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Meetings grands English Championship always provides the audience a tremendous portion of the voltage, mixed with pleasure from the quality of football. Down-the-line.com offers on the eve of the Manchester match to remember all the representatives of the Premier League duel in the play-off stages of the Champions League over the past 5 years.

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stages of the most prestigious European club tournament, there are no uninteresting confrontations. Each season brings us a Champions League surprises, pleasing some and baffling others. To get to the playoffs is not so easy, so getting to this stage, the teams mobilize all its forces, raising the “additional wings” and try to open a second wind. This explains the legitimate uniform squabble that will start on the green lawns of the best stadiums after the execution ligochempionskogo anthem, and without which football would be boring and baletopodoben. As well, Champions League and that idleness – the concept of having a completely opposite meaning.

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pour oil on the fire resistance of one country clubs. At this year's semi-final stage of this is quite possible El Classico, and now we have the opportunity to watch the battle is not worse, because the bosom “friends” “Chelsea” and “MJ” there is always something to find out and what to argue. The first match showed the intensity of the situation – the team acted cautiously, expecting a surprise attack from behind. He he did not care that less spectacular, because the true value of football is not just Scoring draw, but in bezustalnoy struggle, which is so characteristic of the English school. That's what love meeting fans and Londoners, and manchestertsev liverpultsev each other. Even more so when they bid so high – except prestige awaits the winners and the amount of Eurocurrency nehily.

2005. Semi-finals. “Chelsea” – “Liverpool” – 0:1

It was the first draw of the Champions League for the “Chelsea” Jose Mourinho, the man who was not yet so brazen, but self-confidence he exuded literally. The “Liverpool”, then the rules of one Rafael Benitez and, interestingly, he also spent his debut season, which for him was and most successful. The first match was held in London, “Stamford Bridge”. Despite the final nulevku, none of the men, sure did not regret the time spent. As always in such cases, the game was full of struggle, but a compromise in the form of zeros on the scoreboard yet been found. Mourinho rather rubbed his hands together – do not miss, and the “Anfield” as something so zabem. However, everything turned out quite different, as the Portuguese manager wanted, but exactly the opposite. Spaniard Luis Garcia at 4 minutes rather ridiculous way pushed the ball into the net.

does it mean only one thing – “Chelsea” was forced to attack the loss of pulse. Londoners and those engaged, but always struggled in the Liverpool defense, and sometimes luck is not accompanied them. So it all ended, and she remembered the Champions League with all his grand finale in Istanbul, in which an unprecedented comeback “Liverpool” turned everything upside down. “Milan” lost on penalties and the English threw another league cup in his piggy bank.

2007. Semi-finals. “Chelsea” – “Liverpool” – 1:1 (by pen. Liv)

next meeting of the two teams ended the same way as the previous one. Changed only through. This time the “Stamford”, “Chelsea” still won, but Mourinho is likely to rub their hands feared've already got burned once. Disappointment for him all over and this time – Daniel Agger in the first half, restored the status quo in this confrontation. Both teams were afraid to ask for it, fearing narazitsya a more powerful counterattack the opponent. In the end, it came to the shoot-out hero in facing the Rhine. Again, “Enfield” spare no effort was elated, singing and drinking intoxicating liquid …

A Cup played each other again, “Milan” and “Liverpool”, but this time there were no blunders and confusions. The Italians were confident, as confident as and won, despite the fact that one goal Kuyt did otkvital.

2008. Quarterfinals. “Liverpool” – “Arsenal” – 5:3

2008th could be called the year of British struggles. Three times by representatives of this country have crossed in this competition. The first came together, “Liverpool” and “Arsenal”. On the “Emirates” was recorded by a very quiet 1-1, but many predicted failure Arsene Wenger, because he was caught sverhopytny rival. They were right and the “Enfield” wards of the Frenchman left with a bucket of conceding a goal. They were able to answer only half a bucket – crazy 4:2 allowed to “Liverpool” to go on to compete with good old “Chelsea”.

2008. Semi-finals. “Chelsea” – “Liverpool” – 4:3

Then the first match was played at “Anfield” and stupid own goal by Arne Riise Jorn in extra time brought the “Chelsea” 1:1 draw and a definite advantage in the second match. Drogba goal in 34th minute of the “Stamford” nothing fundamentally has not changed – “Liverpool” had to score. After one hour the game did it once Merseyside idol Fernando Torres grabbed the podium for sure my head – but not extra time and penalties! The first thing did happen, but first, Lampard surely realized pure penalty, then the Ivorian superstar Didier simply put gorgeous bank. Babel goal in 119th minute, naturally does not sweetened the pill and the “Liverpool” for the first time in the play-off stage left from the “Chelsea”, which in turn was waiting for the final with “MJ”.

2008. Final. “MJ” – “Chelsea” – 1:1 (by pen. MOJ)

All you remember that the Moscow final in the pouring rain. The meeting of English clubs in the Champions League was probably the most dramatic in the last five years. It is not surprising – after all, final. The game was equal, and hardly anyone can give an advantage, but if you judge strictly on the points created in front of goal, the “Chelsea” more played enough to win. However, the wrong way. Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 25th minute, Frank Lampard is this advantage reduced to zero, thanks to magnificent goal “in the locker room.” All the rest of the team fought hard not wanting to give his opponent the victory. In the eyes of the players we have observed that the proverbial fire, which they say, when someone of something very willing. In this match the team walked around the cliff, and any of them could fall down. Tears gushed from the eyes of John Terry, when he flopped during penetration and penalties inflicted even more so the championship kick. But Ronaldo desperate at this point turned to joy, because he did not score, determined popizhonit. The crucial mistake was the same Anelka cut and ran on the lawn “Luzhniki”, besotted with victory, the old man Ferguson …

2009. Quarterfinals. “Chelsea” – “Liverpool” – 7:5

And again against Liverpool London! Oh, love them to reduce the draw … “Liverpool,” here are tired of fighting with the aristocracy and skauzery decided simply not to go into the Champions League. And then, two years ago, everything was fun for the audience. That is spectacular. On the “Anfield” “Chelsea” won with a score of 1:3, and seemed determined the outcome of the confrontation. But there it was – “Liverpool” is not one of those who give up, checked “Milan.” What do you think? At the 28th minute of the scoreboard is already displayed and 0-2 Liverpool was once again hit the gate Cech.

However, the story was

unfinished. This is because of Drogba and Alex, who poured ink on paper, and Lampard, the ink is picked up so smeared. Reds do not throw up their hands, no, and even went ahead again! However, in the end all these “swing” was halted with the score 4-4, which did not suit the guests. Share – nothing at home to allow his opponent to dominate, no matter how strong he was.

2009. Semi-finals. “MJ” – “Arsenal” – 4:1

Of all the confrontations described earlier this was the most boring. The advantage of “MJ” was overwhelming that the “Old Trafford”, that “Emirates”. Wenger spoke of the readiness of their children to decide the highest goals, but cunning. Ronaldo and company simply swept out of the way “kids” from London, and did it with ease. But Wenger was left with no choice but to shake hands with Ferguson, and ask a wise Scotsman notes “to read”.

“MJ” in the league quite the case in Rome, get the “Barcelona”, that is, without any pretensions. Another thing is that the Catalans fought their way to the finals is not entirely fair. If not the draw on behalf of Overebe “Stamford Bridge”, then proceeded to our list.

Whatever tomorrow has not ended the match between the “Chelsea” and “MU”, no matter who left, it's still the opposition will have one point in history, “British meetings” in European competition. And the more of these items will be drafted into it, the more confident we'll have fun.

Nikita Batenko, Down-the-line.com

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