Tuesday November 24, 2009 Finished Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina squeak through
Fiorentina dumped Liverpool out of the Champions League as Juan Manuel Vargas's penalty gave them a 1-0 win against Lyon. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Fiorentina
- Olympique Lyon
90'+3 That's it!! Fiorentina have won 1-0 to down Lyon and dump Liverpool out of the Champions League!! It's Fiorentina and Lyon who progress from Group E!!- 90'+3 We're in the last seconds! These two sides are on their way to the last 16!
90'+1 UNBELIEVABLE!! Lisandro blasts a left foot shot from 10 yards out!! It's another great stop by Frey!! The French keeper has denied his countrymen twice in the closing moments!!- 90'+1 There'll be three minutes of added time in Florence! Whistles all around the ground from the home fans!
- 90' We're in the last minute. Liverpool's chance looks to have gone with Frey's save!
- 88' And Delgado goes down under a challenge in the box! No penalty says the ref!
- 87' OOOOH!! SO CLOSE LYON!! Delgado with the corner, finds Jean Il Makoun 12 yards out who fires it in!! Great reaction stop by Frey!!
86' Sub for Fiorentina. Gianlucca Comotto on for De Silvestri.- 85' And they've given away a free kick. Pjanic stands over it 30 yards out..strikes! and it's deflected out for a corner.
- 84' Nervous times for Fiorentina! Lyon have suddenly woken up and are putting the Viola backline under more pressure!
- 83' They shouldn't count their chickens yet! Lisandro almost gets on the end of a dangerous pass into the Fiorentina box!
- 82' And the cheers are ringing out around the Stadio Artemio Franchi. The fans think Fiorentina are through!
- 80' The Viola react with a sub of their own. Martin Jorgensen is on for Zanjetti.
- 79' Pjanic with another thumping free kick. Straight at Frey who makes a hash of the punch!! Lucky there wasn't a Lyon player on hand to benefit from the rebound!!
- 78' Final change for Lyon. Gomis is off for Ederson.
- 78' Vargas now with another searching run down the Lyon right. In comes the cross, only to find the Lyon area devoid of purple shirts!
- 76' Goumis rises well to head goalwards, but it lacks any power and Frey plucks the ball out of the air.
- 76' There are 14 minutes left. Time is running out on Liverpool's Champions League campaign!
- 75' And Delgado's first action is to float in a free kick. Comfortably cleared by the Fiorentina defence.
- 74' Another change by Lyon. Govou is off to be replaced by Cesar Delgado.
- 73' Good defending by Kroldrup. Goumis tries to latch on to a lofted ball but the Dane gets in front to hook it clear!
- 73' Vargas now with a good, deep run. Crosses it, but the assistant says the ball went out of play.
- 71' And the first change for the Viola. Marco Donadel is on for Santana.
70' And that's a yellow card for Gobbi for pulling down a Lyon player.- 68' Frey gathers and launches it long. Gobbi picks up the loose ball. Finds De Silvestri! Great ball across to Gilardino!! Ooh! Poor left foot finish that goes well wide. Let off for Lyon!
- 67' It looks like Lyon are lining up a sub. Lisandro is coming on and Bastos is off.
- 66' Bastos now. Caught in possesion and Fiorentina come away.
- 65' Fiorentina have another free kick midway in the Lyon half. It looks like Vargas will take it. He does and it's headed away by Gomis.
- 63' GREAT TACKLE CISSOKHO!! Marchionni beats the offside trap and is about to pull the trigger when Cissokho slides in to rob him. Superb pinpoint timing - especially as the defender gave away the penalty for the goal!! Great defending!!
- 62' Gomis looks to the heavens now as Fiorentina regain possession. Lyon are looking like they're running out of ideas.
- 61' And that's not going to help the Reds' cause. Bastos with a wayward shot for Lyon!
- 59' Worrying times for Liverpool. Fiorentina are in charge here. Catch up on the latest at Debrecen here!
- 59' And Gilardino with another strike. That's closer but Lloris watches it drift safely wide.
- 58' Vargas tries a speculative left foot effort that poses more of a threat to the corner flag. If Santana's looks could kill!
- 57' Pjanic brings down Kroldrup. That's a cheap foul that hands possession to Fiorentina.
- 55' It's midway in the Fiorentina half. Pjanic thumps it and it sails well over Frey's bar!
- 54' And Lyon have a free kick. Vargas looks like he's trying to swap shirts with Lamine Gassama!
- 54' Cissokho with acres of space down the left. Poor delivery!
- 52' Good ball in by Cristiano Zanetti, it's eventually cleared by Cissokho. The Viola have the throw, but Lyon win it back.
- 51' Vargas with a good run down the Lyon right...he's overrun it, but Fiorentina are seeing a lot of the ball in the opening minutes of the second half.
- 50' Cris on Gilardino. That's a free mick to Fiorentina. Vargas with the far post delivery...but that's an easy claim for Lloris.
- 48' That's worth a pop! Miralem Pjanic is set up about 20 yards out. The shot's wide and Frey had it covered - but that's better by the French.
- 47' Clever back heel by Vargas, Marchionni with a snapshot, but it's well wide.
- 46' But it's Fiorentina who spray the ball around. They win a throw deep in Lyon territory.
46' And here we go. There's 45 minutes left for Lyon to keep Liverpool's hopes alive!- - And the teams are out for the second half.
- 45'+3 And that's the last action of the half! It's Fiorentina 1 Lyon 0. The worst news for Liverpool!
- 45'+3 He's off the pitch and play continues. Throw to Lyon and a speculative shot flies well wide of Frey's goal.
- 45'+1 And De Silvestri goes down under a challenge in the Fiorentina area. He's on the deck and looks like staying there. This may be a delaying action, but there's a number of people gathered around him.
- 45' Last minute of normal time. De Silvestri down the Lyon left, cuts the ball back but that's cut out by Cris.
- 44' It's fair to say that Lyon have carried little threat so far. Will Claude Puel change things around?
- 43' Two minutes to go in the first half. Lyon - and Liverpool -need an equaliser in the second period!
- 42' That's a cheap free kick given away by Kroldrup. In it comes from Bastos. Looking for Cris at the far post again, but he's used his arms on the defender and Fiorentina have a free kick.
- 41' Bastos again. He's seeing a lot of the ball on the left, but he just can't make any progress.
- 40' Fiorentina want another throw but the assistant points the other way. Bastos receives it is clattered by Marchionni! Free kick to Lyon.
- 39' Tha ball pops out of a ruck and De Silvestri has a throw for the hosts by the Lyon corner flag.
- 38' Headed clear. Long ball looking for Govou. That's too strong. Throw to Fiorentina.
- 37' Headed on by Bastos. But there's no one in front of him and the Viola come away with the ball.
- 36' And Gomis is back up with no ill-effects as Lyon have the goal kick.
- 35' Bafetimbi Gomis goes down under a challenge from Dario Dainelli. Dainelli doesn't look too bothered as the Frenchman stays on the ground.
- 34' Cissokho with a throw as Lyon try to get into the game. Again it's won by Fiorentina. They all want the ball at the moment!
- 32' The replay shows he's definitely off! Good decision by the assistant.
- 31' Here at Florence, Gilardino races onto a through ball but the offside flag is up! He can't believe it and his reaction gets him a yellow card!
- 29' The Viola have one foot in the last 16 at the expense of Liverpool. See the reaction at Anfield here!
29' GOAL FIORENTINA!! Juan Vargas steps up and blasts home!! Lyon can't believe it but it's 1-0 Fiorentina!!- 27' It's cleared away again but Marchionni storms back into the area. Brought down by Cissokho. PENALTY!!
- 27' But it's come straight back. De Silvestri tries to get his shot away. That's a corner.
- 26' It's in a good position some 15 yards out to the Lyon right. Poor delivery though. Finds a Lyon defender who heads clear.
- 25' ANOTHER free kick. This time Govou brings down Montolivo.
- 24' It's delivered to the far post and Frey makes heavy weather of that claim after Cris just fails to to make contact with the cross!
- 23' Foul on Sidney Gouvou by Massimo Gobbi. There's no flow to the game at the moment.
- 22' And straight away, Cissokho goes into the book for clipping Santana. Not sure that was a yellow. The Argentinian made a lot of that!
- 21' Foul by Bastos on Riccardo Montolivo. It's all gone a bit scrappy.
- 20' Kroldrup gives away a free kick to Lyon. Bastos to Cissokho. Good exchange, but it all comes to nothing with a lofted ball straight into Frey's arms.
- 19' Delivered to the far post.. no one there and it's a simple headed clearance.
- 18' It's a foul on Santana. Taken quickly and the home side have a corner. Marchionni to take it.
- 17' Another long ball out of the Fiorentina defence. That's got too much on it for De Silvestri.
- 16' Ironic cheers as Miralem Pjanic bundles the referee over.
- 15' It's put out for a throw, Cissokho with it and banged staright out again for another throw.
- 13' And they've won a free kick. Time for the French side to take a breath.
- 12' Lyon will be desperate to get some possession to calm the game down.
- 11' And from the corner, Alberto Gilardino has hit the post again!! Rocky moments for Lyon!!
- 10' Ten minutes gone and it's pretty even so far. Slack defending by Lyon allows Santana the opportunity to chest the ball down...HE'S HIT THE POST!! AND THE FOLLOW UP IS SAVED BY LLORIS!! Great chance fro the Viola!
- 9' Another long ball for Mario Santana to chase, but he's crowded out by two Lyon defenders.
- 8' What a waste! All the way out for a free kick. Boss Cesare Prandelli won't be happy with that!
- 7' Jean-Alain Boumsong tries a long pass. but that's a free kick to the Viola.
- 6' Back in the Stadio Artemio Franchi, Lyon have a free kick in their own half. Launched and it finds its way to Michel Bastos. Good tackle sees Marco Marchionni come away with it but his cross is blocked.
- 5' There's been a goal in Hungary! Check what's happened between Debrecen and Liverpool here!
- 4' Aly Cissokho with it, looks for Michel Bastos. Shrugged off by Lorenzo De Silvestri. No free kick says the ref. Good decision!
- 3' And the first corner of the match goes to Fiorentina. Juan Manuel Vargas to take. Per Kroldrup rises but can't keep the ball down. Goal kick to Lyon.
- 2' All the way back to keeper Sebastien Frey who launches it long. And that's gone through to his opposite number Hugo Lloris.
- 1' Won back by the Viola and the Italians have a throw of their own just inside the Lyon half.
- 1' Early throw for the French side.
1' And it's Lyon who get us away!- - Lyon are looking pretty relaxed as the Champions League anthem rings out around the ground. Fiorentina look raring to go. They know it's in their hands.
- - And here come the teams!
- - The Viola will have to buck the odds tonight. They haven't won any of their last seven matches against French clubs and have failed to beat Lyon in their last three meetings. It's going to be an interesting night in Florence!
- - Lyon boss Claude Padel has proved Rafa right. There's only three changes to the French side from the one who played Liverpool on November 4th. Boumsong, Govou and Gassama are in for Reveillere, Toulalan and Lisandro.
- - And Lyon's starting XI: Lloris, Gassama, Cris, Boumsong, Cissokho, Makoun, Pjanic, Kallstrom, Govou, Gomis, Bastos. Subs: Vercoutre, Lisandro, Ederson, Kolodziejczak, Delgado, Tafer, Seguin.
- - The teams are in. Fiorentina line up as: Frey, De Silvestri, Dainelli, Kroldrup, Gobbi, Marchionni, Zanetti, Santana, Montolivo, Vargas, Gilardino. Subs: Avramov, Donadel, Jovetic, Castillo, Jorgensen, Pasqual, Comotto.
- - Lyon had the edge on Matchday 1 where Miralem Pjanic's goal was enough to beat Fiorentina 1-0. And if the French take anything from this game, the stage would be set for a final showdown at Anfield between Liverpool and Fiorentina - assuming the Reds win at Debrecen.
- - Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez dismissed reports that Lyon would field a weakened side and believes the French side will look to win the match to secure their top position. See Rafa on video here!
- - Group E leaders Lyon have already qualified, while a win for Fiorentina would see them progress to the last 16 at the expense of Liverpool.
- - Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of tonight's Champions League match between Fiorentina and Lyon at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
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Summary
- 90'+1 UNBELIEVABLE!! Lisandro blasts a left foot shot from 10 yards out!! It's another great stop by Frey!! The French keeper has denied his countrymen twice in the closing moments!!
- 87' OOOOH!! SO CLOSE LYON!! Delgado with the corner, finds Jean Il Makoun 12 yards out who fires it in!! Great reaction stop by Frey!!
- 85' And they've given away a free kick. Pjanic stands over it 30 yards out..strikes! and it's deflected out for a corner.
- 83' They shouldn't count their chickens yet! Lisandro almost gets on the end of a dangerous pass into the Fiorentina box!
- 79' Pjanic with another thumping free kick. Straight at Frey who makes a hash of the punch!! Lucky there wasn't a Lyon player on hand to benefit from the rebound!!
- 73' Good defending by Kroldrup. Goumis tries to latch on to a lofted ball but the Dane gets in front to hook it clear!
- 68' Frey gathers and launches it long. Gobbi picks up the loose ball. Finds De Silvestri! Great ball across to Gilardino!! Ooh! Poor left foot finish that goes well wide. Let off for Lyon!
- 63' GREAT TACKLE CISSOKHO!! Marchionni beats the offside trap and is about to pull the trigger when Cissokho slides in to rob him. Superb pinpoint timing - especially as the defender gave away the penalty for the goal!! Great defending!!
- 61' And that's not going to help the Reds' cause. Bastos with a wayward shot for Lyon!
- 59' Worrying times for Liverpool. Fiorentina are in charge here. Catch up on the latest at Debrecen here!
- 59' And Gilardino with another strike. That's closer but Lloris watches it drift safely wide.
- 58' Vargas tries a speculative left foot effort that poses more of a threat to the corner flag. If Santana's looks could kill!
- 57' Pjanic brings down Kroldrup. That's a cheap foul that hands possession to Fiorentina.
- 55' It's midway in the Fiorentina half. Pjanic thumps it and it sails well over Frey's bar!
- 48' That's worth a pop! Miralem Pjanic is set up about 20 yards out. The shot's wide and Frey had it covered - but that's better by the French.
- 47' Clever back heel by Vargas, Marchionni with a snapshot, but it's well wide.
- 29' The Viola have one foot in the last 16 at the expense of Liverpool. See the reaction at Anfield here!
- 29' GOAL FIORENTINA!! Juan Vargas steps up and blasts home!! Lyon can't believe it but it's 1-0 Fiorentina!!
- 27' It's cleared away again but Marchionni storms back into the area. Brought down by Cissokho. PENALTY!!
- 24' It's delivered to the far post and Frey makes heavy weather of that claim after Cris just fails to to make contact with the cross!
- 11' And from the corner, Alberto Gilardino has hit the post again!! Rocky moments for Lyon!!
- 10' Ten minutes gone and it's pretty even so far. Slack defending by Lyon allows Santana the opportunity to chest the ball down...HE'S HIT THE POST!! AND THE FOLLOW UP IS SAVED BY LLORIS!! Great chance fro the Viola!
- - Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez dismissed reports that Lyon would field a weakened side and believes the French side will look to win the match to secure their top position. See Rafa on video here!
Team lineup & ratings
FiorentinaManager: Cesare Prandelli
Olympique LyonManager: Claude Puel
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Lineup
Live Team Line-Up
- Fiorentina
Manager: Cesare Prandelli
Starting line-up
- S. Frey
- L. De Silvestri
- D. Dainelli
- P. Krøldrup
- M. Gobbi
- C. Zanetti
- R. Montolivo
- M. Marchionni
- M. Santana
- J. Vargas
- A. Gilardino
Subs
- M. Jørgensen
80′ - G. Comotto 87′
- M. Donadel 71′
- V. Avramov
- M. Pasqual
- J. Castillo
- S. Jovetic
- Olympique Lyon
Manager: Claude Puel
Starting line-up
- H. Lloris
- L. Gassama
- Cris
- J. Boumsong
- A. Cissokho
- M. Pjanic
- J. Makoun
- K. Källström
- S. Govou
- M. Bastos
- B. Gomis
Subs
- R. Vercoutre
- C. Delgado 74′
- L. López 67′
- Y. Tafer
- Ederson 79′
- T. Kolodziejczak
- N. Seguin
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Mathematically, Liverpool aren't out of the knockout stage yet. But, for Liverpool must qualify, Debreceni must beat Lyon, and Liverpool must trash Fiorentina.
I'm not a liverpool fan, but sabun you're an idiot xD well done debrecen, he says:D hysterical
that's what you get when children under-10 discover forumsLIVERPOOL are a joke.
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comment 134 ,are you a @#$%? liverpool beat Debrecen , get yourself a pair of spect and A LIFE.
F man u man , fans are pee and team is @#$% , perfect combo ;D
french pride my arse!
Leon i @#$% anyway they ant going to win anything
the reds always walk alone
well done Debrecen and fiorentina!!!
to made the reds fail to throught to 2nd round..
hahaha
braveheart for all liverpool fan...
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a larkWalk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone
let's sing along...
WALK ON... WALK ON...
WITH FALSE HOPES IN YOUR HEART...
AND YOU'LL NEVER WIN ANYTHING...
YOU'LL NEVER WIN ANYTHING!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHA
f man u
sonn_377jr Liverpool the weakest in Europe? just remind me of how my European cups have the rest won? Man U Chelsea 0 Arsenal 0 LIVERPOOL 5 and have got to keep it forever so go and soak your stupid braindead head and come back when you have something constructive to say MORON!!!
Don't forget all you so called fans coming onto a LFC blog what comes around goes around i will make an exception and for once drop into your level and laugh when each one of you go out of the European cup, remember Barcelona!!!!!!!! Not one of you is fit to be called a football fan just a bunch of insulting tossers with no idea of sport
Dumped liverpool out of champions leaque is the right commentary. They are a bunch of past glories with faded and rusted silverwares in the counter. No wonder they have not won premier leaque since its inception in 1992. CHARLY (comm 69} remember who wrestled the EPL title from loserpool last season and grow up to respect your superiors for that is the only way to prosper in life.
glory, glory....
YES BABY MY VIOLA DID IT!!!
The Lyon Manager said he would be going for the win what a load of @#$%!!!!! if that was true why did he leave their top scorer on the bench untill the last 10 minutes they just didn't want Liverpool to get through because they know that when Liverpool get all their injured players back fit they can beat anyone FACT!!!!1 So all you so called football fans IE man U chelsea idiots go and get some sporting brains and as you so called football fans should support all british teams in Europe but that is probably to much to ask from your neolithic brains.
Chelsea fans - never going to win it so why you even on the CL pages?
Manure scum, soon as whiskey face dies, not that far off lets be fair, Scottish rats hardly have the best of arteries... you decrepit old rejects will fall flat on their faces
Arsenal never going to make a final, Scottish teams, never going to make it out the group stages...
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