What a significant match to end my anxiety. As been decided 2 weeks ago, once again the Reds have to fight Chelsea in the European Champions League and because of the heat I felt, I actually went out at 3am to watch how the 2 giants in England edged over each other to keep their Champions League hope in mind.
After 2 hours of all the excitements, I must give a round of applause to the Reds as the goal by Torres was splendidly done with Arbeloa that did the assisting part. At that moment I saw Chelsea fans were gloomy as Cech had conceded an early goal. But slightly 6 mins before the half time wisel goes off, Branislav Ivanovic has emerged to be the hero to keep the score tied as he beats Alonso and scored the header from the corner delivered by Florent Malouda.
At the half time break, me and my mates were supprised by the 4-0 beating of Bayern Munich by Barcelona. Maybe Bayern haven't overcome from their lost to Wolfsburg during the weekends, well who knows. Shortly after that, the wisel was blown once more to signal the start of the 2nd half for the England side. At this time, I saw more attacks from Chelsea but Liverpool counterred it well although there are no goals yet. At the timemark of 62 mins, Ivanovic once again had scored the header delivered by Frank Lampard.
Just 5 mins later, a splendid work by Florent Malouda to deliver the low cross and Didier Drogba had tipped in his first goal after attempts. The scoreline is now Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea. With 7 mins to play on, Liverpool fought on with their very best by bringing in Ryan Babel and Visso Benayoun but the effort does not pay off.
I am now eagerly waiting to watch the home team welcoming Liverpool in the 2nd leg of the match. Hope it will be an all-out match from the 2 sides. And of course, I hoping Chelsea can meet Barcelona in the semi finals.