Premiership champions Chelsea have the edge over Liverpool in Champions League semi-final, in the rematch of the same fixture from 2005.

The game failed to live up to the pre-match hype, and it seemed almost second rate in comparison to the footballing feast that was offered the night before when Manchester United played AC Milan in the other semi final.

Chelsea looked the most dangerous from the outset, Didier Drogba posing the greatest threat on Jose Reina’s goal. However it was his industry in out muscling Daniel Agger that allowed him to cut inside and play the ball in to the path of Joe Cole. Despite the challenge of Arbeloa, Cole managed to guide the ball past Reina.

Crouch was brought in to the game to replace an ineffective Craig Bellamy, who was having a better game than Bolo Zenden who managed to stay on the pitch for the full ninety minutes.

The blues seemed content to hold Liverpool at arms length and attack on the break Lampard coming closest to increasing the lead of the home side. When he volleyed a knockdown from Drogba that forced a fantastic save by Reina to keep his team in the game.

Having suffered defeat in the away leg Liverpool will have to replicate the 2-0 home victory they had over Chelsea in the Premiership earlier this season if they are to make it to the Champions League final this year.