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Champions League 3rd Qualifying round 1st leg

Vassil Levski | Wednesday 10 August 2005 at 19:45 UK local time

CSKA Sofia 1 - 3 Liverpool
Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.32)

25
Pepe Reina
23
Jamie Carragher
28
Stephen Warnock
4
Sami Hyypia
3
Steve Finnan
6
John Arne Riise
14
Xabi Alonso
10
Luis Garcia
8
Steven Gerrard (c)
9
Djibril Cissé
19
Fernando Morientes

Substitutes

20
Scott Carson
36
Antonio Barragan
37
Zak Whitbread
16
Didi Hamann
22
Momo Sissoko
5
Milan Baros

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.65)

Evgheni Hmaruc
Radoslav Zábavnic
Slavko Matic
Yordan Todorov
Ibrahoma Gueye
Tiago
Emil Gargorov
Mourad Hidiouad
Hristo Yanev
Velizar Dimitrov
Guillaume Dah Zadi

Substitutes used

Petar Dimitrov
Stoiko Sakaliev
Evgeni Iordanov

Notes

  • - Antonio Barragan makes his LFC debut
  • - Only 6 players on the bench due to injuries.
    - All LFC goals from Gerrard's assists

Other details

Manager: Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager: Miodrag Ješic
Referee: Wegereef J (Netherlands)
Attendance: 16,512
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 4921
Europe game number: 249
2nd leg: Tue 23 Aug 2005 (H) 0 - 1

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Liverpool
CSKA Sofia
Djibril Cissé (Steven Gerrard) (1–0)
24'
Fernando Morientes (Steven Gerrard) (2–0)
30'
34'
Petar Dimitrov Hristo Yanev
45'
Velizar Dimitrov (2–1)
HT 2–1
Fernando Morientes (Steven Gerrard) (3–1)
58'
59'
Stoiko Sakaliev Velizar Dimitrov
Xabi Alonso Didi Hamann
64'
Steven Gerrard Momo Sissoko
69'
Fernando Morientes Antonio Barragan
79'
80'
Evgeni Iordanov Guillaume Dah Zadi
Full time 3–1

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