Jose backs Liverpool despite elimination

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he hoped Liverpool went on to win the final in Istanbul later this month but, in typical style, claimed his team deserved to have gone through on the night.

Luis Garcia claimed an early goal for Liverpool, although it isn’t clear if the ball crossed the line before being cleared, and that was enough to take Rafa Benitez’s men through after the goalless draw at Stamford Bridge in the first leg.