Barclays Premier League - Liverpool crushed

Eurosport - Mon, 03 Aug 09:05:00 2009

Liverpool slumped to a 3-0 friendly defeat by Espanyol in the first match played at the new Estadi Cornella El Prat.

FOOTBALL Ben Sahar celebrates scoring for Espanyol in their 3-0 friendly win over Liverpool. - 0

A double strike from former Chelsea forward Ben Sahar (pictured) and a first-half effort from Luis Garcia sealed the win, but Liverpool's Steven Gerrard twice hit the woodwork.

The clash was played in front of a noisy sell-out 40,000 crowd as the city of Barcelona marked the opening of the new stadium.

Reds skipper Gerrard had the first real opportunity with 19 minutes gone when he let fly with an effort from 30 yards.

The strike beat keeper Carlos Kameni but, frustratingly for Gerrard, the ball thudded on to the crossbar and away to safety.

Immediately afterwards the hosts launched a quick counter attack and took the lead through Garcia.

Former Celtic man Shunsuke Nakamura played a perfect through ball to Garcia, who held off young Spanish defender Mikel San Jose and fired past Pepe Reina.

Gerrard struck the woodwork for the second time in 10 minutes with a beautifully-curled free kick that came back off Kameni's left hand post after Fernando Torres was brought down.

Liverpool almost found themselves two goals behind after 41 minutes when Raul Tamudo timed his run to perfection and finished expertly past Reina, but the goal was incorrectly ruled out for offside.

The game became a little scrappy in the second half as both sides introduced a host of substitutions and it was not until Sahar came on that the game went beyond Liverpool's reach.

Philipp Degen should have done better as he stood appealing for offside while the Israel striker nipped in and tucked the ball past Reina with virtually his first touch of the game after 63 minutes.

Sahar then added the killer third goal three minutes from time when more hesitant defending from the visitors allowed him to slot the ball home unmarked from close range.

Sean Calvert / Eurosport

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  1. never mind its just a friendly .

    From RAJEN, on Sat 15 Aug 2:28PM

  2. Liverfool?? - A touch of dyslexia I see... Spell it­ right, it's Liverpool or go back to school and take­ more spelling tests!

    From , on Wed 5 Aug 1:48PM

  3. lol good news! congrats Liverpool!

    From rocknroll_ceu, on Tue 4 Aug 1:15AM

  4. Does he know Allah forbids football and being happy?!

    From Colonel K, on Mon 3 Aug 8:51PM

  5. Mark S has obviously never been to or seen football in­ Europe, you poor blinkered closeted yank buffoon.

    From Colonel K, on Mon 3 Aug 8:47PM

  6. "Liverpool crushed"

    Great headline

    From rafascrackingup, on Mon 3 Aug 6:54PM

  7. It's just a friendly... C'mon you Reds!!!

    From 4, on Mon 3 Aug 6:42PM

  8. Ah c'mon Dermot # 150 don't be a big wet­ girl's blouse.

    I know it's a shame and you­ can't handle it. If I was a 'patsy' fan,­ I'd feel as if my footballing world had collapsed.­ Imagine if he'd just joined Real Madrid. I liked­ Stevie G too, he was untouchable, an example to us all,­ but now the gleaming talisman is no longer gleaming and­ 'patsy' fans have still got their heads stuck­ up the ar*se of 'Little Stevie'.

    I've put­ up with it for five or six years from my­ 'patsy' mates every time Ronaldo misses a free­ kick or whinges or falls down or looks like he's­ going to cry and can you imagine what it's like­ when he falls on his ar*se trying one of his fancy dan­ tricks and both of us know, that was on a fairly­ regular basis. I know you know that I have a point.­ Five or six years ... and you can't take a few­ weeks! Now that's sad.

    It's on a plate mate,­ all we've got to do is lap it up.

    From Stevie O Jay, on Mon 3 Aug 6:35PM

  9. the reds should by d.villa...
    what do ya think?

    From deanzofq, on Mon 3 Aug 6:13PM

  10. steve o jay get a life you sad ladyboy

    From dermot, on Mon 3 Aug 5:50PM

  11. Reports in Spain today claim that Liverpool have­ indicated to Real Madrid that both Manchester City and­ Inter Milan have made cash bids higher than those of­ the Spanish giants

    From Danny J, on Mon 3 Aug 5:47PM

  12. Reports in Spain today claim that Liverpool have­ indicated to Real Madrid that both Manchester City and­ Inter Milan have made cash bids higher than those of­ the Spanish giants

    From Danny J, on Mon 3 Aug 5:47PM

  13. The bunch of monkeys good for noting

    From scott a, on Mon 3 Aug 5:47PM

  14. comment 133 ur a @#$% man u are way better than­ ladypool

    From marooffaisal, on Mon 3 Aug 5:44PM

  15. I knew Ill wake up this morning just to read trashes­ from ManU fans.I believe in Rafa for the new stade was­ not that OK for our lads.

    From Michael, on Mon 3 Aug 5:16PM
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    Well I've been waiting for this moment for all­ my life, oh Lord
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    I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh­ Lord
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    Well I've been waiting for this­ moment for all my life, oh Lord
    I can feel it coming in­ the air tonight, oh Lord
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    Well­ I've been waiting for this moment for all my life,­ oh lord, oh lord

    I can feel it in the air tonight, oh­ lord, oh lord, oh lord, oh lord
    And I've been­ waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord, oh­ lord, oh lord
    And I can feel it in the air ton

    From Stevie O Jay, on Mon 3 Aug 5:03PM

  17. # 142

    Okay, okay, I apologise, I know I've hit a­ new low, and another one, and another one, biff, baff,­ bosh.

    From Stevie O Jay, on Mon 3 Aug 4:48PM

  18. infidel.pigs # 94
    Well done mate, looks like you’ve­ uncovered the ‘missing’ verses of YNWA.

    O Brothers and­ Sisters, do not rest,
    Till all of us­ pass the­ test,
    For Salwat is ours,
    To be recited every­­ hour.

    When the salwat poses,
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    Let the baraka of Allah, Muhammad and Ali­­ flow,
    And see the true believers glow.

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    And see negativity hit a new­­ low,
    For darkness disappears,
    When the Sun­ appears.

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    Hold your head­ up high
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    From Stevie O Jay, on Mon 3 Aug 4:36PM

  19. luis garcia he is not the one u think mate he never­ played for liverpool, i think its his brother im not­ sure!!! that luis garcia u think he is he plays for­ athletico madrid,,,

    From harim, on Mon 3 Aug 4:23PM

  20. no need for the comments of 128, im a man utd suporter­ and thats poor

    From ALAN, on Mon 3 Aug 4:23PM
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