Liverpool FC manager Rafael Benítez said the margins between success and failure in the UEFA Champions League were very fine after his side's 3-2 defeat at Chelsea FC saw them fail to make their third final in four years.
"I think we were very close," Benítez said. "We played well in the second half, had control of the game and created opportunities but, in the end, their second and third goals changed everything."
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D. Drogba 33'
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1 - 0 |
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1 - 1 |
64' Fernando Torres
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F. Lampard (PG) 98'
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2 - 1 |
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D. Drogba 105'
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3 - 1 |
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3 - 2 |
117' R. Babel
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| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Čech | |
| 3 | A. Cole | |
| 26 | J. Terry | |
| 6 | Ricardo Carvalho | |
| 13 | M. Ballack | |
| 10 |
J. Cole
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| 8 |
F. Lampard
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 98'
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| 4 | C. Makélélé | |
| 5 | M. Essien | |
| 11 | D. Drogba |
 33'
105'
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| 21 |
S. Kalou
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| Coach: A. Grant | ||
| # | Player | Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Pepe Reina | |
| 23 | J. Carragher | |
| 6 | J. Riise | |
| 17 | Arbeloa |
 99'
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| 37 |
M. Škrtel
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| 20 | J. Mascherano | |
| 8 | S. Gerrard | |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso |
41'
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| 11 |
Y. Benayoun
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| 18 | D. Kuyt | |
| 9 |
Fernando Torres
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64'
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| Coach: Rafael Benítez | ||
| # | Player | Bookings |
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| 15 |
for S. Kalou 70' |
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| 39 |
for J. Cole 91' |
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| 7 |
for F. Lampard 119' |
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| 12 | ||
| 23 | ||
| 33 | ||
| 35 |
| # | Player | Bookings |
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| 4 |
for M. Škrtel 22' |
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| 16 |
for Y. Benayoun 78' |
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| 19 |
for Fernando Torres 98' |
117'
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| 21 | ||
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