Liverpool: A runner with the pack in England, Liverpool seem to have some magical force in the European Champions League.
Seemingly destined for elimination when Arsenal equalised in the 84th minute, Steven Gerrard and Ryan Babel rallied the Reds with a pair of goals on Tuesday, and sent Liverpool into the last four with a 4-2 victory that keeps Rafa Benitez on course for a third final in four years.
"We have enough experience of such matches and clearly the belief to succeed showed again," Benitez said.
"When we went to 2-2 so near the end, my players showed tremendous character and desire to get up off the ground to win the tie."
Both times Liverpool advanced to the final, in 2005 and 2007, Liverpool beat Chelsea in the semi-finals and will face the London side again after they beat Fenerbahce on Tuesday.
Liverpool co-owner George Gillett Jr. is dreaming of traveling to Moscow for May's final after attending his first match at Anfield since December.
The beaming American, who has been feuding with Anfield partner Tom Hicks, raced into the dressing room to congratulate the players after the 5-3 win on aggregate.
Emmanuel Adebayor appeared to put Arsenal into the final four in the 84th minute. Walcott evaded Gerrard's attempt to poke the ball away at the half way line, then went around as Fabio Aurelio crashed into him.
Walcott maintained possession as Javier Mascherano sprinted to catch up, went wide as Mascherano fell down, then evaded Sammy Hyypia and slotted the ball past a falling Martin Skrtel to Adebayor.
"Even at 2-2 we had a great chance to kill the game off, but we lacked experience and made big mistakes," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. "We were too native and lacked bit of maturity defensively."
But a minute later, Babel was hauled down by Kolo Toure and Gerrard converted the ensuing penalty.
"I was delighted with the belief of my players, particularly in the second half," Benitez said. "We had been so poor before the break, but so much better in the second period.
"It was a tremendous game for our fans, there were six goals."
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Abou Diaby had given Arsenal the lead in the 13th minute, but Sami Hyypia equalized in the 30th and Fernando Torres put Liverpool ahead in the 69th by beating Kolo Toure and Philippe Senderos before swiveling to shoot past Manuel Almunia.
Wenger disputed the penalty and was upset because he said Alexandre Hleb was denied a spot kick in the first leg.
"The defeat was down to a dodgy decision of the referee I think," said Wenger, who takes his side to Manchester United on Sunday in the Premier League title race. "I believe over the two games it's difficult to swallow because of the double disappointment and all the big decisions were against us.
"It's very difficult to understand because it wasn't a penalty tonight and last week it was a real penalty."
Chelsea beat Fenerbahce
Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the fourth time in five seasons on Tuesday with a 2-0 with a win over Fenerbahce.
Michael Ballack headed in a free kick from Frank Lampard to put Chelsea ahead in the fourth minute, and Lampard added one of his own in the 87th. The victory advanced Chelsea on a 3-2 aggregate score.
"It was hard. Credit to Fenerbahce, they made it very difficult for us and had some chances," Lampard said. "It was a relief to kill the game off at the end, really."
"I think it's deserved, to be honest. Over the course of the two games we deserve to be through. We didn't play as well tonight as we can, but this competition is about getting results."
Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2004, '05 and '07. they were defeated first by AS Monaco, then twice by Liverpool. Chelsea will meet English Premier League rival Liverpool in the semi-finals.
"We've been there, we know everything about them and they know everything about us," Lampard said. "It's amazing how often we've been in this situation."
Jose Mourinho was in charge when Chelsea lost both times to Liverpool, and his replacement Avram Grant hopes luck will come on the third try.
"I always want to know what is the future," Grant said with a smile. "We want to be in the final."
The result extended Chelsea's home unbeaten streak in Europe to 11, a run dating back 26 months.
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Fenerbache, who reached the quarter-finals for the first time and are coached by Brazilian great Zico, hasn't won away from home this season in the Champions League.
After Ballack's goal, the Blues continued to attack in the first half, with Joe Cole hitting the post and Ballack forcing a save from Fenerbahce goalkeeper Volkan Demirel.
Didier Drogba curled a shot just over the bar in the 22nd minute, and four minutes later, Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini limped off with an injury to his right hamstring.
He was replaced by Chelsea's third-choice goalkeeper Hilario, who hadn't played since January 8 - in the English League Cup. It was his only his sixth appearance of the season and his first in the Champions League.
First-choice goalkeeper Petr Cech is also out for Chelsea out after having surgery for ripping his lip during a training accident on Sunday. He's expected to be sidelined for at least two weeks.
"I feel more like a doctor than a manager sometimes," Grant said. "Hilario was good today."
Fenerbahce had their first opportunity when Lugano headed a free kick from Alex past the post from close range in the 31st.
The Turkish side then grew in confidence but failed to capitalise on its possession - generating no shots on target in the first half.
Drogba had a shot saved a minute into the second half and had a scuffed shot saved in the 56th. Chelsea sent on defender Juliano Belletti for Kalou in the 57th minute and Fenerbahce responded by sending on former Blues forward Mateja Kezman three minutes later.
Despite the extra defensive edge, Chelsea kept pushing for another goal.
Ricardo Carvalho sent a shot over the bar in the 72nd and three minutes later, Lugano had Fenerbahce's second attempt on goal but it went wide.
Drogba sent a 78th minute free kick to Demirel, who also thwarted John Terry.
Hilario made two strong saves in the final 10 minutes, pushing away a volley from Gokhan Gonul and Kazim Kazim.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien was shown a yellow card in the 86th and will miss the first leg of the semi-finals.
"It's a little bit disappointing," Grant said. "But it happened."
A week ago, Deivid de Souza and English-born Kazim scored second-half goals to give Fenerbahce a 2-1 win.
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