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European Cup 3rd round 1st leg

Anfield | Wednesday 4 March 1981 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 1 CSKA Sofia
Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.54)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson (c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
Steve Heighway
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness

Substitutes

13
Steve Ogrizovic
12
Jimmy Case
14
Colin Irwin
15
Avi Cohen
16
Ian Rush

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.16)

Georgi Velinov
Ivan Zafirov
Georgi Iliev
Tsono Vasilev
Angel Rangelov
Radoslav Zdravkov
Tzvetan Ionchev
Rujdi Kerimov
Spas Djevizov
Plamen Markov
Nikola Velkov

Substitutes used

Dinko Dimitrov
Mario Vlkov

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Asparuh Nikodimov
Referee: Wurtz RCP (France)
Attendance: 37,255
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 3562
Europe game number: 110
Played towards Kop: Second half
2nd leg: Wed 18 Mar 1981 (A) 1 - 0

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Liverpool
CSKA Sofia
Graeme Souness (Kenny Dalglish) (1–0)
16'
Phil Thompson Colin Irwin
19'
Sammy Lee (2–0)
45'
HT 2–0
Graeme Souness (Steve Heighway) (3–0)
51'
57'
Dinko Dimitrov Georgi Iliev
57'
Tzvetan Ionchev (3–1)
Terry McDermott (Ray Kennedy) (4–1)
62'
75'
Mario Vlkov Rujdi Kerimov
Graeme Souness (Ray Kennedy) (5–1)
80'
Full time 5–1

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