Champions League 2008

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Tonight...........................................

 

Man U vs AS Roma (agg 2-0 Man U) @ England Old Trafford

 

Barcelona vs Shalke 04 (agg 1-0 Barce) @ Spain, Nou Camp

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Still ongoing...........

 

Man U 0-0 AS Roma (aggregate 2-0 Man U)@ Old Trafford

 

Barce 1-0 Shalke (agg 2-0 Barce) @ Nou Camp

 

Looks like its Spainish flavour vs British's grits

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Still ongoing...........

 

Man U 1-0 AS Roma (aggregate 3-0 Man U)@ Old Trafford

 

Barce 1-0 Shalke (agg 2-0 Barce) @ Nou Camp

 

Looks like its Spainish flavour vs British's grit

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Champions League Quarter Finals 2;

 

Man U 1-0 AS Roma (aggregate 3-0 Man U)@ Old Trafford

 

Barce 1-0 Shalke (agg 2-0 Barce) @ Nou Camp

 

Looks like its Spainish flavour vs British's grit

[sutharsan]

barca lucky goal man. the ball can come back to play after hitting the bar...

wah lau...

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They would need all the luck-y ness wwhen playing the Red Devils....

 

Liverpool have beaten Chelsea 2x in 3 semis....This meeting is the pair 3rd in 4 years......

 

So will it be a third time luck-y for Chelsea or will the Reds, riding high after beating Arsenal at aggregate 5-3 b on the plane to Moscow in May 08???

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Which one of the Champs League 2008 Semi Finals ties whet UR appetite more than the other??

 

Barcelona VS Man United

 

Liverpool VS Chelsea

 

Telme~~~~TelAll

[hitman]

definitely it would b the match between the English and the Spanish.

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definitely it would b the match between the English and the Spanish.

 

That will be a match for any neutrals eh???

[warrior.c.o.n.p]

since i'm a man u fans, of coz i will choose man u will win but let the football do the talking. the four team in the semis was strong. barca was dangerous in the mid n fullbacks. like united both team seems the same,they operate in the midfield n depends on the fast counter to get the goals. n also a supprt frm the fullbacks too. as for liverpool n chelsea they were no strangers to each others. i wuld like to watch an all english finals. M.United n Liverpool. hopefully i'm right.

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Champions League Quarter Finals 2;

 

Man U 1-0 AS Roma (aggregate 3-0 Man U)@ Old Trafford

 

Barce 1-0 Shalke (agg 2-0 Barce) @ Nou Camp

 

Looks like its Spainish flavour vs British's grit

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Liverpool 1 - 1 Chelsea (@ Anfield, England)

 

It's not stylish, but it's effective.

Richard Jolly

 

Man-marked by a particularly dogged cameraman, a dejected Steven Gerrard walked off, his complexion suddenly and somehow paler. Yossi Benayoun lifted his shirt over his face in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid reality. Liverpool's supporters attempted a defiant chorus of 'You'll Never Walk Alone,' but Jose Reina's stone-faced expression summed up their true feelings.

 

A swift and brutal reminder of how temporary euphoria can be and how precarious a one-goal lead often is had just been administered. Chelsea, in farcical fashion, had rendered those thoughts of May in Moscow more unlikely for the majority at Anfield. They had equalised in a most improbable manner when John Arne Riise stooped to meet Salomon Kalou's cross and watched the resulting header loop agonisingly beyond Reina. And they had demonstrated, not for the first time, their remarkable resilience.

 

Chelsea's performance was not one to savour but the result was. Such praise as they attract is normally grudging, but their spirit has to be admired. In many respects, they did not deserve anything, yet they still contrived to salvage a draw and one featuring an invaluable away goal. Having dragged themselves back into the title race with victory at Everton, a second success on Merseyside provided further testament to their resolve. It is the great paradox of such an expensively-assembled side that they struggle with the spectacular but excel at the unflashy. This may have been the scrappiest of draws, but it could yet be the most important.

 

In truth, little that preceded Riise's own goal suggested Chelsea would find a way back into the game. Florent Malouda had created, and then spurned, their most meaningful opportunity. But Grant's late introduction of Nicolas Anelka to augment Didier Drogba in attack indicated a belief they could level.

 

The Chelsea manager, who may anticipate some rare credit for bringing on Kalou, said: 'I feel we deserve to score in the last minute. We have conceded a lot of times in the last minute this season. We made some changes, [with] Kalou and then Nicolas and changed the midfield a little bit. It was a great result. It's not promised us the final, but it's still good. We made a big step today.'

 

They did, and one man was quick to recognise the reason. Perhaps the most meaningful reaction to the final whistle came from Paulo Ferreira, who headed straight for his goalkeeper. But for Petr Cech, Liverpool would have won comfortably. The goalkeeper made a hat-trick of outstanding saves starting with a block from Fernando Torres, who had been supplied by Gerrard. In the final few minutes, Cech produced a display of agility to tip over the Liverpool captain's dipping half-volley and repel a Torres shot.

 

He was only beaten once, by Dirk Kuyt. If working hard figures prominently in Benitez's rhetoric, few put in more effort than the deserving Dutchman. Having scored against Arsenal, he repeated that feat against a second side from the capital. If the opportunity stemmed from a sliced shot from Javier Mascherano that fell obligingly for Kuyt to beat Cech, it involved more than mere luck. The speed of thought of Xabi Alonso, taking a quick free kick to release Kuyt, helped initiate the move. Then the Dutchman's habitual industry proved significant, winning the ball back from Frank Lampard after John Terry had cleared. Thereafter Alonso backheeled it to Mascherano and the Argentine's wayward finishing helped his side into the lead.

 

Liverpool, if anything, looked likely to extend it. Until Riise's aberration, their defence prospered. Jamie Carragher was magnificent in a fearsome physical confrontation with Drogba, immovable force thwarting irresistible object. Sweat cascading down his brow, offering no style but a surfeit of substance, he appeared unbeatable.

 

So did Liverpool, and it was easy to sympathise with Benitez when he said: 'It's difficult to understand.' He was unhappy about the amount of added time and the officiating in general, but a more pressing concern now is to score the first goal of his reign at Stamford Bridge next Wednesday. 'We will change the statistics right now,' he insisted. 'It will be difficult but we have enough confidence in ourselves.'

 

They will need it, just as Chelsea required it tonight. As Grant acknowledged: 'It is very difficult to play at Anfield.' Or at least, it is for some matches. There are times - 3pm on certain Saturdays, for instance - when it is no louder than the majority of other grounds, when the fabled atmosphere can appear a myth and when little separates Liverpool from a multitude of other clubs. Then there are European nights of this magnitude, when, until Riise intervened, it appeared even the presence of Tom Hicks and Foster Gillett cannot spoil it. Evenings when Anfield's aura is tangible, when every cliché is justified and every opponent faces an inherent disadvantage.

 

Outnumbered, Chelsea's band of travelling fans tried manfully to compete with an unrelenting barrage of noise. They stood no chance. They were welcomed by an extended version of 'You'll Never Walk Alone,' that, among other things, drowned out the official UEFA Champions League anthem. The grammatically incorrect assertion that Chelsea 'ain't got no history' was aired.

 

They may just be making it now.

 

• MAN OF THE MATCH: Petr Cech - For 93 minutes, Carragher was the prime candidate. But the late own goal gave Chelsea the advantage in the tie, and that would not have been possible without Cech's string of saves.

 

• LIVERPOOL VERDICT: Perhaps, rather than any of Cech's saves, the decisive moment of the night came when Fabio Aurelio injured an abductor muscle, necessitating Riise's introduction. Liverpool's sense of bewilderment at the final whistle was understandable; bar beating Cech, they had done enough to win the game by three goals with Gerrard, Kuyt and Mascherano swarming all over Chelsea in the second half, Alonso impressing with his perceptive passing and Carragher in defiant mode at the back. A repeat performance - and a different result - is required next week.

 

• CHELSEA VERDICT: Cech apart, Chelsea's best performer was Ricardo Carvalho, who stuck to his task of halting Torres. But after a tight opening, the majority of the most impressive individuals wore red. Drogba apart, the best of Chelsea's front five was Michael Ballack. But now they find themselves favourites to head for Moscow.

 

• ULAN BATOR, ANYONE? Grant was asked if the prospect of a trip to his native Russia meant more to Roman Abramovich. 'I think for Roman if the final was to be in Mongolia, he would also be happy,' replied the Chelsea manager.

 

• Email [email protected] with your thoughts.

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Tonight;

 

Barcelona VS Man Utd @ Nou Camp, Spain

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Champions League Semi Finals 2@Spain,Nou Camp

 

Barca 0 - 0 Man Utd

 

Ronaldo(Man U) missed a 2nd Min penalty..

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Semi Finals 1 (Second leg) @ Old Trafford, England, UK

 

 

Man Utd 1 - 0 Barcelona

14' Paul Scholes 1 - 0

Agg: 1 - 0

 

Man U goes to Moscow May 08

 

 

2ND LEG: 1 - 0 (Agg)

 

Match Information

Stadium: Old Trafford, England

Attendance:

Match Time: 19:45 UK

Referee(s): Herbert Fandel (Referee)

 

 

Scoring Summary

Man Utd VS Barcelona

Paul Scholes (14)

 

Match Stats

Man Utd Barcelona

Shots (on Goal) 2(1) 3(1)

Fouls 4 3

Corner Kicks 0 0

Offsides 3 0

Time of Possession 47% 53%

Yellow Cards 0 0

Red Cards 0 0

Saves 1 0

 

Man Utd

No. NAME POS

1 Edwin Van der Sar (G)

5 Rio Ferdinand (D)

6 Wes Brown (D)

3 Patrice Evra (D)

18 Paul Scholes (M)

4 Owen Hargreaves (M)

13 Ji-Sung Park (M)

7 Cristiano Ronaldo (M)

17 Luis Nani (M)

16 Michael Carrick (M)

32 Carlos Tevez (F)

 

 

Barcelona

No. NAME POS

1 Vêctor Valdés (G)

22 Eric Abidal (D)

11 Gianluca Zambrotta (D)

5 Carles Puyol (D)

3 Gabriel Milito (D)

20 Deco (M)

6 Xavi (M)

8 Andres Iniesta (M)

24 Gnegneri Yaya Toure (M)

9 Samuel Eto'o (F)

19 Lionel Messi (F)

[KawaFreak]

hey there guys...any idea whether today got show the match che-liv game ard town area??

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First half

Chelsea VS Liverpool

@ Stamford Bridge

Aggregate 1-1 (@Anfield, Liverpool)

 

32'A superb ball from Lamprd finds Kalou, he cuts inside and tries to curl his shot into the far corner - Reina saves but Drogba is there for the follow up hammers it home from a tight angle. An excellent finsih!

31'GOAL! Drogba!

 

Aggreagate now at 2-1 to Chelsea.

[Rosan]

Chelsea 3 - Liverpool 2

 

Nice match.... Both did their best but only one can win. Blues Vs Red Devils.... Best of luck

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Champions League Semi Finals 2

 

@UK, London, Stamford Bridge

 

Chelsea 1 VS 1 Liverpool (Full time~Agrregate 2-2)

Didier Drogba (33') Chelsea

Fernando Torres (64') Liverpool

 

 

Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool (after Extra time-Final Score)

Frank Lampard (pen 98') Chelsea

Ryan Babel (117') Liverpool

Didier Drogba (105') Chelsea

 

2ND LEG: 4 - 3 (Agg)

 

 

 

Champions League Finals 2008, Moscow

 

Manchester United VS Chelsea Football Club

 

in an all English European Cup Final

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Man Utd 1 - 1 Chelsea (full time, extra time)

penalty kicks 6-5 to Man Utd

 

 

source from ESPN

130'Ronaldo is sobbing, Anelka looks stunned and John Terry must feel as sick as a parrott.

130'Anelka misses. United are the Champions!

130'Anelka has to score! Its teeming with rain now in Moscow.

130'Giggs scores! Great pen. United 6-5 Chelsea!

130'Ryan Giggs to take the next one. What drama.

130'Kalou scores! United 5-5 Chelsea! Sudden death!

130'Kalou has to score to keep the Blues alive!

130'Anderson smashes it down the middle and it is United 5-4 Chelsea! My word! Its too much!

130'It's like Beckham's in Turkey! His foot gave way and he's hit the post. Amazing!

130'John Terry slips and United are still alive!

130'JT to win the Champions League!

130'Nani scores! United 4-4 Chelsea.

130'Nani has to score to keep United alive.

130'Ashley Cole scores - just! United 3-4 Chelsea.

130'It's still advantage Chelsea though. Here comes Ashley Cole.

130'Hargreaves scores. United 3-3 Chelsea.

130'Lampard scores! United 2-3 Chelsea.

130'Ronaldo misses! United 2-2 Chelsea.

130'Ronaldo is next!

130'Beletti scores. United 2-2 Chelsea.

130'Carrick has made it United 2-1 Chelsea! Apologies.

130'Carrick scores. United 1-1 Chelsea.

130'Ballack scores. United 1-1 Chelsea.

130'Tevez scores! United 1-0 Chelsea.

130'So, here we go. United, and Carlos Tevez to take first.

 

Congrats Manchester United! on ya League & Champions League Double 2008!

[warrior.c.o.n.p]

MANCHESTER UNITED KING OF EUROPE!!!!!!!

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MANCHESTER UNITED KING OF EUROPE!!!!!!!

 

Sir Alex did it again...he won the CL twice.....1999 & 2008...

[RedGixxer688]

What a nerve wrecking shootout. Ronaldo's missed could have caused a confidence dip in the rest but they were mentally tougher. Congrats to the Red Devils and RIP to the Munich victims.

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What a nerve wrecking shootout. Ronaldo's missed could have caused a confidence dip in the rest but they were mentally tougher. Congrats to the Red Devils and RIP to the Munich victims.

 

The Man Utd Devils won their second & third Champions League overall, on the club's 50th Anniversary of the Munich Disaster...Kudos to Man Utd & its fans!

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gLORY mAN uTD@!