Title holders Barcelona nabbed a 1-0 victory at Anfield on Tuesday
but this was not enough and Liverpool slid through to the Champions
League quarterfinals thanks to away goals after a 2-2 aggregate
score.
2004 winners Porto also bid the competition goodbye after
Chelsea staged a strong comeback to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge for
a 3-2 aggregate result.
AS Roma breezed past Olympique Lyon 2-0, the first home defeat
in 19 Champions League games for the French champions. For their
part, Valencia drew 0-0 with Inter Milan, going through after their
first leg 2-2 draw.
Anfield has seen many memorable European matches down the years
but last night's glee, despite the game ending in defeat, will
remain in the hearts and minds of the Kop faithful.
Liverpool shot forward from kick-off, looking to put the tie
beyond doubt, raining shots down on the Barcelona goal. Goalkeeper
Victor Valdes’s heroic display kept the Spaniards in the game but
the rest of the team were sluggish, failing to convert their
chances until substitute Eidur Gudjohnsen finally scored in 75
minutes.
The four remaining second-leg matches will be played on
Wednesday when Manchester United and Arsenal will seek to put four
teams from the same country in the quarter-finals of the Champions
League for the first time.
Following are the collated results of Tuesday's
Champions League first knockout round, second leg
matches:
??? At Lyon:
??? Olympique Lyon lost to AS Roma 2-0
??? (AS Roma win 2-0 on aggregate)
??? Scorers: Francesco Totti 22, Mancini 44
??? Halftime 0-2; Att 39,260
??? Referee: Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez (Spain)
??? - - - -
??? At Liverpool:
??? Liverpool lost to Barcelona 1-0
??? (2-2 on aggregate, Liverpool win on away
goals rule)
??? Scorer: Eidur Gudjohnsen 75
??? Halftime: 0-0; Att: 42,579
??? Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
??? - - - -
??? At London
??? Chelsea bt Porto 2-1
??? (Chelsea win on 3-2 on aggregate)
??? Scorers:
??? Chelsea: Arjen Robben 48, Michael Ballack
79
??? Porto: Ricardo Quaresma 15
??? Halftime: 0-1; Att: 39,041
??? Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
??? - - - -
??? At Valencia:
??? Valencia tied Inter Milan 0-0
??? (2-2 on aggregate, Valencia win on away goals
rule)
??? Halftime: 0-0; Att: 53,000
??? Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
??? - - - -
??? Playing on Wednesday:
??? AC Milan vs Celtic (0-0)
??? Arsenal vs PSV (0-1)
??? Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid (2-3)
??? Manchester United vs Lille (1-0)
(Xinhua News Agency March 7, 2007)
