Liverpool 1 - 3 Chelsea

They talk about big European nights at Anfield but this will go down as one that all Blues fans had hopped for but few could have expected. Guus pulls a mater stroke by dropping Ess into the holding role to shadow Gerrard (who as a result was almost invisible). Anelka is on the bench with Rickey so its a regulation 4-3-3 with the Drog up top on his own. Bosingwa is still injured so Ivanovitch comes in at right back and his presence was crucial.

It looked ominous when Torres put the scousers ahead on 6mins but the response from the Blues was nothing short of awesome as they soaked up the pressure and built our own great chances. Twice we could have leveled as Drogba wasted good chances (the best on 30mins when he lashed over a Ballack cross) before Ivanovich made Liverpool pay for a sloppy zone on their 6yard box. The half ends 1-1

The 2nd half started in much the same way as the first but slowly the Blues took control and on 62mins a corner form Lamps again exposes the Liverpool zone and Ivanovic darts in to bury a header for 1-2. Within 5mins its 1-3 as Ballack plays in Malouda, who drives in a low cross for the Drog to drive in and bury from close range.

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