Liverpool 1-0 (4-1 pen.) Chelsea - UCL 2006/2007 HD

01 May 2007
Joe Cole's goal gave Chelsea a slender first-leg lead in their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
Manager Rafael Benitez made three alterations to the side that began the first game, with Peter Crouch, Jermaine Pennant and Steve Finnan earning a recall, while the main change in the Chelsea lineup saw Michael Essien start in the centre of defence in place of the injured Ricardo Carvalho.

[@johncambridge7181]

I always liked the Liverpool vs Chelsea in ucl back in 2000s . So intense and entertaining

[@alanledesma4945]

It's curious. They faced in 5 consecutive seasons, semis (2004/05, 2006/07 and 2007/08), quarter finals (2008/09), group stage (2005/06), but they haven't faced each other in Champions since 2009

[@alanledesma4945]

@@dedede9664 I agree. The golden age of the Premier League, even the jerseys and their sponsors were iconic

[@amatsolehin2526]

2005 to 2009, Chelsea and Liverpool always meet at ucl every year

[@user-um4gd3sw5m]

👍Liverpool 2 (2004-05, 2006-07) : Chelsea 2 (2007-08, 2008-09). In 2005-06 both matches were 0-0 in the group stage

[@user-jr7ht6kp8t]

@@user-um4gd3sw5m why they were in the same group? Why they were not separated?

[@Anthony-Elliott]

And Liverpool were never English Champions

[@huehne86]

That goal made Daniel Agger my favourite player. Loved his goals and his defense work. Was a plessure to watch him.

[@chrisclarke8451]

Fair play on the picture quality, looks as though this match took place last night!

[@lfckibbles]

Back when they used to these games on free TV. Especially in the UK. So everyone could record it and save it. Shame now we have to stream in most cases even when you pay over 100£ a year and depending on your net speed the quality is varied.

[@user-ke7fb7qx4p]

Quality camera

[@aaronbourke7621]

The game that made me a Liverpool fan, Will never forget watching this from beginning to end.

[@unkee77]

Kuyt never offside on that rebound.

[@slawton17]

Hard to say without straight lines but I'd say it's offside just

[@michaelrawson6261]

Yeah, unfortunately, he was...!

[@godiseverything9763]

Yes he was

[@user-wr3ki3br4f]

Call VAR😅😅

[@richardvaye3718]

Nah he wasn't

[@karanbhau]

Look at the difference between qualities of both squads.Drogba,terry,lampard,cech,ashley cole,michael essien,robben .chelsea had almost world class player at every position except maybe 1 or 2 positions and liverpool had only gerrard and alonso and rest were average players and they say lampard is better player than gerrard.Gerrard played with average players and went to semifinals and finals of champions league and liverpool were consistently top 4 in Gerrard's prime with average squad.

[@faizelphilander6938]

Ill never forget this game Liverpool and the champions league are hand and hand.💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@EmmaMMusic]

Will never forget (half of) this game. It was set to be my first ever UCL game at the age of 10, but my dad’s car broke down on the way. We missed agger’s goal and arrived as the second half kicked off. Had to spend the night at the house of a guy my dad sold printing presses to, who was unfortunately a blue. Missed a day of school the next day though. Worth it for those pens.

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

I remember walking away from the ground after this game feeling depressed.... it was a comedown off the tension, stress and excitement of the last couple of hours. I was buzzing to be going to Athens but as I walked passed the king Harry I remember feeling down. Surreal really as I've never felt like that after a big win before. Having had a season ticket for 27 years kuyts penalty was one of my best and memorable moments of being in Anfield.

[@davidnesbit45]

I've spoken to people who have had similar feelings about this game. I think a part of it was knowing United were playing the next evening and could have played us in the final - what a nightmare that would have been.

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

@@davidnesbit45 Yeah I'd forgotten about that but I do remember around this time saying to mates it's inevitable we will play man u in a final at some point. To be honest i hope it never happens. If it did though... It would be the biggest game in European footballs history.

[@davidnesbit45]

@@kopthelotklopp1523 Given the problems in Athens in 2007 with tickets and getting into the ground, had we played United, there would have been a riot. We would have been banned from Europe forever.

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

@@davidnesbit45 yeah I was there mate although thankfully got in well before all that. In 2018 I got to my seat about 2.5 hours before kick off. No messing about. But yeah Athens was terrible, absolute farce. I didn’t go to Paris more recently but that must have been even worse.

[@aidygooner]

John Terry heartbroken to lose another semifinal at Anfield, not realising that there was even more pain ahead in the following two seasons, one directly because of him and the next due to uefalona. 💔

[@justincredible2791]

Why Rafael Benítez didn't start Peter Crouch in the final against AC Milan, I will never know. Jermaine Pennant had the game of his life in Athens, and it was screaming out for Crouchie in the box that night... Such a shame, such an opportunity lost... YNWA

[@mategradac199]

Rafa was always like that.... Too much combined

[@kevinkelly3454]

One of my favourite games as a kid. The atmosphere. A CL semi and its daylight at kick off. So special.

[@zombie266]

Liverpool with mediocre players except a few (Reina, Alonso, Gerrard) giving Chelski a run for their money back in the days. Benitez had Liverpool punch way above it weight.

[@nelsonm1]

U knw nothing about football who is Riise and Kuyt to u

[@zombie266]

@@nelsonm1 YOU don't know football. Would Kuyt get into any of the top four as a striker? No. At his most productive, he was a 15 goal striker while playing week-in week out. JAR may be. My list is not exhaustive - Macherrano was there too - I did not mention him.

[@RM-gr1mc]

What are you on? This was a very good, solid team! They were extremely competitve, won silverware and made it to 2 CL finals. Plus, football was way, and I mean way more competitve than it has been in recent times. Just look at the legendary teams they faced not only in Prem but in europe.

[@Anonymous-wv2eg]

such a rubbish liverpool team, embarrassing to be done by them, but Essien at CB? We were asking for it. credit to Benitez for getting them to play at such a high level

[@Blueflagflyinghigh1]

Torres,mascherano were not mediocre

[@tohsaka3296]

I remember watching this game until around 5 am in the morning then I had to go to work 2 hours later at 7 am.

[@mohsdef]

Bloody hell forgot ,zenden played for Liverpool, and Wright Phillips for Chelsea

[@Sam-gw5pl]

And Robben for Chelsea.

[@rc....]

Reina was such a reliable keeper! Shouldn't habe been sold so early!

[@sachintulachan2641]

When English team dominated UCL...most of the time Arsenal ,Manchester United ,Liverpool n Chelsea were in the semi finals ...one of them always making through to the final

[@RobsonAlcantaraantunes-tu6wj]

Aí era jogo honrava camisa calssico fortes tenho camisa do Liverpool

[@opindras.bangerh129]

To think we bought Cole from Chelsea, what were we thinking!

[@mohsdef]

He was done after that injury at Chelsea, we brought him and put him on 120k a week, wouldn't happen nowadays.

[@jameshindle784]

We got him on a free

[@mohsdef]

@@jameshindle784 yes your right

[@Jamesbond-bx6qm]

Thank god I watched every game of these legendary players..... Gerrard, carrigar, alonso, kuyt, Torres, Mascherano, etc..... Terry, Lampard, droughba, essien, roben etc..... Just see the players in the starting 11 😳😳😳....

[@benigashi9517]

Damn..that's was unforgettable games...both teams was at the moment best of the world 🌎

[@davidhartley9115]

Back when English grounds had good atmospheres where singing for a good portion of the match was common but now it’s totally gone in most.

[@bluehatmusique]

memories of me and my dad watching this as a kid

[@liam89th]

Inzaghi of course would see off Liverpool in the Final for Milan's 7th European crown.

[@PoppinsKittyCat]

I remember got this matche poster from a magazine. I gave away the chelsea poster to a friend of mine. She was a blues

[@danielnajul7562]

Liverpool - Chelsea 2000s Rivalry in UCL: UCL 2004-05 Semifinals CHE 0-0 LIV LIV 1-0 CHE UCL Group Stage LIV 0-0 CHE CHE 0-0 LIV (LIV 1st in group, CHE 2nd) UCL 2006-07 Semifinals CHE 1-0 LIV LIV 1-0 CHE (LIV 4-1 CHE on pks) UCL 2007-08 Semifinals: LIV 1-1 CHE CHE 3-2 LIV (extra time) UCL 2008-09 Quarterfinals LIV 1-3 CHE CHE 4-4 LIV Underrated European Rivalry

[@tamworth1025]

The perfect rivalry

[@sirius1807]

Kinda weird how Rafa's magic work brilliantly, mediocre player can compete at highest level, and Mourinho had internal problem with dressing room

[@124Clue]

We should of beat Milan in that final in Athens. Bad team selection from Rafa. But we move!

[@charlenegatt1769]

In Istanbul only luck for liverpool. Only Luck. Milan was 100 times better than liverpool. Even Chelsea were better

[@catnip8896]

@@charlenegatt1769 Good joke man.

[@billybutcher5975]

@@charlenegatt1769 Luck is when talent meets opportunity you fucken bozo. AC Milan shit their pants in the second half. End of story.

[@JD-fb5ps]

God this was a meaty rivalry, gutting that we never met in the final

[@chris4831]

Was there❤

[@pseudonim7995]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="217">3:37</a> Liverpool to take the corner quickly, on a UCL semifinal night, things you love to hear

[@MisterMahseer]

European Royalty

[@bgmuch]

the walk into the stadium is like going to war.....

[@freds81]

tak tido tgk game ni.. abis game kol 6am terus gi keje but worth it... 2 times chelshit kalah semi UCL dgn liverpool..

[@guinnessharvey4476]

Only Stevie would get in a combined team. Man for man, Chelsea should be battering Liverpool:)

[@scottellams6652]

Read about this in crouches book

[@s.s.s16]

لا جديد يذكر.. ليفربول فخر وكبير انجلترا

[@kasper9920]

Why does the kop not look like that anymore?

[@rambratch9677]

I was there special memories ❤️ynwa

[@naingsanlin2074]

YNWA 🎉❤🙌

[@melihh00]

Chelsea biraz şanslı bir takım olsaydı 2004-2012 arası birden fazla ucl kazanabilirdi, o yıllarda ellerine çok kez fırsat geçmişti

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : Union Berlin dapatkan Yorbe Vertessen dari PSV Eindhoven

[@kingmaker6851]

Only to discover they will face Milan who's are ready to take revenge of 2005 final loses 💀💀💀

[@user-iv1nx5ik5f]

Fucking hell to think after this Liverpool have gone on to beat Chelsea 4 out 4 Penalty shootouts

[@justthetruth1]

Fowlwr on 5th pen? A crime he didn't make tbe squad for the final too.

[@pseudonim7995]

Just look at that crowd at the Kop... This was not that long ago, what the fk happened...

[@christopherallt5487]

We got sold out mate , shit now full of tossers

[@nelsonm1]

LIVERPOOL ❤❤

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : Union Berlin dapatkan Chris Bedia dari Servette

[@ndungakoforbinake1321]

When Chelsea used to be a tough nut to crack

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : Kifisia dapatkan Viktor Klonaridis dari Umraniyespor

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : Kifisia dapatkan Morgan Schneiderlin dari Western Sydney Wanderes

[@simbamukandatsama6333]

🙌

[@jonathanolutunde4552]

VERY TENSED MATCH 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅. RAFA VS JOSE

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : Kifisia dapatkan Facundo Soloa dari Atletico Rafaela

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : OFI Crete dapatkan Aaron Leya dari Barnsley

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : Kifisia dapatkan Andre Teixeira dari Hapoel Petah Tikva

[@PoppinsKittyCat]

Daniel Agger ganteng bat ya lord

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : AEK Athens dapatkan Robert Ljubicic dari Dinamo Zagreb

[@obayiamaka6810]

Liverpool never fumble on a uefa night

[@littlemusgrave8212]

I think Real Madrid might beg to differ!

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : Kifisia dapatkan Dario Canadija dari Zrinjski

[@user-ke7fb7qx4p]

Am a red forever ❤❤❤❤

[@anastasiapoppy8967]

Resmi " : AZ Alkmaar dapatkan Kristijan Belic dari Partizan Belgrade

[@XMrJust]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="156">2:36</a>

[@millenovecentonovantanove4002]

Erano felici ma li aspettava il Milan a fargli la festa

[@agungsatchild8352]

Old Anfield

[@mategradac199]

Stupid Mourinho- benched best player ( shevcenko)... And send Robben to first shoot- always chooker

[@martinmathew8826]

what is this picture quality 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌

[@nesixteen]

YNWA

[@knottybogeye6387]

Well in redmen YNWA.

[@kamchuenso7836]

keep the blue flag flying high! and these retro kits were so beautiful~

[@YerdasSelzavon]

YNWA

[@erniescullion8452]

Blue boohoo.

[@tomwilko7841]

Both those kids were awesome...That's my favourite Liverpool kit of this century

[@chrislew8423]

Should have won the final to

[@gunnerboy2975]

Indeed but at the same time you did get away with it in Istanbul as Milan absolutely battered you that night, Dudek was just on fire. That’s football though & that’s why we love it!

[@amatsolehin2526]

Milan is the better squad in 2005 Liverpool is the better squad in 2007

[@aytac007]

its strange how gerrard is more talented than lampard, but in terms of performance, lampard out performed gerrard both in club and country.

[@MDAZIZANDAMIT]

It's not that strange as football is a team sport. Look at Chelsea squad players compared to Liverpool's.

[@MDAZIZANDAMIT]

When both of them play for England, usually Gerrard was played at several different positions. Mostly not at his best (preferred) position.