Chelsea and Liverpool legends play charity match at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea Legends and Liverpool Legends met at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon in a charity exhibition pitting former stars from both clubs against one another, with kickoff scheduled for 3pm BST. The fixture, organised to raise funds for the Chelsea Foundation, the Chelsea Players Trust and the LFC Foundation, brought a star-studded Chelsea line-up managed by Roberto Di Matteo and a Liverpool side overseen by a four-strong coaching team including Ian Rush, John Aldridge, Phil Thompson and Sammy Lee.

Chelsea named a squad heavy on familiar faces, with John Terry, Eden Hazard, Petr Cech, Diego Costa, Joe Cole, Gianfranco Zola, Marcel Desailly and Claude Makelele among those listed. Liverpool’s roster featured former goalkeeper Pepe Reina, defenders Martin Skrtel and Ragnar Klavan, and attackers Ryan Babel, Robbie Keane and Yossi Benayoun, while Natasha Dowie was among the women included in the visiting ranks. Clubs confirmed that proceeds from the match would support the charities’ community and welfare programmes.

The meeting at Stamford Bridge followed a previous legends clash in March at Anfield, where Liverpool won 2-0 thanks to a second-half brace from Peter Crouch....