Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 (After extra-time. Chelsea win 4-3 on aggregate)

TWO-GOAL hero Didier Drogba was ecstatic after firing Chelsea to the Champions League final with a 3-2 victory over Liverpool.

The Ivory Coast striker scored the first and third goals as the Blues sealed a showdown with Manchester United in Moscow in extra-time.

Fernando Torres and Ryan Babel netted for the Reds but it was Chelsea's night.

Drogba said: It is something amazing. Today we did very well.

I am really pleased for the club because we've been looking for this final for too long.'' The former Marseille forward was accused before the game of diving by Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez and Drogba admitted he was disappointed'' by the Spaniard's comments.

It's difficult as I said,'' Drogba added. Benitez is a fantastic coach and I was a bit disappointed but I think he felt his team was not strong enough and Chelsea were going to beat them. I am just happy for my team and I don't want to think about others.

It's not good for my image. I'm giving my best to put my team at the top and I think it's not fair but it's finished.'' Blues captain John Terry admitted he had not fully absorbed the scale of his team's achievement.

It's fantastic, I think we've fully deserved it over the years, we've had our chance but I thought we made it hard for ourselves at the end.

It has not sunk in properly.

We'll enjoy tonight but it will take 24 hours to sink in.'' Frank Lampard scored a penalty and Terry paid tribute to the England midfielder whose mother died last week.

What a character Lamps is.

It has been a terrible week for him. I'm sure Frank will dedicate that goal to his mum.'' Benitez believed his side were in control when they handed Chelsea the initiative in extratime.

The Spaniard said: I thought we were very close. We played well in the second half. But the third goal killed it.

We had control of the game, we had two chances in extra-time and we were in control.

And we were preventing them from creating.'' Benitez insisted he did not regret his criticism of Drogba, saying: I don't think so, when you play a semi-final in the Champions League I don't think you think about anything other than that.'' Chelsea boss Avram Grant admitted he was proud to have succeeded in beating Benitez's Liverpool in the Champions League last four - something his venerated predecessor Jose Mourinho conspicuously failed to manage.

There's only one special one,'' he joked. But this was special against Liverpool.

"They are a fantastic team and Rafa played tactically. You need to be clever against him but we did it.

We have created history and I am very proud we did it my way.

But I don't like to say I' because (owner) Roman (Abramovich), he created this club, my staff are excellent, my assistants, everybody.'' Grant, who has guided his team to a strong end-of-season charge on two fronts, also praised Lampard's efforts in trying times.

Frank played very well and in my opinion was one of our key players today. It is not an easy thing, he is under... you know what he is under.

He gave everything to the team.''