liverpool were drawn against manchester city in the semi-finals which were held over two-legs. the first leg was at city's home ground, the etihad stadium. liverpool won the match 1–0, courtesy of a steven gerrard penalty. the second leg was held at liverpool's home ground anfield. city took the lead in the first half when nigel de jong scored, ten minutes later gerrard equalised when he scored a penalty. at half-time, the score was 1–1 with liverpool leading 2–1 on aggregate. city took the lead in the match when edin džeko scored in the 67th minute. the goal meant the aggregate score was 2–2 but city would progress to the final if the score remained the same due to the away goals rule. liverpool needed to find an equaliser, and seven minutes after džeko's goal they did, when bellamy scored. city tried to score an equaliser but to no avail, and the match finished 2–2, with liverpool progressing to the final courtesy of a 3–2 aggregate victory.