Manchester City vs Liverpool: From Luis Garcia’s ‘Ghost Goal’ to John Terry’s tears, the history of all-English Champions League knockout ties
Pep Guardiola and Co have it all to do as they look to overturn a 3-0 deficit in the second-leg at the Etihad on Tuesday
MANCHESTER CITY have it all to do when they host Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-final second-leg on Tuesday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds thumped Pep Guardiola and Co 3-0 at Anfield six days ago to all-but book their place in the last-four.
A goal for Liverpool would essentially end the tie, with City needing five… but you can never rule out the Etihad side’s attacking juggernaut.
All eyes may be on the second-leg in Manchester, but this is by no means the only all-Premier League knockout showdown in Champions League history.
In fact, there have been NINE England vs England ties in the Champions League era alone.
From Luis Garcia’s “Ghost Goal” to John Terry‘s tears, take a trip down memory lane, below…
Chelsea 3 Arsenal 2 (agg) – 2003-04 quarter-final
AFTER a 1-1 stalemate in the first-leg at Stamford Bridge, it looked like Arsenal and Chelsea were preparing for extra-time back at Highbury.
The scores were level at 1-1 once again before a moment of magic from Wayne Bridge.
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The former England full-back rifled home a left-footed stunner in the 87th-minute as the Blues progressed to the semi-finals.
However, Chelsea lost in the last-four to Ligue 1 giants Monaco – and missed the chance to become the first-ever London team to reach a Champions League final.
Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 (agg) – 2004-05 semi-final
MOST famous – or perhaps infamous – for Luis Garcia’s “Ghost Goal”, Liverpool scraped home 1-0 on aggregate to reach the final in Istanbul in 2005.
After a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge, the Reds took an early lead as match officials adjudged the Spaniard’s strike to have crossed the line.
Chelsea star Eidur Gudjohnsen missed a glorious chance to win the tie and reach the final as his late sitter was skewed wide.
Liverpool famously went on to beat AC Milan in the final on penalties in the “Miracle of Istanbul” after overthrowing a 3-0 deficit to run out victors.
Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1 (agg) – 2006-07 semi-final
TWO years later, another Champions League semi-final, another Liverpool vs Chelsea clash at a time when the two clubs utterly despised each other.
The Rafa Benitez vs Jose Mourinho era was undoubtedly one of the most-heated and entertaining in recent times.
But it was the Reds who once again pipped the Blues to take on Milan in the Champions League final.
After Chelsea won the first-leg 1-0, Liverpool won the second by the same scoreline thanks to a Daniel Agger strike.
It was the home side though who held their nerve in the penalty-shootout, with Dirk Kuyt netting the winner as Geremi and Arjen Robben both missed.
Liverpool 5 Arsenal 3 (agg) – 2007-08 quarter-final
THE Reds booked yet another semi-final clash with Chelsea thanks to a comprehensive win over Arsenal in 2008.
Having drawn the first-leg 1-1 at the Emirates, Liverpool ran out 4-2 winners at Anfield after a brief scare.
Abou Diaby had put the Gunners in the lead with a crucial away goal before a Sami Hyypia equaliser.
Fernando Torres looked to have sealed things, before Emmanuel Adebayor put Arsenal ahead on away goals.
But Steven Gerrard and Ryan Babel swiftly added Liverpool’s third and fourth to dump Arsenal out of Europe… and march on to face Chelsea.
Chelsea 4 Liverpool 3 (agg) – 2007-08 semi-final
FOR a third time in four years, Liverpool and Chelsea went toe-to-toe in the Champions League semi-final.
But this time, it was the Blues who came out on top to reach their first-ever final in the competition.
After a 1-1 draw at Anfield, Didier Drogba scored twice at Stamford Bridge to give Chelsea a 3-2 win, 4-3 on aggregate.
Torres had earlier sent the game to extra-time, before Drogba and Frank Lampard scored to give the Blues a commanding lead, with Babel’s late strike mere consolation for the Reds.
Chelsea 1 Man United 1 (agg) – 2007-08 final
IN a year jam-packed with all-English Champions League fixtures, it was only fitting two Premier League sides do battle in the final.
As it was, Cristiano Ronaldo gave Man United a 1-0 lead in Moscow, before Lampard equalised before half-time.
In a nervy yet thrilling encounter, with the woodwork struck multiple times and Drogba seeing red for slapping Nemanja Vidic, went all the way to penalties.
United held their nerve, as JT’s famous slip with the chance to win the trophy led to him slumped on the turf in tears as Nicolas Anelka also missed.
Chelsea 7 Liverpool 5 (agg) – 2008-09 quarter-final
IT was almost an inevitability when Chelsea were drawn with Liverpool in the 2009 quarter-finals.
But that was the only sure thing in an otherwise completely bonkers 180 minutes of football.
After Chelsea thumped Liverpool 3-1 at Anfield, the two sides played out a simply bizarre 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.
The Reds were actually leading 2-0 at half-time to put one foot in the semis, before all-hell broke loose in a frenetic, goal-filled second 45 minutes, with Chelsea emerging triumphant… just.
Man United 4 Arsenal 1 (agg) – 2008-09 semi-final
THERE was still everything to play for following the first-leg, won 1-0 by Man United at Old Trafford.
But Sir Alex Ferguson’s men put on a footballing clinic to entirely nullify Arsenal on their own turf.
Goals from Park Ji-sung and Ronaldo (two) killed off the Gunners as they booked their place in the 2009 final.
However, the Red Devils’ joy turned to anguish in Rome as they slipped to defeat against Barcelona.
Man United 3 Chelsea 1 (agg) – 2010-11 quarter-final
UNITED were in control from start to finish of the last-eight stage in 2011.
They won the first-leg 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, before storming into the semi-finals with a 2-1 win on their own turf.
The game will be remembered for Carlo Ancelotti dropping Drogba in favour of £50m flop Torres.
Drogba scored on the day, but strikes from Javier Hernandez and Park Ji-sung saw United reach the last-four where they smashed Schalke.
However, they came up against an inspired Barcelona once more in the final… and lost heavily.