When the TV cameras sought out the 2 lonely figures in the packed stands at Stamford Bridge in London on Tues. evening, one could only think what was going thru the minds of the 2 men pictured.

Steven Gerrard, who had engineered Liverpool's important comeback victory over AC Milan in the 2005 EU Champs League last, must certainly had flashbacks to that night in Istanbul. So Terry, who had been postponed for Tues.'s game, left Stamford Bridge smiling.

Barcelona, which leads the Spanish league and is scouting for its first Champs League title since 2006, would have taken note of the way Chelsea reflected back. Having humiliated Bayern Munich, 4-0, in the first match in Spain last week, Barca was content with a 1-1 tie in the second game in Munich on Tues. and advanced, 5-1 on aggregate. French midfielder Franck Ribery gave Bayern the lead straight after halftime out front of 65,000 fans in Munich, but midfielder Seydou Keita tied it up in the 73rd minute after an often slick exchange of passes by Barcelona.

Bayern Coach Jurgen Klinsmann had talked previously about restoring some pride to his battered team and the result did so to a certain extent for the defensive German league champs.
The game was tame compared to what happened in London. Liverpool, needing to score a three-goal victory to advance, attacked from the outset and held a 2-0 advantage at halftime after a free-kick goal by Brazil's Fabio Aurelio and a penalty kick goal by Spain's Xabi Alonso.

Chelsea Coach Guus Hiddink admonished his players in the interval and afterward admitted he had been troubled the game would run away from the Blues. "It was a matter of having too much respect [for Liverpool], so we got a little bit annoyed and the team reacted."
What Hiddink meant was that he tore a strip of Chelsea's high-priced stars and got the required reply. Chelsea commenced the second half by scoring 3 unanswered goals. Liverpool goalkeeper Jose "Pepe" Reina started the run by palming the ball into his very own net after Chelsea striker Didier Drogba had deflected a tough Nicholas Anelka cross from the right flank without delay into Reina's trail.

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