It was dubbed the Sh 2.7b (£20million) match back in 2003, now, of course, the prize of reaching the Champions League is worth a whole lot more.
Just a month before the dawn of the Roman Abramovich era, Liverpool travelled to London in a winner-takes-all showdown against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Sami Hyppia nodded the visitors into the lead with just 11 minutes gone and all looked rosy for the red half of Merseyside, but not for long.
A powerful Marcel Desailly header levelled proceedings just two minutes later and, just like that, Liverpool’s lead had vanished.
Then, Chelsea turned the screw and Jesper …read more
Source: Mediamax Network
