REDS SIGN FRENCH YOUNGSTER

	Paul Eaton 31 August 2007 Liverpool have beaten the transfer deadline to snap up the services of French youngster Damien Plessi from Lyon.
The 19 year old holding midfield player will be added to the reserve ranks at Melwood. “He is a good player, big and strong, and we’re sure he’ll do well for us,” said manager Rafael Benitez today. “He’s only a young boy with plenty of time to work on his game but it depends on his progress how quickly he can force his way into the first team.” From LiverpoolFC.TV

RICK ON THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry claims the club feels “comfortable” with the way the Champions League draw panned out yesterday.

The Reds were drawn against Portuguese champions Porto, French side Marseille and Turkish runners-up Besiktas. Parry said: “I think the groups are pretty evenly spread. I don’t think there’s any one group you’d look at and wish you were in it. I guess on that basis we feel comfortable enough. “Turkey is a long way but we’ve avoided some of the more gruelling trips, and of course we have happy memories of Istanbul as well. “We’ll renew acquaintances with two Liverpool old boys in Marseille, Bolo Zenden and Djibril Cisse, and we also know Porto well after travelling there one or two times over the past couple of years. “At the end of the day you take anyone, we’re just delighted to be there.” From Liverpool FC.TV

REDS FACE PORTO, MARSEILLE AND BESIKTAS

	Jimmy Rice 30 August 2007 Liverpool have been drawn alongside Porto, Marseille and Besiktas in the group stages of the Champions League.
The draw has just taken place in Monaco. Stay logged on to Liverpoolfc.tv for all the latest reaction. Group A LIVERPOOL Porto Marseille Besiktas Group B CHELSEA Valencia Schalke Rosenborg Group C REAL MADRID Werder Bremen Lazio Olympiacos Group D AC MILAN Benfica Celtic Shakhtar Donetsk Group E BARCELONA Lyon Stuttgart Rangers Group F MANCHESTER UNITED Roma Sporting Lisbon Dynamo Kiev Group G INTER MILAN PSV Eindhoven CSKA Moscow Fenerbache Group H ARSENAL Sevilla/AEK Athens Steaua Bucharest Slavia Prage
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RAFA NOT EXPECTING NEW ARRIVALS

Rafael Benitez today revealed it’s unlikely there’ll be any new arrivals at Anfield before tomorrow night’s transfer deadline.

The Liverpool manager admitted he has scoured the market to assess what might be available, but has decided he’s happy with the squad at his disposal. Reserve striker Besian Idrizaj has today completed a season long loan deal with Crystal Palace, but Benitez insists there’ll be no major activity to report before the window closes. “We were checking some options for the first team squad yesterday, but it’s very difficult to find the right players this late. I don’t think we will be signing anyone now,” he said. “Rick, Foster, Eduardo (Macia) and I looked at some options, but we decided we don’t want to sign a player just for the sake of it. It has to be the right player and not for crazy money.” Despite continued speculation linking Peter Crouch with a last minute exit from Anfield, Benitez has once again reiterated he has no interest in selling his striker. “There has been no bid for Crouch, certainly not before this morning anyway,” said Benitez. “I have the same idea now as I’ve said before. I don’t want to let anyone go. I’ve spoken to the player and he knows we need him.”

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Ujfalusi Snubs Reds

Tomas Ujfalusi’s agent Pavel Paska has claimed that Liverpool made an enquiry about the availability of the Fiorentina defender.

The Czech Republic international has 12 months remaining on his present deal and was linked with a move to Sevilla earlier this summer.

With Jamie Carragher currently out injured after sustaining a broken rib, Paska explained that Rafa Benitez was keen to secure the player as defensive cover.

However Ujfalusi is only keen on a move to Spain and has reportedly turned down the enquiry.

“Liverpool have a problem as Jamie Carragher has picked up a serious injury,” Paska told Sport.

“Manager Rafael Benitez together with the club director Ricky Parry have therefore asked me if I could address the offer to Tomas.

“Tomas has consulted it with his family and told me that he was happy with life in Italy and that the only country he would move to is Spain.

“I have to respect his decision, nevertheless it has surprised me a lot. Liverpool never give this offer twice to one player.”

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Liverpool Contact Juventus For Defender Boumsong

Juventus defender Jean Alain Boumsong is attracting interest from Liverpool.

Tuttosport says Liverpool have made a late move for the Frenchman, who has been made available by Juve this summer.

Reds boss Rafa Benitez needs to find cover after losing Jamie Carragher to a rib injury and selling Gabriel Paletta to Boca Juniors.

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Reds Bid For Beast

Liverpool have tabled a bid of 20million euros (£13.5million) for Real Madrid striker Julio Baptista, according to Marca.

The Brazilian – nicknamed ‘The Beast’ – spent last season on loan at Arsenal but failed to shine consistently, although he did net four goals as the Gunners beat Liverpool 6-3 in a Carling Cup tie at Anfield in January.

After helping Brazil win the Copa America over the summer he was linked with a move for AC Milan, but it is now claimed Rafael Benitez has entered the bidding with an offer that may be enough to tempt Real to sell.

They are looking to raise money to enable them to make a fresh move for Sevilla full-back Daniel Alves, and Marca claims they could also be ready to sell Roberto Soldado to Benfica.

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UCL : LIVERPOOL 4 – 0 TOULOUSE

LIVERPOOL 4 – 0 TOULOUSE Tuesday 28 August 2007 20:05 , Champions League Qualifier (2)

REDS QUALIFY FOR CL GROUP STAGES Liverpool are through to the group stages of the Champions League after goals from Peter Crouch, Sami Hyypia and Dirk Kuyt (2) gave them a 4-0 victory over Toulouse at Anfield on Tuesday and a 5-0 win on aggregate. The Reds will now wait until Thursday’s draw in Monaco to see which three teams they will be grouped with after Crouch struck in the first half and Hyypia and Kuyt struck in the second to add to Andriy Voronin’s strike in France a fortnight ago. This game was preceded by a moving tribute to Everton fanatic Rhys Jones, whose tragic death has touched the hearts of the whole city. Rhys’s beloved Z-Cars anthem was played ahead of the traditional You’ll Never Walk Alone, before the players, fans and Rhys’s parents and brother stood through an emotional period of applause. A sell out crowd gave Anfield a familiar feel for a European night, but there was an unfamiliar look to the team sheet because injuries to Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher meant this would be the first time in 103 Euro ties that the Reds have been without at least one of them. Rafa Benitez made six changes from the side that won at Sunderland, with one of them a debut for young Argentine Sebastian Leto. It was Toulouse who started the game quickest when Emana warmed the hands of Reina with a hooked shot, but Liverpool were soon on the attack with Riise forcing Douchez into a save before Leto quickly endeared himself to the Kop by dancing in from the left and effortlessly beating two men. Liverpool’s 1-0 first leg lead meant Toulouse had to try force the issue here and they started with a good deal more ambition than they had shown in the game in France. But it was Liverpool who looked the more dangerous and they took a deserved lead through Peter Crouch in the 19th minute. Crouch was making his first appearance of the season, but he was sharp from the start and was first to Dirk Kuyt’s deep cross to hook the ball past the despairing dive of the goalkeeper and make Toulouse’s task doubly difficult. It was a goal that meant, because of Voronin’s strike in France, Liverpool had one foot in the group stages. And they could have had the tie settled by half time had they taken at least one of the many chances they created before the break. Crouch was in the action again in the 22nd minute when his drilled shot from a tight angle flashed just wide; and the England man was the scourge of the Toulouse defence again in the 29th minute when he rose highest to head Benayoun’s corner just over the crossbar. Benayoun was having a good game on his Anfield debut and some more good work by him in the 33rd minute gave Kuyt a chance that he put just the wrong side of the post. Any thoughts Toulouse had of a comeback were extinguished in the 49th minute when Sami Hyypia, who was captain for night, found himself free in the area and planted a firm header past Douchez and into the Kop net. Benayoun was again the provider with a pinpoint corner. It was job done for Liverpool and Rafa had the luxury of making a couple of changes in the second half, with one of them meaning a debut for Lucas. The Reds created a number of chances to increase their margin of victory, most notably when Dirk Kuyt smashed a shot against the crossbar and Crouch hit over. But Kuyt wasn’t to be denied and he scored a superb third in the 87th minute before finishing the scoring with his second and Liverpool’s fourth in stoppage time. Teams Liverpool: Reina, Riise, Hyypia (captain), Agger, Arbeloa, Leto, Mascherano, Sissoko, Benayoun, Crouch, Kuyt. Subs – Alonso, Babel, Leiva, Torres, Pennant, Itandje Toulouse: Douchez, Cetto, Cesar, Ilunga, Mathieu, Dieuze (captain), Fofana, Sirieix, Emana, Elmander, Gignac. Subs – Riou, Jonsson, Mansare, Sissoko, , Bergougnoux, Batlles Referee: W Stark Conditions: Dry Attendance: 43118 Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Yossi Benayoun Breakdown 19:08 GMT : Match Starts 1 min : Toulouse get the game underway after one of those special Anfield moments. A city as one as only this city can be. RIP Rhys. 3 mins : Yossi wins a free-kick on the edge of the box 3 mins : Riise sizing it up 3 mins : Makes the keeper work with a low drive but it lacked his normal potency 4 mins : A right spooner by their number 28 gives Reds throw in in dangerous position but it comes to nothing 5 mins : Lovely bit of skill from Leto cutting inside – I like the look of this fella 7 mins : Sammy Lee and Didi Hamann are among a whole host of former players at Anfield tonight – funny how they all come down on a CL night, when the club puts a spread on! 9 mins : Crouch dispossessed on the edge of their box. .tv match reporter Lee Brown has had a fiver on him getting the first in a 3-0 win. 25/1…not bad. 11 mins : Leto handballs. .tv did his first interview in English football a week or two ago – thoroughly nice guy 12 mins : Kuyt feeds the young Argentine who shoots wide from 25 yards 13 mins : Reds been a bit sloppy in possession so far 15 mins : Momo gets the ball on the edge of the box – Anfield shouts SHOOT. A mistake… 17 mins : Lovely play by Yossi…feeds Leto down the left. Corner 17 mins : Kuyt heads wide from the corner 17 mins : Another corner…it reaches Crouch – no power on the shot 17 mins : Momo, Leto and Yossi starting to force play 19 mins : GOAL! Peter Crouch: Crouch tucks home after brilliant cross from Kuyt. The move was started by Benayoun’s battling. 23 mins : Crouch shoots wide from tight angle 23 mins : Lee Brown is getting excited now. He’s set to win £130 if we get two more without reply 24 mins : Javier gets round of applause after unbelievable back-tracking. 25 mins : Of course it’s Liverpool’s birthday today. It’s 800 years since King John issued a letters patent to create the borough of Liverpool. 25 mins : 800 years – nearly as old as David Fairclough 26 mins : Only joking Dave 27 mins : Gignac gets away from Agger but can’t do anything with the shot 27 mins : Good tackle by Leto 28 mins : Riise makes his man look silly but his cross doesn’t get through. Still, corner 29 mins : Yossi’s corner is headed over by Crouch 31 mins : Minute by minute quiz: When was the last time neither Gerrard nor Carra played in a European game? 31 mins : Come on, it’s easy that… 32 mins : No? Okay, it was November 1997 – 102 games ago… 33 mins : The impressive Yossi threads Dirk through…crafts a shooting position….just wide 35 mins : Good play from Kuyt on the edge of the box but his shot is just shy of the upper Annie Road 36 mins : Fine ball in ball Mr Reliable Alvaro Arbeloa – Crouch heads over 41 mins : Crouch falls over doing his best Ronaldo impression down the left – nice to see him having a go. Playing well 42 mins : Sublime skill by Yossi inside his own half 43 mins : Riise gets his head to a Toulouse cross…he needed too as well cos there was a Frenchman lurking 44 mins : Kuyt and Crouch link up but they’re too laboured inside the Toulouse box 20:01 GMT : Half Time Reached 20:09 GMT : Second Half Begins 46 mins : Dirk and Peter kick off. The Kop boos Douchez for not acknowledging their applause 46 mins : Reds win a corner…Crouch is being man-handled. The ref gives them a free-kick – never 48 mins : Javier has so much energy…this time he wins us a corner 49 mins : GOAL! Sami Hyypia: An unmarked Sami Hyypia nods home a Yossi Benayoun corner from six yards to make it 2-0 on the night, 3-0 on aggregate 51 mins : Liverpool haven’t won both legs of a CL third round qualifier since FC Haka in 2001-02 53 mins : Dieuze concedes a corner 54 mins : Substitution: Bryan Bergougnoux for Andre-Pierre Gignac: 54 mins : Nothing from it 55 mins : Another corner…Reds totally dominate right now 55 mins : Leto swings one in…Agger nods it back but Crouch can’t get enough on it 58 mins : The Kop is singing ‘Luis Garcia, he drinks sangria…’ 60 mins : Don’t know about you, but I want to see a bit of Lucas action 61 mins : Leto miscontrols down the left 62 mins : Tonight’s attendance: 43,118 63 mins : Lovely ball from Momo to Alvaro on the right…his cross is cleared 65 mins : Looks like our ball’s gonna be in Monaco on Thursday 66 mins : Rafa is taling to Lucas – nice one boss 67 mins : Alvaro lays it back to JM – his shot is well over 68 mins : Substitution: Lucas Leiva for Momo Sissoko: Lucas makes his competitive Reds debut 68 mins : Momo gets warm round of applause from Anfield 71 mins : Hamann’s off… 72 mins : Sloppy pass by Riise but it gets to Lucas anyway. Nice throughball by the Brazilian to Crocuh…crosses for Dirk…he can’t get enough power on the header 73 mins : Babel about to come on 74 mins : Dirk hits the bar…Lee Browns nearly wets himself 73 mins : Riise blasts one from distance…hits the hoardings 75 mins : Substitution: Ryan Babel for Sebastian Leto: Leto has done well on his Reds debut – showed some nice touches first half 74 mins : George Sefton makes a blooper…says Yossi has come off. Oh well, he’s not been doing it long! 77 mins : Substitution: Fabinho for Achille Emana: 78 mins : Alvaro beaten down our right but the cross comes to nothing 78 mins : Yossi has the ball on a piece of string…The Kop was willing him to shoot but he lays it to Dirk – who’s crowded out of it 80 mins : Crouchinho chests…he keeps it up…he volleys over. Unlucky son 82 mins : Substitution: Moussa Sissoko for Jeremy Mathieu: 82 mins : SUBSTITUTION: Finnan on, Agger off 84 mins : Babel turns…his shot goes sailing over 85 mins : Dirk down the right….no one’s making the run into the box 86 mins : They’re going to have to change that ‘best midfield in the world’ song if Lucas becomes a regular 87 mins : GOAL! Dirk Kuyt: Kuyt fires home from eight yards after neat one-two with Babel. 90 mins : A stirring rendition of YNWA is echoing round Anfield 90 mins : GOAL! Dirk Kuyt: 20:56 GMT : Match Over From Liverpool Fc.Tv Watch Hightlights & Goals Clip Videos : Here

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIVERPOOL

Mark Platt 28 August 2007 As the city of Liverpool celebrates its 800th birthday we remember 100 milestone moments in the history of the only football club to carry both its name and iconic symbol.

1. Liverpool Football Club is formed following a meeting at the home of founding chairman John Houlding (March 1892) 2. The new club play their first competitive match and mark the occasion with an 8-0 rout of Higher Walton in the Lancashire League (September 1892) 3. Liverpool are elected to the Football League Division Two and get off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory away to Middlesbrough Ironopilis (September 1893) 4. Promotion to the top-flight is secured at the first attempt courtesy of a 2-0 Test Match success against Newton Heath (April 1894) 5. The Reds record what remains their highest-ever victory in League football as Rotherham Town are pummelled 10-1 at Anfield (February 1896) 6. The club’s first superstar player Alex Raisbeck joins the club for £350 from Stoke City (May 1898) 7. The highly-regarded Tom Watson is recruited from Sunderland as secretary-manager (August 1896) 8. Liverpool are crowned champions of England for the first time (April 1901) 9. The title returns to Anfield as the Reds finish the season four points ahead of nearest challengers Preston (April 1906) 10. Legendary goalkeeper Elisha Scott makes his senior Liverpool debut and keeps a clean sheet in a goalless draw away at Newcastle (January 1913) 11. Liverpool reach the FA Cup Final for the first time but lose 1-0 to Burnley at Crystal Palace (April 1914) 12. Liverpool embark on their first foreign tour with a five-game end-of-season trip to Scandinavia (May 1914) 13. Liverpool clinch the First Division Championship for a third time following a 5-1 home defeat of Cardiff City (April 1922) 14. Liverpool complete back-to-back title triumphs (May 1923) 15. Liverpool sign up their first ever foreign player when South African goalkeeper Arthur Riley arrives from Boksburg FC (August 1925) 16. A roof is put on the Spion Kop, making it one of the most atmospheric terraces in world football (August 1928) 17. Gordon Hodgson registers his club record 17th and final hat-trick in a Liverpool shirt (February 1935) 18. Liverpool beat Everton 6-0 at Anfield in what is still their best-ever derby win (September 1935) 19. Jack Balmer scores what is genuinely regarded as the quickest-ever Liverpool goal when he nets after just ten seconds of the 3-1 derby win at Goodison (February 1938) 20. Billy Liddell scores his first competitive Liverpool goal as the Reds come out on top in a sensational eleven goal Anfield thriller against Chelsea (September 1946) 21. Albert Stubbins joins the Reds in a record-breaking transfer deal from Newcastle United (September 1946) 22. Jack Balmer creates history by scoring three consecutive hat-tricks (November 1946) 23. Liverpool are confirmed as the inaugural post-war champions after Stoke fail to defeat Sheffield United in their final league game of an extended season (June 1947) 24. Liverpool’s first visit to Wembley ends in disappointment as Arsenal run out 2-0 winners to take the FA Cup (April 1950) 25. Anfield’s all-time record attendance of 61,905 is set when Wolves visit for a FA Cup fourth round tie (February 1952) 26. Liverpool suffer the indignity of relegation from the top-flight for the third time in their history after finishing bottom of the pile with just 28 points (April 1954) 27. Liverpool endure their heaviest-ever defeat at St Andrews as Birmingham City romp to an emphatic 9-1 success (December 1954) 28. The floodlights are switched on at Anfield for the first time as the Reds host Everton in a friendly to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Liverpool County FA (October 1957) 29. Liverpool suffer their most humiliating-ever defeat in the third round of the FA Cup to non-league Worcester City (January 1959) 30. Bill Shankly is appointed as Phil Taylor’s successor as manager at Anfield (December 1959) 31. All-time record appearance holder Ian Callaghan makes his Liverpool debut and stars in a 4-1 Anfield win over Bristol Rovers (April 1959) 32. Liverpool smash their transfer record by forking out £37,500 to capture Motherwell forward Ian St John (May 1961) 33. A Kevin Lewis double in a 2-0 home win over Southampton confirms promotion, ending Liverpool’s eight-year exile in Division Two (April 1962) 34. You’ll Never Walk Alone tops the British music charts and is adopted as the Kop’s unofficial anthem (October 1963) 35. Arsenal are hammered 5-0 at Anfield on the final day of the season as Liverpool are crowned champions of Division One for a 6th time (April 1964) 36. Liverpool play in European competition for the first time and mark the occasion with a 5-0 rout of Reykjavik in Iceland (August 1964) 37. Liverpool sport their now famous all-red strip for the first time in a European Cup tie at home to Anderlecht (November 1964) 38. After a 73-year wait the FA Cup is finally won as Leeds United are beaten on a historic afternoon at Wembley (May 1965) 39. Liverpool reclaim their mantle as English champions following a 2-1 home win over Chelsea (April 1966) 40. In their first-ever European Final the Reds lose to 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund at Hampden Park (May 1966) 41. Champions Liverpool win the Charity Shield outright for the first time courtesy of a 1-0 win over FA Cup winners Everton at Goodison (August 1966) 42. Kevin Keegan scores in front of the Kop on his Reds debut as Liverpool record an opening day 3-1 success against Nottingham Forest (August 1971) 43. Liverpool win the league for an 8th time following a goalless draw at home to Leicester City (May 1973) 44. Europe is conquered for the first time as Borussia Moenchengladbach are beaten over two legs in the final of the UEFA Cup (May 1973) 45. Liverpool win the FA Cup for a second time following a comprehensive 3-0 thrashing of Newcastle at Wembley (May 1974) 46. Bill Shankly sensationally announces his resignation as Liverpool manager (July 1974) 47. Bob Paisley reluctantly accepts to take over the Anfield managerial reigns (July 1974) 48. Liverpool chalk up their biggest-ever victory with an 11-0 rout of Stromsgodset Drammen in a first round European Cup Winners Cup tie at Anfield (September 1974) 49. A thrilling 3-1 victory over Wolves at Molineux clinches a 9th Championship success (May 1976) 50. FC Bruges are beaten over two legs as the UEFA Cup is won for a second time (May 1976) 51. A goalless draw at home to West Ham is enough to secure a 10th League crown for the Reds (May 1977) 52. Liverpool beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 in Rome to win the European Cup for the first time (May 1977) 53. Kenny Dalglish joins Liverpool for a British record £440,000 from Celtic (August 1977) 54. Six months after leaving Liverpool, Kevin Keegan returns to Anfield with Hamburg but finds himself on the wrong end of Terry McDermott-inspired 6-0 hammering that secures the European Super Cup for a first time (December 1977) 55. Liverpool reach the League Cup Final for the first time but, following a goalless draw at Wembley, they are defeated 1-0 by Nottingham Forest in an Old Trafford replay (March 1978) 56. Liverpool become the first English club to retain the European Cup courtesy of a 1-0 victory over FC Bruges at Wembley (May 1978) 57. A 3-0 Anfield victory over Aston Villa confirms Liverpool 11th League title (May 1979) 58. Avi Cohen scores for both teams as Liverpool best Aston Villa 4-1 at Anfield to clinch a 12th First Division title (May 1980) 59. Liverpool bury their League Cup bogey with a 2-1 victory over West Ham in a replayed final at Villa Park (April 1981) 60. Alan Kennedy is the unlikely goalscoring hero as Liverpool defeat Real Madrid 1-0 in Paris to win a third European Cup (May 1981) 61. Liverpool Football Club’s modern day founding father Bill Shankly passes away (September 1981) 62. Goals from Ronnie Whelan (2) and Ian Rush see Liverpool come from behind to retain the League Cup with a 3-1 victory over Tottenham at Wembley (March 1982) 63. Liverpool celebrate a 13th title triumph in front of the Kop as Spurs are beaten 3-1 on the final Saturday of the season (May 1982) 64. History is made at Wembley as Bob Paisley becomes the first manager to go up the steps and collect a trophy as Liverpool win the League (Milk) Cup for a third successive season courtesy of a 2-1 win against Manchester United (March 1983) 65. Bob Paisley, the most successful English manager of all-time, bows out at the top after leading the Reds to a 14th First Division title (May 1983) 66. Liverpool and Everton compete in the first all-Merseyside Wembley final but it takes a solitary Graeme Souness strike in the Maine Road replay to decide the destiny of the Milk Cup (March 1984) 67. A goalless draw against Notts County at Meadow Lane is enough to confirm a 15th League Championship triumph for Joe Fagan’s Reds (May 1984) 68. Alan Kennedy’s successful penalty conversion clinches a dramatic shoot-out victory over AS Roma in Rome and a fourth European Cup for the club (May 1984) 69. A grief-stricken Joe Fagan steps down as Liverpool boss after the Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 fans are killed prior to the European Cup Final defeat by Juventus (May 1985) 70. Liverpool achieve the coveted League and FA Cup double. Player/boss Kenny Dalglish scores the only goal of the game to clinch the title at Stamford Bridge and the following week Everton are beaten in the Cup Final at Wembley (May 1986) 71. John Barnes becomes the first high-profile black player to sign for Liverpool when he completes his £900,000 switch from Watford (June 1987) 72. Liverpool break their transfer record to capture the signature of Newcastle United’s Peter Beardsley, paying the Geordies £1.9 million (July 1987) 73. After going 29 games unbeaten from the start of the season a 1-0 home win over Tottenham confirms a 17th League Championship triumph (April 1988) 74. John Aldridge becomes the first player to miss a penalty in the FA Cup Final as the Reds are surprisingly defeated 1-0 at Wembley by Wimbledon, quashing dreams of a second double (May 1988) 75. 96 Liverpool fans are tragically killed at Hillsborough as a result of crushing on the Leppings Lane terrace at the start of the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest (April 1989) 76. Ian Rush comes off the bench to net twice as Liverpool defeat Everton 3-2 in an emotionally-charged FA Cup Final at Wembley (May 1989) 77. A last-gasp Michael Thomas strike denies Liverpool a second double and secures the title for Arsenal on a dramatic night at Anfield (May 1989) 78. A 2-1 home win against Queens Park Rangers sees Liverpool clinch an 18th League Championship (April 1990) 79. Kenny Dalglish sensationally announces that he’s stepping down as Liverpool manager (February 1991) 80. Former skipper Graeme Souness is unveiled as Liverpool manager (April 1991) 81. Michael Thomas and Ian Rush are on the scoresheet as Liverpool beat Sunderland 2-0 at Wembley to win the FA Cup for a 5th time (May 1992) 82. Ian Rush becomes the club’s all-time record goalscorer (October 1992) 83. Teenage striking sensation Robbie Fowler nets five times on his Anfield debut in a League Cup tie against Fulham (October 1993) 84. Boot-room boy Roy Evans replaces Graeme Souness as Liverpool manager (January 1994) 85. Fans stand on the Kop for a final time before it’s demolished to make way for an all-seater grandstand (April 1994) 86. A Steve McManaman double inspires Liverpool to victory over Bolton Wanderers in the Coca-Cola Cup Final at Wembley (April 1995) 87. Michael Owen makes his senior debut against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park and nets to become the club’s youngest ever goalscorer (May 1997) 88. In a ground-breaking move by the club, Frenchman Gerard Houllier is appointed joint-manager of the Reds alongside Roy Evans (July 1998) 89. Liverpool celebrate their first appearance at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium by defeating Birmingham City on penalties to win the Worthington Cup (February 2001) 90. Michael Owen snatches the FA Cup from Arsenal’s grasp with a late brace of goals as Liverpool come from behind to win 2-1 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (May 2001) 91. On a dramatic night in Dortmund Liverpool complete an unprecedented cup treble with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Alaves in the greatest UEFA Cup Final of all-time (May 2001) 92. Michael Owen becomes the first Liverpool player to win the coveted Ballon D’Or (European Footballer of the Year) (December 2001) 93. Goals from Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen seal a 2-0 Worthington Cup Final success over Manchester United in Cardiff (March 2003) 94. Rafael Benitez is unveiled as the new Reds boss (June 2004) 95. Liverpool stage the most heroic ever comeback to win the Champions League on penalties after trailing AC Milan 3-0 at the interval in Istanbul (May 2005) 96. In one of the most exciting FA Cup Finals of all-time Liverpool fightback to 3-3 against West Ham before taking the cup on penalties (May 2006) 97. An exciting new era begins as American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks take control of the club from David Moores (March 2007) 98. Liverpool compete in their seventh European Cup Final but a brace of goals from Pipo Inzaghi condemns them to a 2-1 defeat in Athens (May 2007) 99. Plans for Liverpool’s proposed new state-of-the-art stadium on Stanley Park are unveiled (July 2007) 100. Club record signing Fernando Torres marks his Anfield debut with a goal of sublime class in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea (August 2007)

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LIVERPOOL V TOULOUSE: STAT-ATTACK

	LIVERPOOL VS TOULOUSE: STAT-ATTACK Ged Rea 27 August 2007
Ahead of the second leg of our Champions League qualifier with Toulouse, club statistician Ged Rea brings you all the important stats and facts. Liverpool’s European Record (overall): Pld 275 Won 157 Drawn 58 Lost 60 Liverpool’s record in European Cup: Pld 144 Won 85 Drawn 29 Lost 30 This is Liverpool’s 35th European campaign and their 18th in the European Cup. This will be the fifth time Liverpool have played in the Qualifying Round. They have reached the Group Stages on each of the previous four occasions winning nine, drawing one and losing two. Both defeats came at Anfield (2004 to AK Graz and 2005 to CSKA Sofia) and both by a 1-0 scoreline. Toulouse are the Reds 100th different opponent in Europe. The 99th were also French-Bordeaux. A win tonight will be Liverpool’s 50th in the European Cup at Anfield. Dirk Kuyt opened his European scoring account for Liverpool in last season’s Final in Athens. In the first leg Steve Finnan made his 50th European appearance in club football (for Liverpool and Fulham). Liverpool have never lost to French opposition at Anfield – winning seven and drawing one. Only two players, Dominique Bathenay (St Etienne-1977) and Didier Drogba (Marseille-2004) have found the net for the visitors in those games. Liverpool have scored 15 hat-tricks in Europe down the years with the last coming in July 2005 when Steven Gerrard scored three against TNS at Anfield, also in the Qualifiers. Peter Crouch has scored seven goals in his last nine starts in the competition. The first leg victory was the third by Liverpool away to French opposition in Europe. All three were won by a 1-0 scoreline. Sami Hyypia scored at Auxerre in 2004 and Peter Crouch in Bordeaux last season were the others. Steven Gerrard is one goal away from joining Ian Rush in second place in the club’s all-time European goalscoring charts. Rush has 20 and only Michael Owen with 22 has scored more. Pepe Reina kept his 15th clean sheet in Europe for the Reds in the first leg. Only Ray Clemence (38), Bruce Grobbelaar (18) and Jerzy Dudek (17) have kept more for the club. Andriy Voronin is looking to score in his third successive game for the Reds. The Reds have never been eliminated from European competition after winning the first leg away from home. Liverpool’s scorers in Europe: Gerrard 19, Crouch 7, Hyypia 6, Riise 4, Kewell 3, Agger 1, Alonso 1, Carragher 1, Kuyt 1, Voronin 1. This is the first time they have qualified for Europe’s premier club competition. They were founded in 1937 and have yet to win the French league. They have won the French Cup just once – back in 1957 against SC Angers.

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Live Stream : LIVERPOOL VS TOULOUSE

20:05 Liverpool – Toulouse (CL Q – Round 3 – Leg 2)