Brendan Rodgers' men reached the competition's final
four after beating Bournemouth on Wednesday evening and they must now
overcome Jose Mourinho's formidable Blues
Tottenham will host Sheffield United at White Hart Lane in the other tie before travelling to Bramall Lane for the return leg.
Liverpool beat Bournemouth 3-1 at the Goldsands Stadium on Wednesday night to book their place in the last four, and they have been drawn against Jose Mourinho's rampant Blues, who also won 3-1 against Derby on Tuesday.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers insists he is just pleased to be in the draw after a difficult season to date: "The most important thing was getting through, it was obviously going to be a very difficult game for us but our performance was brilliant and it gets us into the semi-finals over two legs," he told Sky Sports. "It didn't really matter who we got, we just needed to get there. It's Chelsea and we look forward to it."
Chelsea have made for formidable opponents this season, and Mourinho picked a strong starting line-up to face the Rams at the iPro Stadium.
The Reds have struggled without the departed Luis Suarez and the injured Daniel Sturridge this season, but are now in the League Cup semi-finals after making light works of Eddie Howe's Bournemouth, despite crashing out of the Champions League and losing to Manchester United in the past week.
Spurs reached the semis after beating Newcastle 4-0 in north London on Wednesday, with goals from Nabil Bentaleb, Nacer Chadli, Harry Kane and Roberto Soldado.
They will meet the Blades, who beat Premier League side Southampton 1-0 on Tuesday night.
The first legs will take place on the week commencing January 19, with the returns scheduled for the following week.
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