea probably just shaded the game but Liverpool ran them right to the wire.

  3. 121'

    Avram Grant sinks to his knees at the final whistle as Chelsea's players form a jubilant huddle in front of their fans. What an amazing game!

  4. 121'

    It's over! Chelsea are through!

  5. 121'

    Cole blocks Gerrard's cross I should have said. One minute added, of which 20 seconds are left.

  6. 121'

    Liverpool launch it upfield. Cole blocks his cross and wins a goal kick. Surely that is that.

  7. 120'

    Kuyt is flagged offside as Alonso nicked it off Drogba. Hyypia has gone up front for Liverpool.

  8. 120'

    One minute to go. Can Chelsea hang on?

  9. 119'

    If Liverpool get another then they are through! Incredible drama! Shevchenko is on in place of Frank Lampard - who gets a standing ovation, and rightly so.

  10. 118'

    What a finish to this game!

  11. 117'

    Half the Liverpool fans have already gone!

  12. 116'

    What a hit from Babel! He's fully 35 yards out and Cech has made a bit of a mess of it. Three minutes left for Liverpool to grab another!

  13. 116'

    GOAL! Ryan Babel!

  14. 115'

    Should Chelasea win, and they surely will now, question marks will certainly be asked about Benitez and his removal of Torres. Obviously we don't know the full story but could it be that Rafa has signed his own death warrant?

  15. 114'

    Chelsea are content just to knock the ball about and exploit the space Liverpool are leaving with this attack-minded formation.

  16. 113'

    Liverpool are lumping the ball in the box at every opportunity, which begs the question, why isn't Peter Crouch on the pitch?

  17. 112'

    Drogba's effort flicks off the wall and behind for a corner. Only Anelka is in the box as yet.

  18. 111'

    Mascherano is penalised for blocking Malouda off the ball. Free kick, 30 yards out, dead central.

  19. 110'

    Torres has a face like thunder on the bench. He didn't look injured when he came off so what on earth was Benitez thinking of?

  20. 109'

    Chelsea's players, led by John Terry were furious with Hyypia, accusing him of diving, but there was definitely contact, however minimal.

  21. 108'

    Hyypia nipped in front of Drogba in the penalty box and went down. The ref took his whistle to his lips, then thought twice and evetually awarded Chelsea a free kick. That could easily have been the second penalty of the night.

  22. 108'

    Essien gets his head to the corner and puts it behind for another.

  23. 107'

    Essien tries to be too cute with a header back to Cech from a long ball, but he gets it wrong and Liverpool have a corner.

  24. 107'

    It'll be like the alamo in this last section of play. All the talk seems to be as to why Torres isn't on the field anymore.

  25. 106'

    We're off again. Liverpool need two goals in fifteen minutes..

Leaders

CHELIV
Total Shots
Didier Drogba
6
Fernando Torres
4
Accurate Passes
Frank Lampard
47
Jamie Carragher
51
Saves
Petr Cech
3
Pepe Reina
8