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Liverpool vs Chelsea (Quarterfinals - 2008-09)
Liverpool 5: 7 Chelsea
The two teams were playing a replay of the previous year's semifinals, which Chelsea won in dramatic fashion after extra time. Liverpool clearly had revenge in their minds, and they could not have wished for a better start. Fernando Torres opening the scoring in the 6th minute. That, however, was as good as it got for the home side. Branislav Ivanovic scored two goals from two corners to give Chelsea the lead and Didier Drogba capped off the evening with a third strike in the 67th minute, Chelsea winning the tie 3-1.
Liverpool hadn't given up on the match as yet, and two goals in the first half of the second leg saw them level the tie 3-3, but they were still behind on away goals.Chelsea wiped out the deficit in dramatic fashion, with second half goals from Alex, Drogba and Lampard giving the hosts a 3-2 lead on the night. Liverpool then scored two goals in quick succession in the 81st and 82nd minute and retook the lead. The Reds had 8 minutes to score another and complete a historic turnaround, but Frank Lampard ended their hopes with a goal in the 89th minute. Chelsea went on to lost the semifinal in controversial fashion to Barcelona, while Liverpool ended 4 points behind champions Manchester United in the Premier League.
