Watch Out Barca!

It's 75 minutes, 5-3 on aggregate to Chelsea. Through to the semis? Far from it.

Alonso had single-handedly reduced our defence to rubble, smashing home 2 goals past a shaky Petr Cech and equally shambolic defense sorely missing John Terry. Spurred on by the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, Liverpool were ready to fight to the death to turn the tie on its head.

Guus Hiddink's blood pressure was soaring through the roof, tempers and emotions ran high around Stamford Bridge.

But on 76', up pops Lampard with the goal so badly needed, the one that would finally put an end to an astonishing night of comebacks. A simple tap-in, and 6-3 on aggregate to Chelsea.

But Liverpool weren't done yet.

Daring to defy the odds, somehow Lucas and Kuyt managed to squeeze home another 2 to give Liverpool renewed hope of pulling off one of the greatest comebacks since their 2005 Istanbul victory.

6-5 on aggregate now. One more goal and Liverpool would be booking their flight to Catalan next week.

89': GOAL! Lampard shoots a stunner past Pepe Reina and once and for all, throws Liverpool out of the UCL for the second season consecutively. What a night. An own-goal from Pepe Reina, a bullet of a free-kick from Alex and a brace from Lamps sealed a memorable night for the Stamford Bridge faithful.

Stamford Bridge roars in appreciation, the players mob him. What more can I say? I've praised him to the heavens already, there's nothing left to say. He just keeps on going, and you'll know somehow he's always there to save the day (most of the time). Claudio Ranieri made one of the best moves of his life, paying 11.5 million pounds for Frank back in 2001, who is worth his weight in gold many times over.

Oh wait. There is something I have to say.

It's an UTTER disgrace that he wasn't on the final shortlist for the PFA Awards. And I'm not the only one that thinks so, The Mirror does too. What an injustice, when you consider the inconsistent likes of Cristiano Ronaldo there. And the fact that 5 out of 6 of the short-listed players are United players...why even Arsene Wenger is grumbling!

However, the victory does not mask the glaring defensive errors that must be rectified before Messi and co. come a-knocking. Thankfully, the return-leg is at Stamford Bridge, hopefully giving us the chance to salvage the tie should anything untoward happen at Camp Nou in the first leg.

But, I'm not getting carried away; Arsenal in the FA Cup awaits at the weekend (so looking forward to it, with my parents in Ho Chi Minh I can finally watch it live at midnight) and the pursuit of the triple continues.