So an exciting second leg to the semis unfolds with Riise scoring a last minute own goal that keeps Chelsea’s Champion League hopes alive. For about the first 10 minutes of the game, Chelsea looked the more daring, attacking Liverpool and controlling the flow of the game, however as Torres moved in for a couple of hopeful chances, Liverpool were back in it. Chelsea’s flair seemed to wane and the players looked slightly tired both physically and mentally perhaps due to the fact that there were multiple games in quick succession. Drogba seemed to be hounded by Skrtle who did a good job at not allowing him to play his game and Joe Cole and Malouda too looked toothless on the wings. Even so what happened to Ashley Cole with his mistimed tackles , being caught in possession and ultimately Makelele jumping up for a ball he was never going to get. It allowed Kuyt to pounce on a lucky deflection and ultimately dictated much of the rest of the game.
Being a Chelsea fan , however, I was quite pleased that Riise decided to score a spectacular diving header, albeit into his own net pass the flabbergasted Reina and allowing us a chance to take advantage of the result at the bridge. Come on you Blues!
(Sang to the tune of “O Christmas tree”)
From Stamford bridge to Luzhniki,
We’ll keep the blue flag flying high,
Flying high, up in the sky,
We’ll keep the blue flag flying high,
From Stamford bridge to Luzhniki,
We’ll keep the blue flag flying high!
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