2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Chelsea vs. Liverpool
{{date|April 30, 2008}}
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date=April 30, 2008<br>20:45 (CET)|
team1=[[w:Chelsea FC|Chelsea]]|
score=3–2|
team2=[[w:Liverpool FC|Liverpool]]|
report=[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=690664.html Match Report]|
goals1=[[w:Didier Drogba|Drogba]] {{Goal|33|5}}<BR>[[w:Salomon Kalou|Kalou]] {{suboff|70}}<BR>[[w:Florent Malouda|Malouda]] {{subon|70}}<BR>[[w:Joe Cole|Cole]] {{suboff|91}}<BR>[[w:Nicolas Anelka|Anelka]] {{subon|91}}<BR>[[w:Frank Lampard|Lampard]]{{Goal|98|3}}<BR>Drogba {{Goal|105|6}}<BR>Lampard {{suboff|119}}<BR>[[w:Andriy Shevchenko|Shevchenko]] {{subon|119}}|
goals2={{suboff|22}} [[w:Martin Škrtel|Škrtel]]<BR>{{subon|22}} [[w:Sami Hyypiä|Hyypiä]]<BR>{{yel|41}} [[w:Xavi Alonso|Alonso]]<BR>{{Goal|64|6}} [[w:Fernando Torres|Torres]]<BR>{{suboff|78}} [[w:Yossi Benayoun|Benayoun]]<BR>{{subon|78}} [[w:Jermaine Pennant|Pennant]]<BR>{{yel|99}} [[w:Álvaro Arbeloa|Arbeloa]]<BR>{{suboff|98}} Torres<BR>{{subon|98}} [[w:Ryan Babel|Babel]]<BR>{{Goal|117|5}} Babel|
stadium=[[w:Anfield|Anfield]], [[w:Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[w:England|England]]|
attendance=38,900|
referee=Roberto Rosetti}}

Chelsea beat Liverpool in extra time to advance to next month's [[w:2008 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League Final]] in [[w:Moscow|Moscow]]. The aggregate score finished 4-3 in favour of Chelsea.

Liverpool goalkeeper [[w:Jose Manuel Reina|Jose Reina]] punched away [[w:Michael Ballack|Michael Ballack]]'s shot which landed at the feet of Didier Drogba who capitalized by scoring the opening goal of the 2<sup>nd</sup> leg. Fernando Torres equalized in the 2<sup>nd</sup> half after Yossi Benayoun beat the defenders to set up the goal. After Chelsea were denied a goal by the Assistant Referee moments earlier, Referee awarded Chelsea a penalty shot which Frank Lampard converted. Dider Drogba added Chelsea's 3<sup>rd</sup> goal of the 2<sup>nd</sup> leg. Ryan Babbel brought Liverpool within a goal of advancing with 3 minutes of extra time remaining.

The win for Chelsea means that they have made their 1<sup>st</sup> ever UEFA Champions League final and will be competing in the 1<sup>st</sup> ever all-English final in UEFA Champions League history.
==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7368736.stm|title=Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (4-3)|author=Sam Lyon|pub=BBC Sports|date=April 30, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=239739&cc=5901|title=Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool: Drogba brace settles drama|author=|pub=ESPN Soccernet|date=April 30, 2008}}
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Chelsea beat Liverpool in extra time to advance to next month's UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow. The aggregate score finished 4-3 in favour of Chelsea.

Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina punched away Michael Ballack's shot which landed at the feet of Didier Drogba who capitalized by scoring the opening goal of the 2nd leg. Fernando Torres equalized in the 2nd half after Yossi Benayoun beat the defenders to set up the goal. After Chelsea were denied a goal by the Assistant Referee moments earlier, Referee awarded Chelsea a penalty shot which Frank Lampard converted. Dider Drogba added Chelsea's 3rd goal of the 2nd leg. Ryan Babbel brought Liverpool within a goal of advancing with 3 minutes of extra time remaining.

The win for Chelsea means that they have made their 1st ever UEFA Champions League final and will be competing in the 1st ever all-English final in UEFA Champions League history.

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