'Beast' the best for delighted Terry

The hero of the hour let his captain do most of the talking, as Branislav Ivanović made a modest exit from Anfield after his two headers helped Chelsea FC to a 3-1 victory over Liverpool FC in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

'Fantastic moment'
The Serbian international full-back, who connected with corners by Florent Malouda and Frank Lampard in either half to claim his first goals for Chelsea, only started the first leg due to José Bosingwa's calf injury. His presence was to prove pivotal, however. "It's a fantastic moment for me. I am very happy because I played right-back and scored twice from corner kicks," the shy 25-year-old said. "I've scored [four] goals for Serbia and now two for Chelsea, but I just try to do my best. All the team played very well, I don't like to speak about myself."

Semi-finals beckon
Ivanović made the difference after Liverpool had forged an early lead through Fernando Torres, and a third goal by Didier Drogba put the London side in prime position to move into the last four for the fifth time in six seasons. Chelsea and England skipper John Terry, who will miss Tuesday's second leg after being booked, said: "He [Ivanović] is unbelievable. I've said before how strong he is. He's a beast from set- plays and now he's got his first and second goals for us. And what a time to get them. He's such a solid player. He gets forward and tracks back and a few people tried to get round him tonight but they were really struggling because he is so quick, strong and great in the air. Fair play to them [Liverpool]. For the first 15 or 20 minutes they outplayed us totally and got their goal early on, but after that I think we dominated the game and were unlucky not to win by five or six goals."

'Fantastic spirit'
Striker Drogba shook off an ankle problem to provide a constant threat to Liverpool, and his persistence was rewarded in the 67th minute when he converted an excellent low cross by Malouda to complete Chelsea's perfect evening. "Tonight we had a fantastic spirit," Drogba said. "Even when they scored, we kept playing to make a difference. We had chances at set-pieces and we used them very well. I think Liverpool played well, but so did we. The second leg will be a different game, we will see. We don't know what's going to happen but we will do everything to get to the semi-final."