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Champions League 1st knockout r. 2nd leg

Anfield | Wednesday 8 March 2006 at 19:45 UK local time

Liverpool 0 - 2 Benfica
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.54)

25
Pepe Reina
28
Stephen Warnock
23
Jamie Carragher
3
Steve Finnan
21
Djimi Traoré
14
Xabi Alonso
10
Luis Garcia
8
Steven Gerrard (c)
7
Harry Kewell
15
Peter Crouch
19
Fernando Morientes

Substitutes

1
Jerzy Dudek
4
Sami Hyypia
36
Antonio Barragan
16
Didi Hamann
26
Paul Anderson
9
Djibril Cissé
11
Robbie Fowler

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.67)

Marcelo Moretto
Anderson
Luisão
Léo
Alcides
Manuel Fernandes
Beto
Simão Sabrosa
Laurent Robert
Geovanni
Nuno Gomes

Substitutes used

Giorgios Karagounis
Ricardo Rocha
Fabrizio Miccoli

Notes

  • - Sami Hyypia had played every minute in 57 consecutive European games for Liverpool since he missed the game vs. Dortmund on 30th October 2001.

Other details

Manager: Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager: Ronald Koeman
Referee: de Santis M (Italy)
Attendance: 42,745
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 4965
Europe game number: 259
Played towards Kop: Second half
1st leg: Tue 21 Feb 2006 (A) 0 - 1
Aggregate score: 0 - 3

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Liverpool
Benfica
36'
Simão Sabrosa (0–1)
HT 0–1
60'
Giorgios Karagounis Geovanni
Harry Kewell Djibril Cissé
63'
Fernando Morientes Robbie Fowler
70'
Stephen Warnock Didi Hamann
70'
70'
Ricardo Rocha Laurent Robert
77'
Fabrizio Miccoli Nuno Gomes
89'
Fabrizio Miccoli (0–2)
Full time 0–2

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