Evra booked and out of the 2nd leg, don't be surprised if Ronaldo, Heinze and Scholes are in the second half to add to that. Fucking wanker :veryangry2:

2-2 Rooney

 

Come on!!

ROOOOOONEYYYYY!!!!

Rooney fires late Man Utd winner

 

Man Utd players celebrate Wayne Rooney's equaliser at Old Trafford

 

Man Utd 3-2 AC Milan

 

Wayne Rooney's stunning last-minute winner kept Manchester United's hopes of reaching the Champions League final alive after an Old Trafford classic.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo's fifth minute header put United in front, only for AC Milan to draw level through Kaka's angled drive after 21 minutes. Kaka put Milan ahead from close range before the interval, but Rooney turned in Paul Scholes' pass on the hour.

 

Rooney then lashed an instant 20-yard finish past Dida in injury time. It was a moment of magic that gave United a precious lead to defend going into the second leg in Milan.

 

United opened in sparkling fashion, and it took a desperate intervention from Alessandro Nesta to divert Rooney's shot over the bar.

 

But they were ahead in the fifth minute when Ronaldo met Ryan Giggs' corner with a firm header, which Dida palmed into the air and could then only divert into the net. United were firing on all cylinders up front - but all the time Milan, in the shape of Kaka, were waiting to probe their suspect and under-strength rearguard.

 

And the strike they feared came after 21 minutes when Kaka took Clarence Seedorf's pass and accelerated away from Gabriel Heinze and fired a left-foot angled drive across Edwin van der Sar. A high-quality encounter saw Rooney just fail to get on the end of Giggs' cross and Ronaldo bring a crucial block from Dida with a 25-yard power drive.

 

But Brazilian superstar Kaka was an ever-present threat, and he took advantage of shambolic United defending to grab a crucial second away goal for Milan after 36 minutes. Kaka chased a long pass, and when Heinze and Patrice Evra collided, he moved smoothly into top gear to slide a perfect finish past Van der Sar.

 

Evra was then booked for dissent - a yellow card that rules him out of the second leg in Milan, an inconvenience United did not need given their lack of defensive resources.

 

Michael Carrick wasted a glorious opportunity to put United level after 47 minutes when he side-footed wide of an open goal when he arrived unmarked at the far post on the end of another dangerous Giggs corner.

 

Milan lost captain Paolo Maldini to a knee injury at half-time, then were robbed of Gennaro Gattuso with a knee problem - with the combative midfield man being replaced by Cristian Brocchi. Kaka was giving a master-class, escaping the offside trap to shoot across the face of goal then playing a sumptuous one-two with Seedorf only to volley narrowly over.

 

United desperately needed inspiration, and a moment of genius from Scholes provided as they drew level after 59 minutes. Scholes instinctively lifted the ball into the path of Rooney, whose finish was half-stopped by Dida but rolled in.

 

United were suddenly buoyant again, and the unpredictable Dida saved brilliantly from Darren Fletcher after Rooney's cross was headed into his path. Fletcher forced Dida into a save at his near post as United pressed for what would be a crucial lead to take to the San Siro. Dida the finger-tipped Ronaldo's dipping drive inches wide as United mounted a spell of sustained pressure in the closing stages.

 

United's sheer courage was rewarded when Rooney ran on to Giggs' pass and fired past a startled Dida to send Old Trafford wild in celebration.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6582631.stm

You serious?!?!?! YES!!!!! :D

 

 

I left for the orthodontist right when the score was 2-2. WOOOHOOO!!!!

Don't be happy like this, there are another game at Italy

i called Manchester to win it early on....and i still believe it will be them

Kaka & Nesta.

Forza Milano !!

Evra booked and out of the 2nd leg, don't be surprised if Ronaldo, Heinze and Scholes are in the second half to add to that. Fucking wanker :veryangry2:

Evra shouldn't have been booked

though Scholes should have.. oh well.. :rolleyes:

 

There's still 90 minutes to go :)

great,but Manutd got too much goals,I wouldnt bet that they will qualify to the final

Chelsea v Liverpool

 

 

Champions League semi-final, 1st leg

Date: Wednesday, 25 April

Kick-off: 1945 BST

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Listen: BBC Radio Five Live

Updates: BBC Sport website and mobile

 

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has been ruled out of the Champions League first-leg semi-final with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge due to an ankle injury.

 

The Blues are also without winger Arjen Robben (knee) and midfielder Michael Essien (suspended), but defender Ricardo Carvalho did train on Tuesday.

 

Liverpool right-back Steve Finnan has recovered from a neck injury.

 

England international Jamie Carragher is set to equal Ian Callaghan's club record of 89 European games.

 

BIG MATCH STATS

 

Definitions of terms used:-

 

Champions League (CL) - only group phase matches and beyond of this competition which began in 1992-93.

Champions Cup/Champions League - all matches played since it began in 1955-56 including qualification matches.

European matches - all matches played in the major European tournaments (Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Champions Cup, Champions League).

Uefa Super Cups, Intertoto Cups and the old Intercontinental Cup competition are excluded.

 

Head-to-heads

 

Chelsea and Liverpool have played each other four times in European history, all in the Champions League. All four meetings took place in 2005. In 2004-05, Liverpool knocked out Chelsea in the semi-final stage (0-0, 1-0). Both teams met in the group stage in the following season, drawing 0-0 twice. So, in these four matches, only one goal has been scored, by Luis Garcia.

 

Liverpool have been eliminated twice by an English club in the knock-out stages of a European Cup tournament. Leeds United (1970-71) beat them in the semi-final of the Fairs Cup, and Nottingham Forest (1978-79) ousted them in the first round of the Champions Cup. Liverpool's semi-final victory in this competition two years ago was the only time Chelsea have been dismissed from Europe by an English club.

 

European history

 

Chelsea's biggest success in European competition is winning the Cup Winners' Cup twice (1971 and 1998). They also won the European Super Cup in 1998. This is Chelsea's fifth CL participation. Their best result is reaching the semi-finals, which they have now managed on three occasions (2003-04, 2004-05 and 2006-07).

 

Liverpool have won the Champions Cup/Champions League five times with the most recent coming in 2004-05 when they won the Champions League for the first time, beating AC Milan on penalties. Their previous successes came in 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1984. They have also won three Uefa Cups and three Uefa Super Cups. This season is Liverpool's fifth in the Champions League and their 34th in European competition.

 

Current European form

 

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last five CL home matches. Overall, Chelsea are also unbeaten in their last five CL matches.

 

Liverpool have won their last two CL away matches, and their last two matches overall.

 

Player and disciplinary info

 

Chelsea's Michael Essien is suspended for this match. Arjen Robben, Michael Ballack, Joe Cole, Didier Drogba, Lassana Diarra (Chelsea) and Jermaine Pennant (Liverpool) will all be suspended if booked.

 

Liverpool's John Arne Riise could be playing his 50th Champions League match. On 12 September 2000, Riise made his CL debut when his former club AS Monaco lost 3-2 away at Galatasaray.

 

Other miscellaneous facts

 

Victory here would be Liverpool's 150th in a European Cup match.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6582695.stm

Cole goal gives Chelsea advantage

 

 

Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool

 

Joe Cole's first-half goal gave Chelsea a slender first-leg lead in their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

 

Cole slid in Didier Drogba's cross after 29 minutes to give Jose Mourinho's side the upper hand.

 

Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina produced two brilliant saves from Frank Lampard to keep the tie in the balance.

 

Petr Cech denied Liverpool an away goal with a stunning second-half stop from Steven Gerrard's long-range volley.

 

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez made a surprise selection of Bolo Zenden on the left flank and opted for Javier Mascherano instead of Momo Sissoko in the middle of midfield.

 

Chelsea gave a start to Joe Cole - and he proved an influential figure as the home side dominated the opening half.

 

Reina produced a marvellous reaction save to deny Lampard after seven minutes when he ran on to Drogba's knock-down only 10 yards out.

 

Drogba then failed to find Joe Cole when he was unmarked in the area - and the striker should have got on the end of a Joe Cole cross under challenge from Reina.

 

But Chelsea's pressure looked certain to pay off, and it did as they took the lead in the 29th minute.

 

Ricardo Carvalho's pass out of defence found Drogba, and he turned Daniel Agger before providing a perfect cross for Joe Cole to slide in from close range.

 

Liverpool's attacking responses had been fitful, limited to a tame header from Gerrard as he rose to meet Dirk Kuyt's cross.

 

Craig Bellamy had been disappointing, and it was no surprise when he was substituted by Peter Crouch after 51 minutes.

 

The England striker almost had an instant impact, challenging for a throw that fell for Gerrard, whose left-foot volley produced a brilliant save from Cech diving to his left.

 

Liverpool had penned Chelsea back for long periods after the break but had been short on clear-cut chances.

 

And it was Reina who had to be alert to clutch Drogba's shot low at his near post.

 

The striker then headed just wide as he got on the end of Lampard's free-kick with tension rising in the closing stages.

 

Reina then produced a brilliant save to keep Liverpool only a goal behind, diving to his left to palm away a powerful rising drive from Lampard.

 

Chelsea: Cech, Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Makelele, Joe Cole (Wright-Phillips 84), Mikel, Lampard, Shevchenko (Kalou 76), Drogba.

Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Boulahrouz, Geremi, Bridge, Diarra.

 

Goals: Joe Cole 29.

 

Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Riise, Gerrard, Alonso (Pennant 83), Mascherano, Zenden, Kuyt, Bellamy (Crouch 52).

Subs Not Used: Dudek, Hyypia, Gonzalez, Sissoko, Paletta.

 

Booked: Mascherano.

 

Att: 39,483

 

Ref: Markus Merk (Germany).

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6582695.stm

Cooooooooooooooooole

Security scare over Man Utd match

 

It is thought that trouble may break out at Wednesday night's game

 

Manchester United have been warned of a security scare ahead of its Champions League semi-final with AC Milan.

The Independent Manchester United Supporters Association (IMUSA) believes Roma's Ultras are to travel to the game in Italy on Wednesday to cause trouble.

 

It follows violence marring United's last two ventures in Europe where fighting broke out at their matches with Lille and AS Roma.

 

Fans are being warned not to speak English or wear United's colours.

 

With the first leg of the Milan clash passing off peacefully at Old Trafford last week, it had been hoped the decider at the San Siro would also be trouble free.

 

Trains full

 

However, IMUSA's report, which has been passed onto Manchester United officials, reveals that trains on the Rome-Milan route on Wednesday have all been booked up when usually they would be relatively empty.

 

As a result IMUSA chairman Mark Longden is urging supporters to be vigilant.

 

"All I can say is anyone travelling to the game should be aware," he said.

 

"Everyone knows what happened in Lille and, in particular Rome. If what we have been told is correct, it should just make everyone take a little bit more care."

 

The report arrived at Old Trafford too late for any specific information to be passed on to the 5,000 United fans who have tickets for the game.

 

However, the club was lambasted for giving out previous warnings to their supporters concerning a match in Rome earlier this month and possible flashpoints.

 

Trouble did break out at that match on 4 April, and fans were charged at and beaten by riot police trying to control the violence around the Stadio Olimpico.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6611479.stm

I dont think Liverpool will win tonight, if they do and play Manchester United in the final if they also get to the final. I can imigine who ever wins will have bragging rights for ever and ever... also I think the UN will have to set up a netrual zone in the North West

there already is one, its called M62 westbound and M62 eastbound

don't really care who wins out of liverpool or chelsea tonight .. hate both clubs and will be just as hard for United whoever we play if we get there ...

 

still if i have to swing either way i would say chelsea after their 1-0 advantage in the first leg, i reckon its gonna be controversial and i'm sure Mourinho, being the nob he is, will have something to say whatever happens.

 

... this is a nice little warm up to the more exciting match tomorrow night :)

Already great atmosphere in Liverpool!

 

"Champions TV" just had a reporter in Albert's Pub directly besides the Anfield Road (with a wrong German greeting lol) and you couldn't understand anything! :D Hope the Reds will win over Chelsea! They really deserve it!

 

 

Edit: Wow, they just broadcasted "You'll never walk alone" from the first to the last second live from Anfield Road, with lyrics for karaoke aha! :D

Agger 1-0 Liverpool

 

:dance:

Liverpool 71%possession29% Chelsea :o

And here is extra time.

 

First game to go into extra-time this season I believe

We're going to fucking athens!!!!! ROBBBBBBIE FOLWER!

Liverpool reach final on penalties

 

Gerrard (right) teed up Agger's opener

 

Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea (Agg: 1-1)

Liverpool win 4-1 on penalties

 

Liverpool booked their place in the Champions League final with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win in the semi-final second leg at Anfield.

 

Dirk Kuyt scored the crucial spot-kick to clinch a 4-1 win after Arjen Robben and Geremi missed for the Blues.

 

Daniel Agger cancelled out Chelsea's first-leg lead with a crisp first-time finish from Steven Gerrard's superbly disguised left-wing free-kick.

 

Kuyt also rattled the bar with a fine header after the break.

 

Within seconds it became clear both teams were happy to go long. Liverpool looked to feed off Peter Crouch and Chelsea were eager to get the ball to Drogba and use the pace of Salomon Kalou on the break.

 

But after a promising opening first five minutes from the visitors, it was Liverpool who settled and started to get on top in a scrappy match.

 

Liverpool they scored from the first good chance of the night.

 

Joe Cole fouled Gerrard on the left flank and with everyone expecting the Reds skipper to whip in a cross towards the far post, he slid the ball across the box to Agger who slammed it home first time into the bottom corner.

 

With the scores level on aggregate, Liverpool stepped off the pace a little and Chelsea began to look lively.

 

Reina was forced into a decent save from Drogba, who stood firm to beat away the striker's fiercely struck shot following Mikel's through-ball.

 

Chelsea, playing in their third Champions League semi-final in four years almost went ahead just before the break when Essien almost diverted a Drogba header in from a Frank Lampard corner.

 

Liverpool had three excellent chances to double their lead after the break.

 

Jermaine Pennant wriggled his way free on the right and crossed to Crouch but his downward far-post header was kicked away by Cech and John Terry completed the clearance.

 

And within five minutes Liverpool went even closer. A fantastic cross from John Arne Riise was met brilliantly by Kuyt but his header crashed back off the bar. A rare Terry error then saw stand-in centre-half Essien bail out his skipper as he launched himself in front of Pennant and diverted the ball over for a corner.

 

Chelsea then pieced together their best move if the half.

 

Lampard combined with Joe Cole to put in Ashley Cole and Carragher got ahead of Drogba to turn Cole's cross over the bar from three yards.

 

Drogba almost got through on goal but was thwarted by Reina and at the other end Bolo Zenden tested Cech with a decent 20-yard strike.

 

Neither side could forced the crucial goal in normal time and chances were a premium in the extra 30 minutes

 

Liverpool went closest when substitute Xabi Alonso unleashed a rasping 35-yard drive that Cech could only turn into the path of Kuyt who turned the ball in but his strike was ruled offside.

 

In the second period Drogba almost turned in Shaun Wright-Phillips' teasing cross and Kuyt had a shot beaten away by Cech in the closing moments.

 

In the penalty shootout, Liverpool romped home. Bolo Zenden scored the first and only Lampard was successful for the Blues, meaning Kuyt's sweetly-struck effort was enough to secure Liverpool's place in the final against either AC Milan or Manchester United on Wednesday, 23 May.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6603039.stm

:D

That. Was. The. Best. Game. Ever.