What do you think it's going to happen tomorrow? Place your bets.

2-0

THIS IS ANFIELD.:nod:

What do you think it's going to happen tomorrow? Place your bets.

2-0

THIS IS ANFIELD.:nod:

That could be a fair prediction, Moriarty. Chelsea were said to be tired-looking toward the end of last week's game and they had a poor result and a hard match with Bolton in the 2-2 draw at the weekend so they may be ripe for defeat, particularly if Carvalho is out.

Chris

You'll Never Walk Alone

Yes I will go with that there is no way Liverpool will ever play that badly again so 1-0 will not be enough for Chelsea :PDT_Aliboronz_09:
We Love You Liverpool :handclap:

YES!!! :D

I was pessimistic to be honest, but we are the penalty kings. :cool:

Who told yer ay..ay..!!!..

Serves them right,dirty cheatin Didyer Dogbark,,See him ..ay..ay !!
and they will bladder whoever they play in the final....Dont worry abarrr it...

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Hooray for Pepe Reina and the Anfield Spirit. You'll never walk alone.

Chris

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Hooray for Pepe Reina and the Anfield Spirit. You'll never walk alone.

Chris


Well done Pepe is right Chris..
Anyone see Mourhino's interview..what a bad loser that Man is..
And what a contrast the quiet spoken Raffa is..
Keep it up..writing the Reds off....
Liverpool..small club Eh...Shut yer cake hole Jose Lad..

Well done Pepe is right Chris..
Anyone see Mourhino's interview..what a bad loser that Man is..
And what a contrast the quiet spoken Raffa is..
Keep it up..writing the Reds off....
Liverpool..small club Eh...Shut yer cake hole Jose Lad..

Mourinho's seriously losing the plot. He hates LFC so much because he wants to be part of LFC so much, unlike the circus freak show he's in charge of now

Joe Cole is also fond of diving. I honestly don't think Mourinho can help it. I pity him really. To say that the best team lost is ludicrous. It's just sour grapes. It could be destiny again. Would be great to add Athens to the record of places we've won it.

Anyone see Mourhino's interview..what a bad loser that Man is..


Jose Mourinho insists the atmosphere at Anfield had no bearing on Tuesday's UEFA Champions League semi-final.

Backed by a vociferous home crowd, Liverpool emerged victorious on penalties following a 1-0 win after extra-time

Much of the talk pre-match had been of Liverpool's 'Special Ones' but Mourinho, the self-styled original, claims his side were not intimidated.

"People were speaking about the atmosphere but I didn't see the atmosphere," Mourinho told Sky Sports News.

Mourinho was also at pains to counter suggestions his Chelsea team had been too negative.

"I saw an enthusiastic atmosphere but I saw one team in blue playing to win. I saw one team in blue wanting to play well.

"They had one good period in the first half but after that the best team was the blue team so I don't think the atmosphere was the cause of anything.

"Chelsea tried to win the game in 90 minutes and in extra-time. You could see for free-kicks Chelsea putting every strong player in the air in the box trying to score goals.

"We showed clearly that we wanted to win the game."

From the Telegraph, written by Henry Winter.


Liverpool (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 0
Agg: 1-1, Liverpool win 4-1 on pens

Be careful what you wish for: Jose Mourinho had been moaning about never receiving penalties and his Chelsea team were put painfully on the spot at a crowing Anfield last night. Arjen Robben and Geremi both missed in the shoot-out, denied by the brilliance of Pepe Reina, and Liverpool were off, laughing and dancing, singing and shouting, to Athens for the May 23 final of the European Cup.


Athens bound: Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina
“In ancient Greece, we’ll win it six times,” chorused the Kop, before reminding Mourinho that talk is cheap, European trophies are real riches. “Some Teams Make Headlines – Others Make History,” read one banner. And the real special ones make really special saves.

Reina seems to come most to life when the ball goes dead. In years to come, Liverpool school art-classes will feature tableaux of the remarkable shoot-out, fabled images of Reina flinging himself this way and that, echoing past European feats of Bruce Grobbelaar and Jerzy Dudek.

Chelsea’s spirit subsided, like a rapidly deflating balloon, crushed by the reflexes of Reina. The Spaniard was a feared stopper of penalties during his time at Villarreal, and most famously in last season’s FA Cup final, where he broke West Ham’s hearts.

Yet Chelsea had Petr Cech in goal, and respected penalty-takers throughout their line-up. Maybe this was where Liverpool’s 12th man, the fans, came into play; even though the shoot-out was down the Anfield Road End, close to the away support, the noise was still deafening. Bolo Zenden tucked away Liverpool’s first against his old club, and then Reina saved magnificently from Robben. When Xabi Alonso drilled home Liverpool’s second, the force was really with Rafa Benitez’s side.

Up stepped Frank Lampard to restore Chelsea’s hope, slamming his kick past Reina. From one England midfielder to another, Steve Gerrard calmly guiding his to Cech’s left. With whistles of derision ringing in Geremi’s ears, Chelsea’s next taker badly fluffed, again denied by the agile Reina. How fitting that Dirk Kuyt should apply the coup de grace, having embodied Liverpool’s endeavour throughout 120 minutes, and even been thwarted by the bar and an errant linesman’s flag.

Kuyt triggered amazing scenes, all the Liverpool players hugging each other, except for Carragher, who set a new speed record in racing towards the Kop, a smile the width of the Mersey creasing his face. As Kuyt’s ball nestled in the back of Cech’s net, a guttural roar ripped through Anfield. Imagine the Carragher family impersonating Beatlemania at a Christmas party and that was the loud, proud sound seizing this famous old ground. How they revelled in Chelsea’s demise, and Mourinho’s hubris.

Liverpool, celebrating their 10th successful shoot-out out of 11 in their history, deserved victory. Carragher was immense. Steven Gerrard worked tirelessly in midfield, his example inspiring Zenden and Javier Mascherano to displays of sustained excellence. Chelsea, so full of talent, were disappointing. Didier Drogba was isolated in attack, and rarely looked like troubling Carragher or Daniel Agger, whose fine goal had forced extra time.

Even before Agger’s spectacular intervention after 21 minutes, a spiky local reception committee had been ready and waiting for Chelsea. Carragher’s oratory adorned the blood-red programme.Liverpool’s wry centre-half also informed the “Echo” that “Mourinho is the funniest thing to come out of London since Del Boy and Rodney”. Clearly, this was never going to be a jolly boys’ outing for Mourinho’s men.

Liverpool tore into Chelsea, even Zenden sliding in hard on Salomon Kalou. After the anaemic first meeting, this was far more full-blooded affair. Rugby great Martin Johnson looked on, marvelling at the commitment and high-speed collisions of Gerrard and John Terry, Carragher and Drogba. Gerrard flattened Terry, a sight to send palpitations racing through England’s head coach, Steve McClaren, squeezed into a front-row perch in the press box.

Benitez’s side lacked for nothing in determination, as John Obi Mikel discovered when a rash decision to dawdle in possession was ended by an express train from Huyton called Gerrard. Liverpool’s captain was everywhere, soon winning a slightly soft free-kick when Joe Cole mistimed a challenge. Seeing the tackle coming in, Gerrard played for the dead-ball, which proved richly rewarding. Everyone expected a free-kick to the far post, looking for the towering Peter Crouch. Chelsea were certainly caught out as Gerrard rolled the ball to the edge of the area. Here was a goal made in Melwood. Kuyt leant into Salomon Kalou, and Agger had clear water.

Timing his run perfectly, meeting the ball sweetly, Agger sent it racing left-footed past Cech. Level on aggregate, Carragher and his footballing family had to beware the away goal. When Drogba stole a yard on Agger just after the half-hour, the Kop feared the worst. But Reina stood firm, and blocked Drogba’s hard shot. Relief rolled down from the terraces. Having given everything in normal time, Liverpool needed the 12th man of their support, and the inspiring rhetoric of Benitez, who walked amongst them, coaxing and cajoling, as they awaited the additional call to arms. And again before the shoot-out. Benitez’s words, and Reina’s safe hands, guided Liverpool to Athens.

Thanks for that Marie.

The game was almost unbearable to watch last night, knowing that just one goal for Chelsea would have probably sealed the result.

Great stuff!

All eyes on ManU and ACMilan tonight then.

Blimy:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20070502/tuk-football-chopper-wreckage-is-found-45dbed5.html

Rivetting stuff. Liverpool well deserved their win. Reina must be the best pen saver in the world after last years F.A. Cup and last night.

Yesterday, Reina was remember me to his father.

More... (http://mata-dor.blogspot.com/2007/05/pepe-reina-habla-con-su-padre-y-su.html)

On Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Pepe Reina speaks with his father and his grandfather

Michael Reina and Pepe Reina, father and son, already had been crossed by them in the waves and had done to them articles of press and television. Michael, who was great doorman of the Barcelona and the Athletic one, inculcated his son the love for the desk. Pepe was forged in the Barça and in the Villarreal and now it triumphs in the Liverpool. Last night we cross them again in The Tirachinas, but in a different way. He reigns them they allowed us to be witnesses of the previous, familiar conversation and futbolera, to Champions Liverpool's semi-final-Chelsea that is played this night. A document to that it is worth listening.

Michael already overcame a few semi-finals of European Cup as goalkeeper of the Aleti (then it could not gain the final: ****ed Schwarzenbeck!) and he asked on his sensations his son. In the middle of the soccer questions, Michael asked Pepe about his daughter, his granddaughter Grecia. In the middle of the conversation, Michael spent the telephone to his father, grandfather of Pepe, who put the small worm for the desk, like he did later with his son (Pepe wanted to be an end right!). A delicious, intimate conversation.

Pepe worries for his grandfather. He says to his father, that if they see the game together, that does not become nervous. That if the things go badly, changes channel.

The father says that the grandfather, is who poison it with that he had to be a doorman and he was his trainer.

The father remembers a concentration before a game:
What has changed the football, now many concentrations do not realize, I remember the semi-final against the Celtic of Glasgow and in the Mundial of London, we were 40 days and 40 nights of concentration.

Pepe, great penalty saver. Remember when he played against us for Barca though and Gary McAllister slotted his penalty past him for us?!!!

Lamentable!

Liverpool spot kick hero burgled

Liverpool FC's heroic goalkeeper Pepe Reina was burgled on Tuesday night as he was helping send the club through to the Champions League final.

The 24-year-old Spaniard saved two out of three spot kicks in a penalty shoot-out against Chelsea at Anfield.

But he returned from celebrating the win in the early hours of Wednesday to find his home in Woolton, Liverpool, had been ransacked.

A number of high value items and the player's Porsche Cayenne were taken.

The grey-coloured car - which has Spanish number plates - was found burnt out in Fleetwood Walk at 0630 BST.

Full story at BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6615493.stm) :(

I don't know what game Mourinho was watching if he thought Chelsea deserved to win,congratulations to Liverpool and hopefully I can say this about Milan tomorrow.:handclap:

I don't know what game Mourinho was watching if he thought Chelsea deserved to win,congratulations to Liverpool and hopefully I can say this about Milan tomorrow.:handclap:

Aye Mourinho said the same last time we beat them in the cup as well. As former Liverpool player Tommy Smith wrote (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=an-unbelievable-night-for-this-incredible-club%26method=full%26objectid=19031784%26siteid=50 061-name_page.html), "Well, he’s just an idiot. His team suffers through his rantings because of the hatred he has built up through his arrogance and egotism. He tried to play mind games with Benitez like he has done at Manchester United, but it doesn’t work at Liverpool."

Chris

Aye Mourinho said the same last time we beat them in the cup as well. As former Liverpool player Tommy Smith wrote (http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0500liverpoolfc/0100news/tm_headline=an-unbelievable-night-for-this-incredible-club%26method=full%26objectid=19031784%26siteid=50 061-name_page.html), "Well, he’s just an idiot. His team suffers through his rantings because of the hatred he has built up through his arrogance and egotism. He tried to play mind games with Benitez like he has done at Manchester United, but it doesn’t work at Liverpool."

Chris

Chris it doesn't seem to work at Man U either,his days as Chelsea manager are now numbered.

Chris it doesn't seem to work at Man U either,his days as Chelsea manager are now numbered.

Hi Paul

You could be right. Certainly with the millions at his disposal, this season has to be deemed a failure, with only the League Cup in the bag. Any top flight manager has to produce and he has clearly failed time and again to bring Champions League success to Stamford Bridge.

Chris

Well done Liverpool you did us proud. I can't help but say though I love Jose and think he is a very attractive man despite being on the short side no man has it all! :unibrow: :drool:

Well done Liverpool you did us proud. I can't help but say though I love Jose and think he is a very attractive man despite being on the short side no man has it all! :unibrow: :drool:


Ehhhh...Yer avnt met Ged av yer....Not Him....Me.. !! :unibrow:

I live in hope Gerard :Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:

I live in hope Gerard :Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:


Eh up....I got a peck :celb (23):

Liverpool are apparently sending Mourinho a box of Viagra - because he can't get past a semi...

Liverpool are apparently sending Mourinho a box of Viagra - because he can't get past a semi...

Yes he is on the short side. And if he has trouble in that department, no doubt he'd say, "The best side won." :PDT11

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Following the T.V. phone scams recently, Chelsea are said to be suing UEFA for allowing them to enter a competition they had no chance of winning.

The latest sports toy item on the market is a Chelsea dart board. Plenty of bull but the treble is missing.

TWO NEWS ITEMS JUST IN:

Following the T.V. phone scams recently, Chelsea are said to be suing UEFA for allowing them to enter a competition they had no chance of winning.

The latest sports toy item on the market is a Chelsea dart board. Plenty of bull but the treble is missing.


:handclap: :handclap: :handclap:

I have recently found out my DNA was extracted to enhance the performance of Liverpool beating Chelsea.

My Dna will only help with speed and power, not brains to why there skills suck. My head can't be opened though to extract my Intellect.

TWO NEWS ITEMS JUST IN:

Following the T.V. phone scams recently, Chelsea are said to be suing UEFA for allowing them to enter a competition they had no chance of winning.

The latest sports toy item on the market is a Chelsea dart board. Plenty of bull but the treble is missing.

Someone showed me a pic of an electrical plug with the Arsenal logo on it and the caption, "Useless in Europe." Maybe they should make the same plug now with the logos of Chelsea and Man U. :handclap:

Chris

Frank Lampard was questioned last night regarding the break in at Pepe Reinas house, nobody could give him an alibi between 7.45 and 9.30 as he had gone missing. Steven Gerrard made a statement to the police on Lampards behalf and said he could vouch for him as he had him in his pocket all night :unibrow:


A man was found floating in the Manchester ship canal wearing suspenders a frilly knickers stilettos and a Man Utd football top. Police removed the top as they didn't want to embarrass his family :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Frank Lampard was questioned last night regarding the break in at Pepe Reinas house, nobody could give him an alibi between 7.45 and 9.30 as he had gone missing. Steven Gerrard made a statement to the police on Lampards behalf and said he could vouch for him as he had him in his pocket all night :unibrow:


A man was found floating in the Manchester ship canal wearing suspenders a frilly knickers stilettos and a Man Utd football top. Police removed the top as they didn't want to embarrass his family :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Lol.. :handclap: :handclap:

Q. Why does Jose Mourhino whistle whilst sitting on the toilet?
A. So he know's which end to wipe!

Man U wear AIG on their shirts - it stands for either Almost in Greece or Athens is gone...