Title holders Barcelona nabbed a 1-0 victory at Anfield on Tuesday but this was not enough and Liverpool slid through to the Champions League quarterfinals thanks to away goals after a 2-2 aggregate score.

2004 winners Porto also bid the competition goodbye after Chelsea staged a strong comeback to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge for a 3-2 aggregate result.

AS Roma breezed past Olympique Lyon 2-0, the first home defeat in 19 Champions League games for the French champions. For their part, Valencia drew 0-0 with Inter Milan, going through after their first leg 2-2 draw.

Anfield has seen many memorable European matches down the years but last night's glee, despite the game ending in defeat, will remain in the hearts and minds of the Kop faithful.

Liverpool shot forward from kick-off, looking to put the tie beyond doubt, raining shots down on the Barcelona goal. Goalkeeper Victor Valdes’s heroic display kept the Spaniards in the game but the rest of the team were sluggish, failing to convert their chances until substitute Eidur Gudjohnsen finally scored in 75 minutes.

The four remaining second-leg matches will be played on Wednesday when Manchester United and Arsenal will seek to put four teams from the same country in the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time.

Following are the collated results of Tuesday's Champions League first knockout round, second leg matches:

    At Lyon:

    Olympique Lyon lost to AS Roma 2-0

    (AS Roma win 2-0 on aggregate)

    Scorers: Francesco Totti 22, Mancini 44

    Halftime 0-2; Att 39,260

    Referee: Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez (Spain)

    - - - -

    At Liverpool:

    Liverpool lost to Barcelona 1-0

    (2-2 on aggregate, Liverpool win on away goals rule)

    Scorer: Eidur Gudjohnsen 75

    Halftime: 0-0; Att: 42,579

    Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

    - - - -

    At London

    Chelsea bt Porto 2-1

    (Chelsea win on 3-2 on aggregate)

    Scorers:

    Chelsea: Arjen Robben 48, Michael Ballack 79

    Porto: Ricardo Quaresma 15

    Halftime: 0-1; Att: 39,041

    Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

    - - - -

    At Valencia:

    Valencia tied Inter Milan 0-0

    (2-2 on aggregate, Valencia win on away goals rule)

    Halftime: 0-0; Att: 53,000

    Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

    - - - -

    Playing on Wednesday:

    AC Milan vs Celtic (0-0)

    Arsenal vs PSV (0-1)

    Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid (2-3)

    Manchester United vs Lille (1-0)

(Xinhua News Agency March 7, 2007)