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Chelsea Lost to Liverpool on Community Shield

The 80th minute saved Liverpool from marking a tie with league champion Chelsea, and Peter Crouch`s goal changed the score to a 2-1 in Liverpool`s favor. The FA Cup winners were victorious at the end of the traditional Community Shield. John Arne Riise scored the first goal for Liverpool after nine minutes of play. "They just backed off and backed off, and I thought I`ll just have a go," Riise said. "I caught it sweet."

Chelsea`s answer came minutes before the first half of the game was over. Frank Lampard scored on the 43rd minute setting a tie that would only break on the 80th minute. Although Chelsea lost the game, Jose Mourinho, the team`s captain, had good things to say about the opposing team. "If you don`t think about the difference of condition of both teams, they deserved to win because they were better than us," were his words.

England`s Premier League season begins this Saturday as Liverpool open against Sheffield United and Chelsea facing Manchester City. Chelsea has a strong lineup for this season and hopes for its third consecutive league title.