According to the history of the two teams' clashes, Liverpool have never lost a semi-final tie to Chelsea, but in all of those ties the legs were reversed and Chelsea had a different manager.
History also teaches us that Chelsea have never been at the Champions League final before, but Liverpool, in the Rafa Benitez era, haven't scored a goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. All this is a bit confusing, won’t you say?
Chelsea's 2-1 win over Manchester United should give them a lot of confidence toward tonight's match. A goalless draw will be enough to send Chelsea to the finals, but using such strategy might prove to be too risky for Avram Grant and his players, considering Fernando Torres prolific goal scoring ability. In order to qualify, Liverpool must go for the win, and it will be interesting to see Rafa Benitez’s lineup for the match.
We shouldn’t oversee that Liverpool can concentrate solely on this match, after promising the 4th place at the league. Chelsea, on the other hand find themselves lurking for Manchester United to lose points, so there is more for them on the line.
BetUknow community is foreseeing this won't end in a draw, as both teams get almost 40% of the votes, with a small advantage to Liverpool. The top predictors suggest that Liverpool will be the team to play Manchester United at Moscow.
Am I the only one who thinks this promising encounter will end in a boring draw?
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