Lampard and Gerrard... both happy with draw

England midfielders Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard were on opposite sides on Wednesday but felt that the goalless draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final was a good result for their respective clubs.

"It was tense, it's a big game, it was always going to be high pressure. But there was a lot of passion out there," Chelsea's Lampard told Sky Sports News.

"It's a decent result for us - we haven't conceded and we're always confident wherever we go that we can score. We're just disappointed we missed a few chances today."

Lampard missed his team's best opportunity when he shot from close range midway through the first half.

"It was a very good chance, I thought 'goal' before it actually hit the back of the net, which is a mistake," he said.

"I feel disappointed because that would have given us a nice lead to take to Anfield."

Gerrard said: "We didn't come here for a draw, ideally we'd have liked to nick a goal to take back to Anfield, but it's a tough place to come.

"Hopefully our fans will take the roof off at Anfield. Nil-nil is a good result here and it could have been worse if Frank had taken his chance."

Liverpool will be without Xabi Alonso for next week's second leg after he picked up a harsh late booking. "It's a massive blow," said Gerrard. "He gets us playing, he's a magnificent passer of the ball - but Dietmar Hamann is nearly fit again, I'm sure he'll be back."