With Manchester United still at the top spot, the number 2 and 4 teams (Chelsea and Liverpool respectively) will be fighting out in the Champion League semi-final today at Stamford Bridge. Although I am a fan of both teams, in this case I am supporting the Reds.

Here are some interesting stats as we countdown to the match:

-This is Liverpool’s 15th European Semi Final and their ninth in this competition.
-This is the first time ever that Liverpool have met the same club in four successive European campaigns.
-Liverpool are meeting English opposition in a European tie for the eighth time.
-Against Arsenal in the last round Steven Gerrard set a new club record by scoring in four successive home games in Europe.
-Sami Hyypia’s goal against the Gunners two weeks ago was his third goal in a European Cup Quarter-Final. He had previously found the net against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002 and Juventus in 2005.
-The Reds have played 14 Semi-Finals in Europe at Anfield winning 11 and drawing two. The only defeat was at the hands of Leeds in the Fairs Cup in 1971.
-Liverpool have kept nine successive clean sheets in European Semi-Finals at Anfield. The last visiting team to score here was Barcelona in 1976.

I was laying in bed last night watching Liverpool (No. 4) beating Chelsea (No. 2) 1-0. It was coming to the close of the 90 minute semi-final match. I was calmly happy for the underdog team, ready to finally fall asleep.

Suddenly in the final seconds John Arne Riise (Defender for Liverpool) accidentally bounced the ball off his head into his own team’s net for an equaliser! OMG! What an upset! Now I fall asleep feeling badly for the Norwegian red head.