Luis Garcia scored a controversial goal early in the second leg of the Liverpool-Chelsea semifinal at Anfield, and Liverpool defended staunchly for the remainder of the match, holding on for a 1-0 victory after last week's 0-0 deadlock at Stamford Bridge. They'll face the winner of the other semifinal, more likely to be Milan than PSV Eindhoven, later this month in Istanbul.
Obviously, Chelsea learned nothing from Manchester United's exit against Milan: If you don't score goals, you don't go through.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, defiant to the end, insisted "the best team lost". Controversy will surround Garcia's goal, which was cleared off the line by William Gallas but ruled a goal by the linesman.
The fact is, Chelsea had 85 minutes (plus 6 minutes stoppage time) to grab the vital away goal, which would've taken them to the final on a 1-1 draw. They didn't, and they're out.
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