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Liverpool

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    Group A: Liverpool shocked

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Liverpool
    • Marseille
    • 90+5 And that's the final whistle! Marseille beat Liverpool 1-0! Terrible result for Rafa Benitez, leaving Liverpool on one point from two games...
    • 90+4 This injury-time period has had more action than the entire match as Cisse is sent through and Reina comes out, misses him and he lofts it over... but just over the bar.
    • 90+3 Gerrard surges forward, one-two with Kuyt and he's in AND BENAYOUN BUT MANDANA SOMEHOW SAVES BUT RIISE WITH THE DRIVE BLOCKED AND TORRES SLIDES IN FOR THE REBOUND BUT OFF THE POST! Incredible finale! How did Torres not score? How did Riise not score?!
    • 90+2 Ball on the right, swung in for BENAYOUN WITH THE FREE HEADER BUT IT COMES OFF A DEFENDER AND MIL;LIMETRES WIDE FOR A CORNER!
    • 90+1 The second corner is sent to the near post AND HYPPIA BUT INCHES WIDE!!
    • 90' Corner to Liverpool... hammered well past the far post by Voronin to GERRARD but his volley is dreadful and goes right back to Voronin who wins another corner...
    • 89' Good chance for Liverpool on the right as they queue up for the cross but it's way, way behind them and Marseille clear.
    • 88' Finnan intercepts a pass on the Marseille left but he can only play it long. Liverpool look half-awake tonight.
    • 87' MARSEILLE SUB: Arrache on for Zenden.
    • 84' MARSEILLE SUB: Oruma on for Valbuena.
    • 83' Gerrard lucky not to be shown a second yellow for a late challenge.
    • 80' Bonnard slips and lets Riise in but his cross is cleared... second ball comes back in and Mandana almost fluffs it but holds on at the second attempt.
    • 79' Benayoun tries to beat too many men on the left when his strikers were waiting. Poor decision. Kuyt now but he can't slide it through to Torres.
    • 77' Sissoko is caught in possession about 35 yards out and Valbuena slides it to Ziani who goes wide to Zenden and back with Valbuena who rakes a touch AND SENDS A WONDERFUL CURLING RIGHT FOOT EFFORT IN OFF THE ANGLE OF THE POST AND BAR! What a great strike. Marseille 1-0 up - and deservedly too.
    • 76' Marseille doing really well here as Cisse is slid in but his shot is weak and easy for Reina.
    • 75' LIVERPOOL: Kuyt on for Crouch.
    • 75' Corner comes in from the right AND HYPPIA WITH THE HEADER but inches the wrong side of the near post! He flew in through a crowd of bodies and is unlucky not to score.
    • 74' Penalty claim for Liverpool as Torres gets in behind the defence and his shot is blocked by Givet - it definitely hit the sliding Marseille defender's arm but accidental.
    • 73' Zenden and Ziani combine on the left and it should be a corner off Finnan but the ref gets it wrong.
    • 72' Flag is up as Crouch flicks a long ball onto Voronin. This has been a very average game. Ok, it's been poor.
    • 70' LIVERPOOL SUB: Aurelio off for Voronin, so Riise will cover at left back in a 4-3-3, or 3-4-3 depending on how you look at it.
    • 69' MARSEILLE SUB: Niang off, Cisse on.
    • 69' Ziani with this corner but it is shocking, barely leaves the ground and hoofed away by Sissoko at the near post.
    • 68' Deep corner flung in by Zenden which Reina palms away but still with Marseille and Benayoun puts it out for another corner.
    • 67' Ziani wins a corner off Aurelio on the right...
    • 64' That's more like it from Liverpool, Torres is fed on the left and cannot shoot but it bounces up for Gerrard but his shot fizzes just wide of Mandana's left.
    • 63' Touched across to NIANG WITH THE DRIVE but Reina saves.
    • 63' Marseille catch Liverpool flat-footed at the back and Valbuena slips past Carragher who has to pull him back. Yellow card, free kick 30 yards out...
    • 62' Good control and pass from Valbuena wide to Ziani, who cuts inside and waits for Zenden but the Dutchman's shot is well wide.
    • 60' It's taken quickly though, poor decision as it's too heavy for Finnan who does well to pick out Crouch at the far post but good handling from Mandana flying in.
    • 59' The Liverpool fans are not too happy with this performance and are whistling.... Torres wins a free kick around 35 yards out, Gerrard stands over it...
    • 57' It is a clear policy of Marseille to use their right and Liverpool's left, a lot of their work is being done on that flank, perhaps on account of Aurelio's suspect defending and the fact he's been out for so long. Riise is shoring it up now though.
    • 54' Gerrard to Benayon then Crouch who flicks it wide first time to Finnan, good play, he cuts inside and crosses for CROUCH but just a bit too behind him for the trademark scissors kick!
    • 53' Riise immediately chases Sissoko's pass on the left but he can't round Bonnart who follows it out for a goal kick.
    • 52' LIVERPOOL SUB: Riise on for the disappointing Leto.
    • 52' Sissoko booked.
    • 51' Ziani on the ball, cuts inside past Sissoko and plays it to Niang on the left who heads it to Zenden who knocks it back down to NIANG but his shot is well saved by Reina low down to his right.
    • 50' Again Liverpool struggling as Niang almost bursts through into the box but deflected away for a throw. Riise is getting ready - Benitez has seen enough already.
    • 49' Great little piece of one-touch passing again by Marseille, on the right this time, Valbuena and Ziani but they can't get it through to Zenden just inside the area and Liverpool - who have looked ordinary tonight - clear.
    • 46' Second half underway, after Marseille are forced to re-take the kick off.
    • 45+1 Half time at Anfield, 0-0 but Marseille had a good goal disallowed and it should be 1-0 to the visitors.
    • 44' Free-kick to Marseille on the right which Ziani will curl in... and curl it in he does, but just wide of the angle of bar and left-hand post.
    • 42' Good passing from Marseille, Valbuena to Niang and he gets the one-two back and is in to round Reina but the whistle goes and this time he was offside.
    • 41' Sissoko dispossesses Roriguez and Leto now can thread it through to Torres but a poor ball is way ahead of him and far too central, straight back with Steve Mandana.
    • 40' Hyppia trips Ziani on the Marseille right, he thinks it was a dive but it looked like there was contact to me, free-kick.
    • 38' Cross again from the left which misses defenders and attackers and drops to Ziani who is free on the right but he fires a centre straight at Reina.
    • 33' Taiwo on the left and he whips across a glorious ball for NIANG WHO SLIPS PAST CARRAGHER AND MUST SCORE BUT A BRILLIANT SAVE FROM REINA BUT IT FALLS TO ZIANI AND HE RIFLES IT INTO THE BOTTOM RIGHT FOR 1-0! Marseille take the lead but nooooo, the flag is up! They've called Niang offside - but he clearly was not, he was level with Carra and a perfectly good goal is disallowed.
    • 29' Period of pressure following that corner sees Sissoko and Finnan try to get shots away but again Marseille are firm at the back and manage to get the ball away.
    • 27' Gerrard slides the ball through to Torres from the halfway line and he's clean through but a superb chase back and sliding tackle from Givet, corner.
    • 25' Nice passing move from Liverpool that culminates in Cheyrou having a pop from distance but well wide. Note - this is not Bruno Cheyrou of Liverpool infamy but his brother Benoit.
    • 23' Gerrard with an interception and he feeds Torres on the edge of the box and Givet is holding onto him but nothing given and Torres turns to play it through but ahead of Crouch.
    • 22' Taiwo plays it long from left back and it flies over Hyppia and NIANG IS IN but he fluffs the volley and it drifts out for a throw. He should have taken a touch.
    • 20' Free-kick to Marseille, decent routine but Cheyrou heads over at the far post.
    • 18' Gerrard slides in and wins the ball but it's a dangerous challenge too and he gets a yellow.
    • 15' Gerrard almost turns on the edge of the box but he can't get the shot away... Benayoun gives away a free kick.
    • 14' Torres on the left, edge of the box, nutmegs the first defender but Rodriguez gets across to block his path, out for a throw...
    • 11' Ziani on the right robs Aurelio, who is half asleep, and he slips it through to NIANG WHO'S PAST THE LAST MAN AND HAMMERS IT ON GOAL but good keeping from Reina, he came out and made himself big, blocked behind for a corner.
    • 8' Zenden on the ball but he can't free Niang. He was a Liverpool player too, of course, although perhaps with less to prove than Cisse.
    • 6' Reina is forced to slide out of his box and put the ball out for a throw after Marseilla almost cut Finnan to shreds on the left.
    • 4' Sissoko tries a shot from range but it's blocked... Ball over the top looking for Benayoun but just a bit too much on it and it's back with the keeper.
    • 2' Leto - who is making a surprise start for Liverpool - almost threads it through to Torres but just a little too long.
    • 1' Match underway!
    • - Reds boss Rafa Benitez has opted for a leggy front two pairing of Fernando Torres and Peter Crouch, while Liverpool old-boy Djibirl Cisse is rested against his former employers despite having a point to prove - what a Kop-out.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport.com's LIVE coverage of Liverpool's Champions League clash against Marseille, starting at 19:45 BST!

  • Team Stats

    Liverpool Stats Marseille
    46% Possession 53%
    13 Shots 15
    2 Shots on target 7
    0 Saves 0
    7 Corners 4
    11 Fouls 15
    3 Offsides 5
    3 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    26 Tackles 27
    281 Accurate passes 371
    55 Bad passes 54

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Liverpool
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 35 2 4
      12 Fabio Aurelio 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 36 13 4
      3 Steve Finnan 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 17 1 3
      4 Sami Hyypia 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 29 7 0
      8 Steven Gerrard 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 38 4 3
      22 Mohamed Sissoko 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 28 6 4
      11 Yossi Benayoun 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 2
      33 Sebastián Leto 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 5 3
      15 Peter Crouch 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 25 5 0
      9 Fernando Torres 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 8 4 3
      17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Charles Itandje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Andrej Voronin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 John Arne Riise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 0
      19 Ryan Babel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Dirk Kuyt 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
    • Marseille
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      30 Steve Mandanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 0
      4 Julien Rodriguez 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 1 4
      3 Taye Taiwo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 13 2
      24 Laurent Bonnart 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 44 0 2
      32 Gaël Givet 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 25 2 2
      10 Boudewijn Zenden 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 26 7 2
      19 Lorik Cana 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 49 2 7
      7 Benoit Cheyrou 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 47 12 4
      28 Mathieu Valbuena 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 51 5 1
      6 Karim Ziani 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 32 4 2
      11 Mamadou Niang 0 4 3 4 1 2 0 11 1 1
      13 Salim Arrache 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Matt Moussilou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Djibril Cisse 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0
      17 Modeste M'Bami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Wilson Oruma 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Sebastien Hamel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Ronald Zubar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+4 This injury-time period has had more action than the entire match as Cisse is sent through and Reina comes out, misses him and he lofts it over... but just over the bar.
    • 90+3 Gerrard surges forward, one-two with Kuyt and he's in AND BENAYOUN BUT MANDANA SOMEHOW SAVES BUT RIISE WITH THE DRIVE BLOCKED AND TORRES SLIDES IN FOR THE REBOUND BUT OFF THE POST! Incredible finale! How did Torres not score? How did Riise not score?!
    • 90+2 Ball on the right, swung in for BENAYOUN WITH THE FREE HEADER BUT IT COMES OFF A DEFENDER AND MIL;LIMETRES WIDE FOR A CORNER!
    • 90+1 The second corner is sent to the near post AND HYPPIA BUT INCHES WIDE!!
    • 90' Corner to Liverpool... hammered well past the far post by Voronin to GERRARD but his volley is dreadful and goes right back to Voronin who wins another corner...
    • 77' Sissoko is caught in possession about 35 yards out and Valbuena slides it to Ziani who goes wide to Zenden and back with Valbuena who rakes a touch AND SENDS A WONDERFUL CURLING RIGHT FOOT EFFORT IN OFF THE ANGLE OF THE POST AND BAR! What a great strike. Marseille 1-0 up - and deservedly too.
    • 75' Corner comes in from the right AND HYPPIA WITH THE HEADER but inches the wrong side of the near post! He flew in through a crowd of bodies and is unlucky not to score.
    • 74' Penalty claim for Liverpool as Torres gets in behind the defence and his shot is blocked by Givet - it definitely hit the sliding Marseille defender's arm but accidental.
    • 64' That's more like it from Liverpool, Torres is fed on the left and cannot shoot but it bounces up for Gerrard but his shot fizzes just wide of Mandana's left.
    • 54' Gerrard to Benayon then Crouch who flicks it wide first time to Finnan, good play, he cuts inside and crosses for CROUCH but just a bit too behind him for the trademark scissors kick!
    • 51' Ziani on the ball, cuts inside past Sissoko and plays it to Niang on the left who heads it to Zenden who knocks it back down to NIANG but his shot is well saved by Reina low down to his right.
    • 33' Taiwo on the left and he whips across a glorious ball for NIANG WHO SLIPS PAST CARRAGHER AND MUST SCORE BUT A BRILLIANT SAVE FROM REINA BUT IT FALLS TO ZIANI AND HE RIFLES IT INTO THE BOTTOM RIGHT FOR 1-0! Marseille take the lead but nooooo, the flag is up! They've called Niang offside - but he clearly was not, he was level with Carra and a perfectly good goal is disallowed.
    • 27' Gerrard slides the ball through to Torres from the halfway line and he's clean through but a superb chase back and sliding tackle from Givet, corner.
    • 22' Taiwo plays it long from left back and it flies over Hyppia and NIANG IS IN but he fluffs the volley and it drifts out for a throw. He should have taken a touch.
    • 11' Ziani on the right robs Aurelio, who is half asleep, and he slips it through to NIANG WHO'S PAST THE LAST MAN AND HAMMERS IT ON GOAL but good keeping from Reina, he came out and made himself big, blocked behind for a corner.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Konrad Plautz

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafa Benitez

    Captain: Steven Gerrard

    On the Field

    • Reina
    • Finnan
    • Carragher
    • Hyypia
    • Aurelio
    • Gerrard
    • Sissoko
    • Benayoun
    • Leto
    • Torres
    • Crouch

    Subs

    • Riise
    • Itandje
    • Voronin
    • Kuijt
    • Mascherano
    • Arbeloa
    • Babel

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Marseille

    Manager: Eric Gerets

    Captain: Lorik Cana

    On the Field

    • Mandanda
    • Bonnart
    • Rodriguez
    • Givet
    • Taiwo
    • Cana
    • Cheyrou
    • Valbuena
    • Ziani
    • Zenden
    • Niang

    Subs

    • Cissé
    • M'Bami
    • Hamel
    • Oruma
    • Moussilou
    • Arrache
    • Zubar

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None