Heart attack* - Olivia Newton-John

Man, i came close to a cardiac arrest! Wif 15 mins of the match left, i could feel me heart pumping furiously, pounding against me chest. Me fingers and toes felt cold and i couldn't sit down.

i spent the remaining of the match - 15 mins plus added 30 mins and the penalties shoot-out - on me feet, pacing from one end of the hall to the other. Of course there were moments when i was leaping and jumping like a frog (like when Kuyt got the ball into Chelsea's goal during extra time) and others when i was curled up on the floor, whimpering and close to tears (when Kuyt's aforementioned goal was disallowed).

I really couldn't take it - after all, a goal from Chelsea would mean that Liverpool had to score 3 in total against them. So even when the Reds were up 1-0, Chelsea could afford to concede another goal and then score one and kick the Reds out (due to goal they scored in the first leg and the "away goal" rule).

But score they did not - and even during the penalties, they managed to convert only one.

Yes, Liverpool have beaten Chelsea - and this time round, the Blues have NO excuse - and will be in Athens on the 23rd of this month to play in the finals! As an ad in the local papers yesterday by Carlsberg proclaimed, "Never underestimate the Champions!".

Pics taken from various UK news websites - too bad none of the shoot-out hero, Pepe Reina!

What a nite!!!! Me only regret - besides not watching it in the SU Bar on UoE - is that papa wasn't around to watch the game wif me. :-(

*One of her 2 new songs found in her 1982 Greatest Hits collection which was also released as a single and reached #3 in the US Billboard Hot 100 charts.