Liverpool 0 1 barcelona

Liverpool kick off and immediately launch the ball long to Heskey. McAllister's corner-kick comes to nothing. Liverpool's best chance to date. There have been chances for both teams in an open, end-to-end game, which promises goals.

After The Match. Barcelona-Liverpool I don't want to say that everything is done Photo: AP. The Welsh international's career has been littered with more contradictions than President Richard Nixon's guide to White House etiquette. Blessed with uncanny speed and agility, Bellamy couples his undoubted striking prowess with a seemingly intrinsic ability to annoy opposing fans, managers and his own team-mates.

Liverpool 0 1 barcelona

Liverpool win on away goals By Phil McNulty Jamie Carragher celebrates Liverpool reaching the last eight Eidur Gudjohnsen's late goal left Liverpool hanging on against Barcelona before reaching the last eight of the Champions League on away goals. The former Chelsea star rounded Pepe Reina after 75 minutes to leave Liverpool, who had dominated, living on their nerves in the closing stages. Ronaldinho hit a post, but Liverpool deserved to reach the quarter-final. News conference: Frank Rijkaard. Low graphics Help. Sport Homepage. Live Champions League. Europa League Results. Europa League Fixtures. Austria Results. Belgium Results. Denmark Results. Finland Results. France Results. Germany Results.

By Phil McNulty. Goals from Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise put the winners in with a great chance of reaching the quarter-finals of the competition.

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Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Eidur Gudjohnsen 75'. Name 25 Pepe Reina. Substitutes 20 Javier Mascherano. Liverpool, England.

Liverpool 0 1 barcelona

Lionel Messi's two second-half goals - including a stunning free-kick - earned Barcelona a handsome advantage and left Liverpool with an almighty task in their Champions League semi-final. The Reds were in the ascendancy despite going behind to Luis Suarez's first-half strike - but they were then hit by a double sucker-punch from the Barcelona number The Argentine forward's first was instinctive, as he followed up Suarez's shot that came off the bar, but the second was majestic as he found Alisson's top-right corner from around 25 yards out. That was his th goal for the Spanish giants. Liverpool came agonisingly close to a potentially crucial away goal when Roberto Firmino's strike was cleared off the line, before Salah somehow struck the post rather than scoring with the follow-up. Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele should have put the tie out of the Premier League side's reach in the closing seconds, but he scuffed it straight at Alisson from a few yards out. What more could Klopp ask of his men in the second leg on Tuesday BST kick-off at Anfield after a display where they constantly probed and pressured the competition favourites?

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I've been here four years now and you simply cannot afford to go around like he does and say the things he does". Deco had given the hosts a flying start in the last first leg with an opening goal after 14 minutes — the first goal Liverpool have ever conceded away to Barca — and the Catalan giants then enjoyed a prolonged spell of pressure. Court-room appearances and nightclub brawls have sadly been as much of the Bellamy story as his on-field exploits - but without doubt he's a talented big game player when he puts his mind to it. The ex-Celtic striker was happy to give advice while Bellamy was on loan at Parkhead. It ended with Bellamy scoring one and setting up the winner for - who else? Barcelona Liverpool 21 Feb 07 Europe. Bellamy reflected on the last five days and claimed he had no cause for regrets. McAllister's free-kick is punched away by Reina and Hamann's yard drive sails over. Italy Results. This week encapsulated Bellamy's life in the beautiful game. Europa League Fixtures. Topics Football. Greece Results. Liverpool win the free-kick and Babbel gets back on his feet.

Liverpool completed one of the greatest comebacks in football history, beating Barcelona at Anfield and on aggregate to reach the Champions League final.

So here, BBC Sport recalls just some of the opinions from some key figures in the game who have voiced their views of football's one-man soccer soap opera. Fun and Games. Blessed with uncanny speed and agility, Bellamy couples his undoubted striking prowess with a seemingly intrinsic ability to annoy opposing fans, managers and his own team-mates. Shots off target:. Robbie Fowler fires over from long range. The players' commitment was good before and after the problems. With Rafael Benitez's side clearly shell-shocked, Barca continued to push forward and only some desperate Liverpool defending kept the Spanish champions from increasing their lead. A sign of things to come? Bellamy reflected on the last five days and claimed he had no cause for regrets. Spain Results. Italy Results. Bellamy and Riise were allegedly the two players involved in last week's training ground fracas in Portugal - and the response from the pair will have delighted coach Rafael Benitez and the mass of travelling Liverpool fans.