Heroic Reds defy the odds

Juventus 0 Liverpool 0 (Liverpool win 2-1 on aggregate)

Thu, 14 Apr, 2005 - 01:00

Somehow, Rafael Benitez produced a game plan and a streak of sheer defiance in his erratic team to leave Juventus on their knees and out of Europe in front of their own disbelieving supporters.

The Reds now meet Chelsea in a two-legged semi-final on April 27 and May 3, with the second leg at Anfield.

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Courts Soccer Place: Istanbul Place: Europe Place: Anfield Place: Heysel Place: Benitez Person: Liverpool Person: Rafael Benitez Person: Jamie Carragher Person: Sami Hyypia Person: Djimi Traore Person: Steve Finnan Person: John Arne Riise Person: Xabi Alonso Person: Steven Gerrard Person: Benitez Person: Milan Baros Person: Hyypia Person: Jerzy Dudek Person: Scott Carson Person: Heysel Person: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Person: Alonso Person: Luis Garcia Person: Gianluigi Buffon Person: Pavel Nedved Person: Alessandro Del Piero Person: Valentin Ivanov Person: Baros Person: Marcelo Zalayeta Person: Ruben Olivera Person: Paolo Montero Person: Vladimir Smicer Person: Antonio Nunez Person: Ibrahimovic Person: Nedved Person: Mauro Camoranesi Person: Dudek Person: Del Piero Person: Smicer Person: Djibril Cisse Person: Biscan Person: Fabio Capello Person: Gianluca Pessotto Person: Stephen Appiah Person: Camoranesi Event: Premier League Event: Champions League Event: New Year's Day Organisation: Reds Organisation: Juventus Organisation: Liverpool Organisation: Chelsea Organisation: Juve Organisation: Turin Organisation: Real Sociedad Organisation: Anfield

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