UPDATE 2-Soccer-Ivanovic double stuns Liverpool, Chelsea win 3-1

Wed Apr 8, 2009 11:24pm BST
 
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* Defender Ivanovic heads two goals from corners

* Drogba strike rounds off great night for Chelsea

* Torres nets early opening goal for Liverpool

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By Neil Johnston

LIVERPOOL, England, April 8 (Reuters) - Two goals by defender Branislav Ivanovic and another from Didier Drogba completed a stunning Chelsea comeback for a 3-1 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Fernando Torres had pounced in the sixth minute to give five-times European champions Liverpool the perfect start to the first leg of the quarter-final tie at Anfield.

But Chelsea, last season's beaten finalists, will go into next Tuesday's second leg clear favourites to advance to the semi-finals after Ivanovic inspired a turnaround for Guus Hiddink's team.

The Serbia defender took advantage of poor Liverpool marking to head home an equaliser from a corner before halftime.  Continued...

 

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