Well that's your lot from us tonight. See you all tomorrow for more from the League Cup. Enjoy!

John Mikel Obi is closing in on a testimonial at Chelsea. He may appear limited in some aspects but he's had nine years at the very top of the game and is a trusted squad member for every manager through the doors at Stamford Bridge.

Terry T: To all haters, if Mikel had not played tonight, Fabregas would have slotted in next to Matic and Chelsea would have lost. Fact.

There is cup football to savour in Spain on Wednesday night too, and a former Liverpool favourite is the talking point.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says he is sure record signing Luis Suarez will rediscover his goalscoring prowess.

The Uruguay striker has scored three goals in 12 domestic matches since moving from Liverpool for £75m.

One of the 27-year-old's goals came on 12 January against Atletico Madrid, who Barcelona face in Wednesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg.

Enrique said: "The goals will come because he is a goalscorer and has shown that throughout his career."

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel: "We were disappointed to concede the goal but we need to make sure we finish it back home.

"We didn't lose and we scored. The away goals count, so we're still in a good place.

"Thibaut [Courtois] has been doing this all season, save after save. He showed what a world-class goalkeeper he is."

Asked if he would be tempted to make a cheeky bid for Steve Gerrard, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho told 5 live: "Or perhaps to take him on loan?

"I would love the Premier League to keep the best players and I believe he has the quality to play for more years."

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More from Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: "We're getting better with every game, you can see the confidence returning. We were very unfortunate not to win the game. We went behind against the run of play but we created opportunities.

"You've seen the return of the aggression in our intensity. The only thing which was missing was more than one goal. You'd expect Chelsea to open up a little more in the second leg and that will help us because of the pace and invention we have in the team. They have got a good record at home but we haven't conceded in our last three games away from home. We know it's going to be a difficult game. It felt like a big game tonight and the performance was big."

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge on Twitter:, external "Team looked class tonight!!"

Tomorrow night sees Tottenham host League One side Sheffield United in the second semi-final, with the follow-up legs next week.

Who do you make favourites to reach Wembley? An all-London affair?

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Sky Sports: "I'm not saying we are the favourites, I'm saying now the semi-final is one leg. We have to win and Liverpool have to win but it is at Stamford Bridge.

"Some people consider the League Cup secondary but a big club like us and a big club like Liverpool respect the competition and that is good for English football."

Brendan Rodgers on allowing Raheem Sterling a break: "This is about the boy's life and his career. People will talk about it but I'm only worried about the kid.

"You could see tonight he was probably fresher, not so much physically but mentally. He's had so much put on him so early in his career. There is no doubt he is an exceptional young talent."

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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers on Sky Sports: "I'm delighted with the performance, disappointed with the result. We thoroughly deserved to win the game.

"We showed wonderful character. Some of our play was very impressive and it sets up the second leg perfectly because they've probably got to open up a bit more.

"It's still all to play for. It was a great game and that shows the improvements that we're making."

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Sky Sports: It was a proper semi-final and a fair result. Liverpool played well but we were in control. Maybe with a bit more quality in our passing we could score more goals. We were not very efficient in our transition when we recovered the ball.

"Thibaut [Courtois] had a couple of good saves and Steven Gerrard hit the post and I don't remember [Simon] Mignolet having saves to make.

"We had lots of chances, spaces to counter-attack but our passing was not the best."

You may remember that we told you earlier on that Preston gave free pies to the travelling Yeovil fans tonight. Top class.

The good news for the bean counters at Deepdale is that only 73 Yeovil fans made the trip.

Alan, Devon: Watching Chelsea playing away from home against decent opposition is a truly awful spectacle. They show no attacking intent, if they get a goal it's a bonus and then the inevitable late subs to wind the clock down...yawn, yawn...

Luke, from Somerset: As a Chelsea fan it can be so frustrating to watch us play sometimes. We've proved before that we can dominate games with our quality yet Mourinho seems to be afraid of doing it and instead puts Mikel in the team who people still seem to think is a good player.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says he is "delighted with the performance, disappointed with the result". Full reaction to come.

Jose Mourinho speaking to BBC Sport: "It's a draw. I am not sad as a defeat, not as happy as a victory. My emotion is in the middle. I'm not saying we are favourites now. This semi-final was two legs and now it's only one match and that's at Stamford Bridge. We defended well and our goalkeeper was good.

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"It was a bit frustrating because the way Liverpool play we recovered lots of balls, and caught them lots of times with just three defenders, but we missed lots of passes in transitions that could have been dangerous."

Ken Gorry:, external I thought this was supposed to be the League Cup was supposed to be meaningless these days. What a game after a very slow start.

Niall McCaffrey:, external I don't understand how people can criticize Chelsea's performance tonight? They successfully executed a game plan, end of.

Jake Pincombe:, external Fans saying Chelsea are a negative side from one game should remember they've scored 20 more goals than Liverpool in the league.

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Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling speaking to Sky Sports: "Obviously at half-time we were disappointed to be 1-0 down but we said as a group we needed to stay in the game. It was a great comeback from the boys. We tried to keep the ball better and tried to penetrate in the final third.

"It's always good to get on the scoresheet and help the team out. I've felt the benefit of the break because there are times you need a bit of rest and the manager gave me some time off and it's helped. We're still in the tie and Chelsea will be difficult but helpfully we can get a result."

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois talking to Bein Sports: "Of course after the all the chances we have to happy with the result. They were dangerous and it was a difficult for us. We were not at our best but a 1-1 score is good for the second leg.

"They have their new system with quick players so it wasn't easy for us to control it. It was a hard game and to come away with a draw we are happy and now we have to finish the game in front of our fans."