On this day in 2009 (Champions League) : (Watch highlights of the epic match) FT: Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool… Lampard scored twice, Drogba, Alex on score-sheet

On 14 April 2009 Chelsea and Liverpool played out one of the most memorable Champions League games of all time.

The teams were meeting in Europe’s elite competition for a fifth consecutive season and the Blues kicked off the quarter-final second leg at Stamford Bridge

With the Blues winning the first leg at Anfield 3-1 the previous week, the Reds had it all to do in the return fixture if they wanted to make the semi-finals.

They gave it a good go in fairness, going 2-0 ahead in the first half before Didier Drogba’s deft finish and rocket from Alex levelled things up on the night. Frank Lampard then made it 3-2 before Liverpool rallied.

Chelsea reached the Champions League semi-finals on this day in 2009 after a thrilling 4-4 draw with Liverpool secured a 7-5 aggregate win.

But Guus Hiddink’s side went 2-0 down in the return and survived a huge scare before sealing their place in the last four against eventual winners Barcelona.

Petr Cech’s positional gaffe allowed Fabio Aurelio’s free-kick to give the Reds a first-half lead and Xabi Alonso’s penalty put the visitors in control at the interval.

Another goalkeeping error, this time from Liverpool’s Jose Reina, saw Didier Drogba pull one back for Chelsea early in the second half.

The hosts then equalised on the night through Alex’s thunderous free-kick before Frank Lampard steered home Drogba’s cross and appeared to put them out of sight, 6-3 up on aggregate.

But Liverpool were not finished. They levelled through Lucas Leiva’s deflected shot and went 4-3 up on the night two minutes later through Dirk Kuyt’s near-post header.

With seven minutes remaining, the Reds needed one more goal to complete a stunning win on away goals.

But Lampard, teed up by Nicolas Anelka, scored his second of the night to make it 4-4 in the 89th minute.

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