August 2004, he scored the winning goal against Southampton in the League, and continued scoring important goals as he scored both in a 2–0 win against Tottenham. In March 2005 he scored a long-range goal from 30 yards against Crystal Palacein the Premier League which Chelsea won 4–1. Lampard continued his season strongly, and his brilliant performances for Chelsea in the Premier Leagueand Champions Leaguefurther increased his reputation as one of the best midfielders in the world. In the 2004-05 UEFA Champions Leaguehe scored one of the goals in Chelseas famous 4–2 win over Barcelona helping Chelsea to progress to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, he scored 3 goals in 2 legs against Bayern Munich as Chelsea won 6–5 on aggregate. His second goal in the first leg was a spectacular one; he controlled Makéléléscross with his chest then turned and swivelled and sent the ball inside the far post with a left-foot half volley. In April 2005, Lampard scored both goals against Bolton Wanderersin a 2–0 win which was the Premier Leaguetitle winning match for Chelsea, which also won the first major trophy of his career as Chelsea bagged their first top-flight title in fifty years, by a twelve point margin. He was named as Barclays Player of the Season for 2004–05. Though Chelsea were eliminated in the Champions League semi-finalsby league rivals Liverpool, they took home the Football League Cup, in which Lampard scored twice in six matches, which included the opening goal against Manchester Unitedin the League Cup semi- final, which Chelsea won 2–1. He landed his first personal award by being named the 2005 Footballer of the Year. #ASOT
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