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Champions League Semi-final 1st leg

Stamford Bridge | Wednesday 25 April 2007 at 19:45 UK local time

Chelsea 1 - 0 Liverpool
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.14)

25
Pepe Reina
5
Daniel Agger
2
Álvaro Arbeloa
23
Jamie Carragher
6
John Arne Riise
14
Xabi Alonso
8
Steven Gerrard (c)
20
Javier Mascherano
32
Bolo Zenden
17
Craig Bellamy
18
Dirk Kuyt

Substitutes

1
Jerzy Dudek
4
Sami Hyypia
29
Gabriel Paletta
11
Mark Gonzalez
16
Jermaine Pennant
22
Momo Sissoko
15
Peter Crouch

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.55)

Petr Cech
Ashley Cole
Ricardo Carvalho
Paulo Ferreira
John Terry
Claude Makelele
Frank Lampard
Joe Cole
John Obi Mikel
Andriy Shevchenko
Didier Drogba

Substitutes used

Salomon Kalou
Shaun Wright-Phillips

Notes

  • - Jamie Carragher equals Ian Callaghan's European appearance record.
    - Rafa was obviously not very happy with this result: "Yes I was very angry after the first game. I was angry with myself, my staff and my players because we had not performed. I cannot analyse the future of a player in one or two games, but some players must realise that they are playing for a European Cup final and for their futures. Things can change quickly and decisions over whether you stay with a top side or leave do depend on these next weeks.

    "From the outside people think I am calm and often that is the best way to get your message across even if you are angry inside. But this was the semi-final of the Champions League and I had to shout to get through to the players that they were wasting an opportunity."

Other details

Manager: Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager: José Mourinho
Referee: Merk M (Germany)
Attendance: 39,483
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 5031
Europe game number: 272
2nd leg: Tue 1 May 2007 (H) 1 - 0

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Liverpool
Chelsea
29'
Joe Cole (0–1)
HT 0–1
Craig Bellamy Peter Crouch
52'
76'
Salomon Kalou Andriy Shevchenko
Xabi Alonso Jermaine Pennant
82'
85'
Shaun Wright-Phillips Joe Cole
Full time 0–1

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