Report

Marseille 1 - 2 Liverpool

Game date: 16.09.2008 20:45 Stadium: Velodrome
Competition: Champions L. 1st Group Ph. Attendance: 45,000
Half-time score 1 - 2 Referee Plautz K (Austria)
Manager Rafael Benítez

Starting lineup

25 Jose Reina Jose Reina
2 Andrea Dossena Andrea Dossena
17 Álvaro Arbeloa Álvaro Arbeloa
23 Jamie Carragher Jamie Carragher
37 Martin Skrtel Martin Skrtel
8 Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard
19 Ryan Babel Ryan Babel
20 Javier Mascherano Javier Mascherano
21 Lucas Leiva Lucas Leiva
9 Fernando Torres Fernando Torres
18 Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt

Subs

1 Diego Cavalieri Diego Cavalieri
5 Daniel Agger Daniel Agger
27 Philipp Degen Philipp Degen
11 Albert Riera Albert Riera
14 Xabi Alonso Xabi Alonso
15 Yossi Benayoun Yossi Benayoun
7 Robbie Keane Robbie Keane

Goals

Steven Gerrard 26'
Steven Gerrard 32' pen

Substitutions

Fernando Torres out for Albert Riera 65'
Steven Gerrard out for Yossi Benayoun 69'
Dirk Kuyt out for Robbie Keane 86'

Opposition lineup

Steve Mandanda, Taye Taiwo, Vitorino Hilton, Ronald Zubar, Laurent Bonnart, Benoît Cheyrou, Lorik Cana, Hatem Ben Arfa, Modeste M'Bami, Mamadou Niang, Bakary Koné

Opposition goals

Lorik Cana 23'

Opposition substitutions

Modeste M'Bami out for Matthieu Valbuena 41'
Hatem Ben Arfa out for Karim Ziani 57'
Bakary Koné out for Mamadou Samassa 75'

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