The other Champions League game is between Premier League teams, and whenever Chelsea's performance is not good, Grant will always complain after the game that the team is too unlucky, and it has even become the mantra of the Israelis to sum up the Blues' attack. This time, however, luck was on Chelsea's side, with Reese's late own goal giving the Blues a good chance of seizing 'the chance to make history'; Keep in mind that the Reds under Rafael Benitez have never scored at Stamford Bridge, while Liverpool will have to have a goal in order to progress to the final.

Grant visited the Anfield trophy showroom before the game, and it was at that moment that he really felt how glorious the history of the Red Army was. And now the trophy is the only straw for the Israelis - the league or Champions League trophy will be the biggest prerequisite for the latter to stay in office. While the course of the game bleaked Grant's future, Reese's last-minute gift kept the former alive. Of course, Grant also has to thank the in-form Petr Cech, with the Czech's high and low blocks keeping Chelsea going until the moment of luck.

Grant was clearly delighted to have been lucky enough to escape from Anfield, telling Sky Sports: "Now we will be back home with a huge advantage and although it will still be tough, I believe today's goal [away] will be crucial. 1-1 is a very good result and one we deserve. ”

Previously, major media had predicted that the team would pay more attention to the results of the Champions League as the final would be held in Russia, the home country of Chelsea owner Abou. Seeing that he had the initiative to qualify, the Blues boss joked after the game: "Even if the final is going to be played in Mongolia, Roman [Abu] will be very happy. "Old Abu didn't come to watch the battle because of business matters. But Grant is confident that this result will please the Russians. He continued: "I will meet with Abu soon, maybe not tonight, but he definitely watched the game as well. Today we have taken an important step. From my first day at Stamford Bridge, I thought it was necessary for a big club like Chelsea to reach the Champions League final. "And reaching the Champions League final is a height that Mourinho has never reached.

In Grant's view, Reese's goal will be the turning point in the semi-finals, with Chelsea knocking out another Champions League opponent as they have done before. "I don't know if it's my best result – if we hadn't beaten Valencia, Olympiacos or Fenerbahce, we wouldn't have reached this stage. A result in the first leg of the semi-finals didn't guarantee us a place in the final, but it was the same thing. We have taken a solid step. ”

Reese's whistle-blowing own goal at Anfield has led to the British media almost overwhelmingly recognising Chelsea as favourites to qualify for this season's Champions League final. However, Rafael Benitez and Steven Gerrard said in unison after the game: 'We can win at Stamford Bridge, it's not over yet!' 'Can Chelsea, with a valuable away goal, really get past Liverpool, a mountain they have never been able to overcome, to reach the Champions League final for the first time?

Meeting in the semi-finals of the Champions League three times in four years is a rare spectacle. However, the only difference between this season's meeting and the previous two is that Liverpool will play home and away first, and the slightest change in the strong dialogue may affect the final result, and Benitez did not deny this before the game. Kuyt's goal gave Liverpool a big touch. After all, the two teams have only scored three goals in their previous six Champions League matches. A goal is precious, but Reese's stoppage-time oolong gift changed abruptly, and Chelsea were lucky enough to return to Stamford Bridge with an away goal to sit and wait for Liverpool, but is the 'Reds' who are good at European competition really dead?

Liverpool had never given Chelsea an advantage in the semi-finals of a cup competition before, with FA Cup semi-finals 2-0 in 64/65 and 2-1 in 05/06 semi-finals, plus the previous two Champions League semi-finals. The Blues will not be able to qualify for the final if they meet the Reds in the semi-finals. And, Liverpool are in the Champions Cup. Since being eliminated by Inter Milan in 1964/65, he has held the proud record of reaching the final seven times in a row by reaching the semi-finals. However, Chelsea were eliminated in the previous three Champions League semi-finals, becoming the only "rookie" team in the current semi-finals with no experience in the Champions League finals.

Chelsea are currently the best defensive team in the Champions League (conceding five goals in 11 games and keeping seven clean sheets in the last nine games), but Liverpool are the most attacking team in the Champions League this season and have at least three clear scoring chances at Anfield. This is also an important theoretical basis for Benitez to make Liverpool qualified. In addition, Kuyt's goal in this campaign was also a "good omen", the Dutch scored in the first leg of the 1/8 final and the 1/4 final, and the team finally passed the test.

Liverpool officials even put forward such psychologically suggestive associations. After losing to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final in 2004/05, Liverpool progressed to the final and won the title after losing to the Blues in the Champions League. This season, Liverpool were knocked out by Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, so this time ....... Perhaps Liverpool want to repeat last season's penalty shoot-out of Chelsea, after all, the team has Reina, an expert in saving penalties. Of course, Stamford Bridge is a barrier for any team, and if Liverpool repeat the league mistake (1-1 at home, 0-0 away), then everyone knows who will qualify.

The results of the two Champions League semi-finals still retain the final suspense of the final ticket, but in Spain, despite Manchester United's 3-2 victory over Barcelona, although the failure to win on the field made Catalan fans slightly unhappy, off the field, they obtained another kind of "victory".

In the football circle, British football hooligans have always been the most famous, such as the recent World Cup or the intercontinental away matches of the British team, as long as there is a British fan team with the team, the local police are as strict as the enemy. What's more, it directly issued orders for bars to close early, residents to reduce going out, etc., which is not difficult to see the power of British fans. It can really be said: fire prevention, anti-theft and anti-British fans, football can be peaceful.

But this time, the British fans came to Barcelona with the Red Devils, but they really suffered a big loss. Before the game the fans of both sides were in skirmishes and fierce clashes broke out in this battle outside. Barcelona fans won by playing more and playing less. As you can see in the picture, a Manchester United fan was beaten to blood.

And in the earlier group stage. When they went to Rome with their team to compete, they were also beaten by the Romans. This is exactly what the sentence says: British fans are miserable and failures, and it is not strange to be beaten off the field.

Two consecutive defeats off the pitch have left most British fans breathless. And after a picture of a Red Devils fan being beaten was revealed by the media, it sparked the anger of Red Devils fans. If you look closely at the blood-soaked man in the picture, you can see the anger and his unwillingness in his eyes. At the same time, he was still sucking on his blood-stained fingers. This action clearly shows that blood is the source of his revenge. And his uninhibited expression is announcing to the world: Our blood is still alive. It's not surprising to lose occasionally; Laughing, touching and helpless, turning back to the home field to unload eight pieces.

Now it seems that when Barcelona play away from home, it is better for fans not to travel with the team. The road ahead is long and arduous. It will be surrounded by your enemies. Think about the fans who died in the riots, and how wonderful the journey of life was, but because of a 90-minute game, it was really embarrassing that they didn't have time to complete the journey.

After the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester United will return to the league to take on the Blues Chelsea, which is also a title battle.

Ferguson vowed before the game that "Manchester United are here to break Chelsea's home record", but his starting line-up was a surprise. Only five of the main 11 players in the midweek game against Barcelona remained today, with top scorer Jonker nowhere to be seen. Cristiano Ronaldo sat on the bench, and Scholes, the midfield core who had just completed his 100th European appearance, was not on the list at all.

Judging from the results, Manchester United, which lost half of the main team and played away from home, lost to Chelsea, which only changed 2 starters, and the loss was not an upset. The question that arises is: why didn't Ferguson fight hard? Or why make excuses for losing in advance?

Before the game, Manchester United led Chelsea by three points, and a win at Stamford Bridge could stretch it to six points, including goal difference, Manchester United was actually able to win the title two rounds in advance, but the lord had a bigger plan in mind: the Premier League and the Champions League will be won, and a higher goal means a bigger price, a bigger bet, and Manchester United's bet is on the three points at Stamford Bridge. The game was lost, but the Red Devils also gained a lot.

Ferguson complained before the game that the schedule was not good for Manchester United, the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals was scheduled for the second day, the league match with Chelsea was the first game of this round, and then the second game at home to Barcelona was the first day. Alex Ferguson deliberately changed his plans to fly non-stop from Camp Nou to London in order to give his players more time to rest.

In addition to rest and protection, for these two purposes, Ferguson directly "invited" Scholes and Evra out of the game list, the former is older and his body is slow, and the latter will have to fight against Messi at that time, and he can't take the slightest risk. Tevez was on the squad but always sat on the bench and by next Tuesday against Barca, the trio will not have a problem with their physique.

Ronaldo must start the game against Barcelona, Ferguson gave him 30 minutes to continue the feeling of the game, and at the same time "hold" his desire to score, the player should be different from person to person, like Ronaldo is very confident and eager to fight, it is better to let him play for 90 minutes to warm up. There was only one surprise in the whole game, when Nemanja Vidic was disrupted by a sudden injury and Hargreaves played 80 minutes with Chelsea too early.

In addition, Rooney and Anderson in the main lineup were also specially protected, the former felt wrong after the goal, Ferguson immediately replaced Ronaldo with Rooney, let Rooney receive treatment, O'Shea replaced Anderson also let the Brazilian save his body.

Ferguson cares for Jonker even more, and the Red Devils' No.25 name does not even appear in the squad for the game, which shows how important the second leg of the Champions League is for Manchester United.

Of course, I have to admire the courage of the old family to dare to gamble so much!

Manchester United's "quasi-second team" is strong, after Vidic's injury, Brown moved to the middle, Hargreaves played at right-back, and there were two changes in the main position, using the starting 11 at Camp Nou as a yardstick, leaving only Van der Sar, Rio Ferdinand, Carrick and Rooney in their own positions This Manchester United can be called a second team. However, a group of main substitutes such as Fletcher and Sylvester are eye-catching.

Silvestre, who had just returned from injury to replace Patrice Evra, scored a team-high seven points, and the French veteran, who had been injured for seven months, played at a high level. In the 12th minute he locked Kalou behind him with Rio Ferdinand, and in the 80th minute Chelsea shifted laterally to Essien's right flank and Siwerst scrambled to clear the ball. One minute later, Drogba chested the ball into the box and it was again Sylvestre and Brown who doubled to get the ball.

Fletcher is another player who has just come out of injury and has not played for a month, and the Scot is as brave as ever. In the 35th minute, Fletcher broke the ball in midfield and passed straight to Rooney, who ran one more position than the Chelsea defender. One minute later, Fletcher stole the ball from the feet of Kalou for the second time at the back, 44 minutes into the first half. Fletcher leaned his body against Kalou and still managed to break the ball. The cannon fodder in Keane's mouth has now become a barrier that can reassure Ferguson.

The overall strength is the capital of Ferguson who dares to gamble on the double. Thierry Henry, who has played against Manchester United in the Premier League for eight years, has an overall assessment of the current Red Devils.

"Don't just stare at Jonker and Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez are also very good. There's always chemistry in the duo. In addition, they concede fewer goals, which is an obstacle for attackers. "Midfielders Wayne Rooney Ronaldo and Paul Scholes are on the shelf, Nani and Ryan Giggs are still Park Ji-sung, and Scholes is paired with Anderson or Hargreeves. Whether it's a single striker or a double striker on the front line. There are many possibilities for Ferguson to choose from.

The defence was slightly lacking, but the return of Neville and Silvestre, as well as the growth of Pique, gave Ferguson a lot of confidence. Carrick said: "Manchester United have the quality to win the title. This is true. A two-front sprint at the end of the season, with a large squad is the foundation of Manchester United's double ambitions.

Vidic and Wayne Rooney's injuries are not seriousVidic and Rooney's injuries have made Manchester United fans very nervous, and Ferguson reported the injury in a timely manner, and it can be heard from the gentleman's tone that the two are not seriously injured. For Manchester United. The availability of the main centre-backs and strikers against Barcelona is great news. Vidic's face was punched in the knee by Drogba. "But the referee didn't award a foul. Vidic got a few stitches under his lip and lost a tooth. He didn't have a concussion but was a little dizzy and by the time he came to his senses it would be 20 minutes and we couldn't play 10 against 11 for long when we played Chelsea, so I let him go down. ”

Cech was also quickly back on the pitch after facial stitches, and perhaps Nemanja Vidic would have brought a protective gear with him, but Ferdinand's good partner was back anyway.

The other piece of good news came from Wayne Rooney, "He was a little bit injured last week, and it seems to have hit him on the tail bone. It will take some time to get a diagnosis because we have to be careful and Rooney's injury hurts. Hopefully he will be back in time for Barcelona. Overall, I think all the players are fine. ”

Manchester United faced the same situation last season, in a crucial Premier League match, 0-2 down to Everton, Ferguson sent Cristiano Ronaldo to fight, and the dominant Red Devils scored four goals in a row to establish the Premier League title and finally win the ceremony of welcoming the champion at Stamford Bridge. However, the Premier League depleted their body, and in the second leg of the Champions League, the Red Devils were beaten 3-0 by Milan and missed the final, so they could only hold a Premier League title to comfort.

Ferguson learned the lessons of last year today, he understands that to win bigger honours you have to be more courageous and know how to make trade-offs, and now his waiver doesn't prove anything, let's wait until the end of the season.

But the result against Chelsea, when people see the squad, they have their own answer.

It was Grant's 50th game in charge of Chelsea. "Hopefully gold will be mined in the 50th game." As Grant had hoped, Chelsea were rewarded by the referee in the 86th minute when Ballack's penalty beat Van der Sar's goal. Relying on the opposition's semi-bench line-up and a bit of luck, Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1. Grant led the team to beat Alex Ferguson for the first time, and after the two teams were level on points, the battle between him and Ferguson did not end, but intensified.

Heading out at Stamford Bridge, Ferguson rested half of his main team. Chelsea, who aim to take all three points, held down Manchester United from the start. In the 21st minute, Chelsea sent United into a cold sweat. Silvestre's clearance hit Carrick, Joe. Cole took advantage of the momentum and the ball bounced off the crossbar.

In stoppage time of the half, United's defence was breached by Chelsea. Didier Drogba withdrew outside the box and pulled out the visitors' defenders, and Ballack received a pass from the Ivorian and smashed his header into the top left corner of the net. The German scored his seventh goal of the season. The Chelsea players also held aloft the shirt with Frank Lampard's mother's name on it: 'We are a close family. 'Give it to Frank Lampard in grief over the loss of his mother. It's a perfect fit.

Grant didn't have long to jump before being pushed back into the dugout by a return pass from Carvalho. The Chelsea centre-back sloppily returned the ball in the 57th minute and Rooney didn't waste a single shot after intercepting the ball. Scored the first goal against Chelsea. After the goal, Wayne Rooney staggered to the bottom line and refused the hugs of his team-mates, and for this goal, Manchester United injured another big player. On the sidelines, the red tie on Ferguson's chest floated as he scored his first goal at Stamford Bridge in six years.

The ball was on Chelsea's side at the moment. Pander to. Kerr and substitute Andriy Shevchenko kept out Manchester United's balls on the goal-line. Carrick's block of a Chelsea pass was a big deal. In the 86th minute, a pass from inside the Essien box hit Carrick, and referee Wiley communicated with the linesman and awarded a penalty. Ballack scores into the top right corner. The German midfielder gave the home side the lead again.

The goal ignited discontent at Manchester United. Ferguson roared at the fourth official from the sidelines. Ferdinand even got into a fight with Mikel and Makelele. Willy showed a yellow card to take control of the situation. At the final whistle, the United players were indignant as they walked away with a goal but dropped a vital three points.

Grant applauded the timely penalty. 'We lost the first leg at Old Trafford. Mikel's dismissal was a bit excessive. Saha was awarded a penalty at the end of the game. There were a couple of strange penalties in that game. 'Now, the Chelsea boss would love to see United lose in the same way.

In a game where there was no room for defeat, Ballack became the hero who saved the Blues. The German's brace set the once-cooled hopes of winning the title on fire again in the afternoon. And the British media will announce in the newspaper the next day that this is the value of the big names! Abu's £130,000-a-week investment in him has never seemed so sensible as it has ever been.

The two goals came at the end of the second half. His first goal came in the first minute of first-half stoppage time, and of course, much of the credit went to Didier Drogba, with the Ivorian struggling with two United defenders who were watching him down the middle, before an unguarded Ballack headed home. The Red Devils forgot that Chelsea was not Barcelona. The Blues were far more dangerous in the air than La Liga's giants, while Nemanja Vidic's injury weakened their ability to defend high at the air. The goal conceded this time was due to a clear leak in the middle.

It could have been a goal-changing goal that would have changed Chelsea's fortunes if the game had ended there, but for Wayne Rooney's equaliser. At half-time, captain John Terry walked off the pitch with his arm around Ballack's shoulders, and the two men had relieved smiles on their faces, as if the game was over by then. However, the field changed quickly and their lead was soon shattered by Wayne Rooney in the second half.

It wasn't until the 86th minute that the German midfielder waited for that decisive goal. Mikel's cross hit Carrick's arm and the referee decided to award a penalty after asking the linesman's opinion. It was undoubtedly a penalty that caused a lot of controversy, and slow motion showed that Carrick did not deliberately stretch out his arm. However, there was no dispute about Chelsea's penalty taker this time around, with Frank Lampard absent and Ballack on the spot-kick. The German's penalty had Van der Sar misguided and it was impossible for United to equalise for the remainder of the game.

Ballack later explained that he felt good in the game and that he had a premonition that there would be a goal before the game. 'It's important to feel good in the game and I feel like I can score.'

After a frustrating first half of the season due to injury, Chelsea's German midfielder Ballack is finally enjoying his best form as the league draws to a close. It was his second Premier League season, with the 31-year-old former Bayern captain having had an unpleasant first year at Stamford Bridge as the German struggled to adapt to the pace of the Premier League. However, after coming out of his initial discomfort, Ballack has found his sense of belonging in London and he has already begun planning to hang up his boots at Stamford Bridge.

Ballack admits that the Blues are better than his former club Bayern: "There are better players than Bayern Munich, and when I was at Bayern, we won the double three times in four years, but we were always eliminated early in the Champions League. Winning the Bundesliga doesn't excite me anymore and I need to look for a new challenge. He has found a new challenge at Chelsea, with the Blues midfielder revealing he is ready to end his career here: 'The transfer decisions you make at a young age tend to affect your whole life, and at my age, I can't afford to take risks anymore and I can't afford to make a mistake like that. (To be continued......)