Chelsea vs Liverpool 4-3 | UCL Semi-Finals 2nd Leg 2008 |

Will the blue flag be flying over Red Square on May the 21st or will it be all red there? The most important team news for Liverpool might be the absence of their 12th man. Few if any grounds can compete with Anfield on a European night but Chelsea looking to transplant some of that into West London tonight and certainly the blue and white flags. As well as both captains Jamie Carragher is the third Englishman at risk from the booking that would rule him out of the all-English fight. Rafa Benitez has succeeded in the past in getting to a European final. Can he be the man who can succeed where Jose Mourinho failed? Over the Baltic in terms of being halfway to Moscow is Didier Drogba and already looking for Drogba. That's for the goal, will he be enough on his shoulder? Drogba won it with Josie Benayoun. And now Michael Essien. Balak, Drogba, and Carragher on his back. Hits it well and forces the first save of the game. That was worth it early on in the match. Conditions are where they are. To Joe Cole. Balak and Drogba are forward ahead of him. Cleared as far as Didier Drogba. Essien with the attempt to place it. That's one for him. In those situations the three kicks in front of us. Benayoun has found Gerrard who places into the path of Fernando Torres. The angle was difficult and Cech made himself big. What a save that was. With Joe Cole there, he's got him. Risa gets it away. Balak. Now Drogba. Can he get the strength on scores? It was a good recovery. And Drogba could be in here. Reina was... It's a tackling made on Drogba. Oh, they see the foot of Drogba just catches the left knee there. Steven Gerrard played him in once. We've seen in the last two big games, Anfield and against Manchester United. And he's given a free kick. It is Risa. Lampard. And it's Didier Drogba. He's through! Just misses the far post. That was a big, big chance. That's a really good attempt. Super ball from Frank Lampard here. Just takes it up here and just slides a lovely ball. Gerrard. Now Essien. Could they hit one? You never know on a night like this when the blue's greasy. It's always worth it. There's a goal, and he fists that one away. See the ball move through the air a little bit there. There's plenty of power in it, Michael Balak, but straight down his throat. Risa. Back to Benayoun! Well, he's good enough. Across. And away by Essien. Here's Mascherano. They're up for it. Good touch from Lampard. Reina had started to come for that, but then left it to Carragher, which proved a wise decision in the end. Go. Looking to slide it through. And it's got past Arboloa. And Koulou's in here! Another top save from Reina. But Drogba for the ball and scores! What a ball this is from Lampard. But is he offside? I suggest he is. Here's Dirk Kaut. Through towards Benayoun. When you're on your strong side, eh? He did fizz it past Reina. Essien bends one in. Carragher gets to it. Salomon Kalou, two up against two. Joe Cole over to his right. His free kick. It's a booking as well. And he was practising. It's Balak who takes! Oh! How unlucky was that? Yeah, just there he was looking to bend them. Pretty much. What a great effort. Beautifully flighted. On by Torres. Don't be surprised if the pass appears wrong. Relax and watch a match for a change. And Drogba. Arboloa. And back across the couch! Wonderful stop from Cech. He stretched and got it with his foot. And that was a vital save! Oh, what a free kick. I said they might have done something different. But Steve and Gerrard, I think just... It's the third consecutive success for the team. Playing the second leg at home. Here's Rissa. Gerrard sweeps in the corner. Drogba's back there to help out this time. And Chelsea do enough. But Cech, who made some important saves in the first leg. Lampard. A snap through to Lampard. Drogba. Fouls. And surely there's an advantage there to be played. Back to three. Lampard! Lovely football. Lovely set from Balak. It came a bit quick to fact, Lampard. That's probably the thing. Got the best clearance for Sami Hüppiä. From Drogba. And he slipped it through! Torres with his big! Chelsea's away goal and out! Liverpool in the ascendancy here. Was that a handball by John Terry? Has Gerrard stuck it against him? With their situation out, as Terry was smashed in from right next to him. Messier. Launches one. Out. He's still none the wiser. Here's Steve and Gerrard. Pushed Liszt. In his last 12 games. Holds Ben Ayoud off. Played through early. Second attempt, he finds him. Messier. He's away from John Arnaresa. It's a great run from Michael Essien. Can he finish? One choice. Got to go across goal. Somehow. Technically Essien this was, wasn't it? Just kept going. A little bit of luck. Huge bit of ability. That's Hedder on. Torres showing interest. First real chance he's had to provide. Well taken by Cech. But Cout will claim it was momentum that took him into Cech, to be fair. A bit under pressure. And they see it through. Balak. Cout's run. Beyond him. Single red shirt. Cout's corner. Terry went for it. And Reina got a hand to it. But the free kick's given. Paul Mascherano. Joe Cole. Chris Nicole. Off offside before the cross came. And Oteraz. Was the man who cancelled Andy. Goal from... Keep it 11 for, as I said, Liverpool didn't do it. Five minutes for Kendall Briggs here now. And he's free. Jamieson cross in there. Against his own hand. But has to react. Gerrard's corner. Hopia rises. Drogba does go back. Oh, Drogba. He just said. How close is STH in the box? Is Nicholas Anelka? Has his corner across it. I'm sure. It is Drogba. Malouk suffered against Liverpool. In 2005. Babel! Bring some hope. And suddenly it is back in the balance. The Liverpool end's half empty. For Chelsea to cope with. Gerrard looks to swing it in. Is it in? Xabi Alonso. Oh, they're gonna need to be brave now.