It all went horribly wrong for Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League semi final tie against Chelsea. Liverpool started slowly allowing the visitors lots of space for Avram Grant’s men to surge forward before starting to peg back Chelsea and take control of the game. Dirk Kuyt spurned two excellent chances before eventually finding the back of the net in the 43rd minute from close range. The home team went in 1 – 0 up at half time looking on the ascendency and came out with all guns firing, outpassing and outplaying the men in blue creating chance after chance but couldn’t find the target. Then it was Chelsea’s turn to push forward as the game started to get stretched but couldn’t manufactur a clear cut chance. Liverpool were denied twice by Petr Cech in the final 10 minutes tipping Gerrard’s shot over the bar and blocked Torres’ effort. Liverpool looked like they would be taking a 1 – 0 lead into the second leg at Stamford Bridge until the final Chelsea attack of the game and John Arne Riise put the ball into the top of his own net in an attempted headed clearance. So Riise’s mistake gifted Chelsea an vital away goal which means that Liverpool definitely need to score at the Bridge and may have just given Chelsea the advantage in the tie. Let’s hope that The Reds can put in one of their trademark never-say-die performances in London, but unlike last years semi final with Chelsea, the return leg is away from home so Liverpool won’t have the Anfield crowd lifting them higher like in last years semi final win!