Chelsea's CL Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg

It's the Champions League night again where all football fans stay up late or wake up in the middle of the night just to support their favorite team. Well, I stayed up even though I was pretty sleepy from having too much of sleep however, I did only manage to watch about 20 minutes of the match from my PC due to the freaking lousy internet and the streaming video provided online. I should have gone home to watch it. Damnit...

"Chelsea withstand stunning Liverpool surge"

All I can say is, I missed one hell of an amazing match. As Chelsea was leading 3-1 from the 1st leg, Liverpool aim was to score at least 2 more goals than Chelsea in this 2nd leg at Stamford Bridge and that was exactly what Liverpool did after just 30 minutes played, they managed to score 2 goals which could spark an amazing comeback going into the second half.

Fabio Aurelio delights in his opening goal

Xabi Alonso celebrates after his penalty drew the aggregate back to 3-3

2nd half started and Chelsea opened their scoring in the 51st minute from a cross from Anelka which Drogba met but it was largely thanks to Liverpool goalkeeper Reina who somehow "saved" the ball into his own net. Chelsea's second came 6 minutes later, a powerful drive from Alex's (Yea, brazilian Alex, not me) freekick. 76th minute, Lampard scored another to put Chelsea 3-2 up and 6-3 on aggregate. Now, Liverpool is surely dead and buried you think, but NO, Liverpool fought back again and scored two goals in the space of 2 minutes in the 81st and 83rd minute through a Lucas's deflected shot and Kuyt's header. Chelsea lead 6-5 on aggregate, one more goal and Liverpool would be through but instead that went to Chelsea and the inspirational Lampard in the 89th minute. A goal that ensures Chelsea go through and do not fall to yet another one of Liverpool's amazing comebacks.

Drogba turned the tide 6 minutes into the second half

Alex (bald) celebrates his goal with Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack

It was one of those amazing European nights again and I just thank god Chelsea has gone through after being so close to elimination. In the night's other match, Barcelona goes through to the semis as well with a 1-1 draw away to Bayern Munich at the Alliance arena in Munich, Germany which now means Chelsea will be facing them, the best attacking team in the world I would say. So now, can Chelsea stop Barca's attacking trio of Theirry Henry, Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi?