2-3 and our dream of winning the Champions League is over. In fact the match was already lost in the 1st leg, when we failed to kill them off.
We started the game slowly and let them scored one. In the second half we did better and Torres promptly scored to forced the game into extra time. A penalty conceded by Hyypia proved to be crucial, and although Babel did pull one back, it was too little, too late.
Players Rating:
Reina: 6.5 Not to be blamed for all 3 goals.
Arbeloa: 6 Too slow and were responsible for the first goal.
Skrtel: 6 Did well but was injured early on, which proved to be crucial.
Carragher: 7.5 Made many courageous tackles, but was not enough to prevent us from losing the tie.
Riise: 6 Tried very hard but was unable to repay Rafa's faith on him.
Alonso: 6 An average performance.
Mascherano: 7 Did well in the holding midfielder role.
Kuyt: 6 Worked very hard but not deadly.
Gerrard: 6.5 A very quiet game.
Benayoun: 7 A surprised starter, but he did well and provided an assist to Torres.
Torres: 6.5 Had a great chance in 1H but hesitated. Not many chance in 2H but he managed to score a goal.
Substitutions:
Hyypia: 6 Conceded a crucial penalty.
Pennant: 6 Not much impact.
Babel: 7 Scored another goal as a supersub.
Rafa: 6 Would be unhappy by the first half performance. Not sure if the Torres substitution is right or not, but he would be satisfied by the performance over the two legs in general.
Chelsea: 7 Take their chances well. Now we wish them to do the double.
Man of the Match: Carragher. Stand up to be counted.
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