De Ja Vu Liverpool vs Chelsea Discussion

So it's starting to feel like 2005 again, in 2 weeks time Liverpool will play Chelsea for the 12th time in 3 seasons under Benitez, Yes Mourinho Vs Benitez starts once more, both have already had sly digs at each other:

Mourinho: 'For me Liverpool will start alightly ahead because we know Liverpool are only involved in the champions league and Chelsea are involved in all competitions'

Benitez: 'Chelsea have good players and we know in the last 4 years they have spent a lot of money on the world's best players'

Should Liverpool get through that they could make it even more De Ja Vu with a match against Milan, how the Italians would love to meet Liverpool again.

Alternatively Liverpool could meet that other side left in the competition....Man United.

IMO Chelsea will be favorites and I think it's going to be Liverpool's toughest game of the season, even tougher than Barca.

The final is going to be immense what ever the outcome and I just can't wait for these semi final's now.

Let's get some early predictions in then, I don't want to predict I'm afraid I'll jinx it!

Quietly confident, we'll make the final.

2-1 at home, 1-1 away.

Parks lives wrote:Quietly confident, we'll make the final.

2-1 at home, 1-1 away.

Are you confident of reliable Italian police Park?

2-1 Chelsea at the Bridge. 1-1 draw at Anfield.

Another 3-2 aggregate for the Chels, who are making their 3rd semi-final appearance in the last 4 seasons, but are yet to get beyond the semis.

Whats the fixtures for both games? As in home & away...

I think that Chelsea V Pool will be a close game, just like last time it will be decided by a single incident, not much between the two sides, Pool seem to come to life in the CL.

Milan Vs MU can go either way, last time the teams met it was virtually the same two teams, bar Crespo. And Milan won, but MU's fast attack against Milan defence...

My predictions:

-Robben to dive as some point, possibly more than once
-Gerrard to hit a 70 yard pass into the stands at some point, again possibly more than once
-Riise to hit the bar/post at some point
-Mourinho to pump his fists at some point
-Benitez to look miserable at all points

Carroll, Fortune, Keane and Van Nistelrooy still play for us then?

Parks lives wrote:Carroll, Fortune, Keane and Van Nistelrooy still play for us then?

Key word: Virtually

you prick.

I Am Weasel wrote:-Robben to dive as some point, possibly more than once

He is most likely to be ruled out for both games with his injury.

Thats over a third of our team though and there's different tactics starters and players have improved.

Spastic.

@ Cesc is it hard to take that Arsenal aren't involved? No offence but i'd be devastated if Arsenal, United and Chelsea were still left in but not Liverpool

Chelsea will beat liverpool this time (i hope)

and United will beat Milan.

I Am Weasel wrote:My predictions:

-Robben to dive as some point, possibly more than once

Bit hard when he's out for the rest of the season

Parks lives wrote:Thats over a third of our team though and there's different tactics starters and players have improved.

Spastic.

Damn am i on redcafe

S4P2 wrote:

I Am Weasel wrote:My predictions:

-Robben to dive as some point, possibly more than once

Bit hard when he's out for the rest of the season

Who said on the pitch? Still capable of practising his swan dives in the treatment room

Luis wrote:@ Cesc is it hard to take that Arsenal aren't involved? No offence but i'd be devastated if Arsenal, United and Chelsea were still left in but not Liverpool

Slightly. But our League form is very concerning for me at the moment, so I am thinking about that more often TBH. If everything was fine there then it would be more frustrating watching the Champions League with us out.

We didn't take our chances against PSV so we deserve to be out. But it is very hard to take watching other English sides win well in Europe when I know that we have the potential to do that as well.

Always next year..... (Hopefully)

Rosicky wrote:Chelsea will beat liverpool this time (i hope)

and United will beat Milan.

Milan and Liverpool do have a slight advatage with the away leg at their stadia.

Last Matchday:

Liverpool vs. PSV
Man Utd vs. Roma
Valencia vs. Chelsea
Bayern vs. AC Milan

For me this shows that away advantage means little at this stage.

Cesc wrote:Last Matchday:

Liverpool vs. PSV
Man Utd vs. Roma
Valencia vs. Chelsea
Bayern vs. AC Milan

For me this shows that away advantage means little at this stage.

I've said this all along.

We nearly messed up against Porto, despite having the 'home advantage' and then we were able to go and win at Valencia.

To be honest, Liverpool won their tie in the away leg too.

déjà *

Milan to beat Man Utd.

Cant call Chelsea Pool, but thinking about it, ill go fot Pool, by a margin of no more than one goal.

That's be a case of déjà vu!

I think the biggest advantage for us is that the first leg is at OT.

The first game at Old Trafford will end; 1:1

Inzaghi will score .. and Giggs will equalise

Second Leg

Inzaghi will put Milan 2:0 up on the day with two quickfire goals ..

Carrick will equalise with a header from a corner

Rooney will then score and make it 2:2 (3:3 on agg)

and finally Rooney goes through one on one with Dida, Dida then brings down Rooney .. penalty ! no the ref allows Manchester United to continue the advantage with Saha scoring making it 3:2 to Manchester United on the night ...

the commentator will then scream ' full speed ahead Athens'

Manchester United win 4:3 on agg.

Rai Krol wrote:The first game at Old Trafford will end; 1:1

Inzaghi will score .. and Giggs will equalise

Second Leg

Inzaghi will put Milan 2:0 up on the day with two quickfire goals ..

Carrick will equalise with a header from a corner

Rooney will then score and make it 2:2 (3:3 on agg)

and finally Rooney goes through one on one with Dida, Dida then brings down Rooney .. penalty ! no the ref allows Manchester United to continue the advantage with Saha scoring making it 3:2 to Manchester United on the night ...

the commentator will then scream ' full speed ahead Athens'

Manchester United win 4:3 on agg.

Legendary

Rai Krol wrote:The first game at Old Trafford will end; 1:1

Inzaghi will score .. and Giggs will equalise

Second Leg

Inzaghi will put Milan 2:0 up on the day with two quickfire goals ..

Carrick will equalise with a header from a corner

Rooney will then score and make it 2:2 (3:3 on agg)

and finally Rooney goes through one on one with Dida, Dida then brings down Rooney .. penalty ! no the ref allows Manchester United to continue the advantage with Saha scoring making it 3:2 to Manchester United on the night ...

the commentator will then scream ' full speed ahead Athens'

Manchester United win 4:3 on agg.

surely the equivalent of Conte would score in the first leg, ie Gattuso i think!

FIFM makes a good point, i cant remember the last time Milan lost when they played the 2nd leg at the San Siro.

@ BoBo Vieri

Inzaghi knows how to score at Old Trafford in the first leg of a European Cup sem-final ...

Rai Krol wrote:@ BoBo Vieri

Inzaghi knows how to score at Old Trafford in the first leg of a European Cup sem-final ...

does he?

BoBo Vieri wrote:

Rai Krol wrote:@ BoBo Vieri

Inzaghi knows how to score at Old Trafford in the first leg of a European Cup sem-final ...

does he?

Sorry .. you are right; Gattuso is more likely to score

Inzaghi will still score twice at the San Siro

I am going to be brave and predict.

Stamford bridge

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool

Anfield

Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

I just can't see us knocking them out twice in 3 seasons, I really hope i'm wrong

Luis - I'd be inclined to agree, I certainly don't see us as favourites.

Chelsea's injury situation will help but we are still lacking Garcia and he can be crucial for us in breaking teams down. Most importantly though, Chelsea (unlike Barca) will be happy to play cold war football, which won't suit us.

Crouch and Kuyt (assuming Bellers is still injured) will need to be more than usually clinical as we won't get many chances.