- 74'
And Liverpool get away with some apalling defending. Liverpool players outnumbered their opponents by two to one when defending a corner and still Stoltidis got to it. Dudek came out and missed it but the ball came back of the bar. Lucky eascape.
- 72'
Ball spills to Georgiadis on the back of the six yrd box. His low driven cross is blocked by Riise. Hint of a handball but he gets away with it.
- 70'
Substitution for Liverpool. Off goes Josemi and on comes Cisse to form a three pronged attack with Garcia and Baros.
- 69'
Yet another free-kick. They are strangling this game. Went to Olympiakos to punt into the box to no avail this time.
- 68'
Double substitution for Olympiakos: Mavrogenidis and Giovanni make way for Venetidis and Georgiadis.
- 66'
Garcia jinks into the box and tries to chip a pass to the other side. Ball comes out and Hamann has a swing at it. Someone high in the stands will go home with a souvenier.
- 65'
Baros, hanging off the shoulder of the last man sets off just too early for the ball over the top and is rightly adjudged offside. Olympiakos are still defending high up the pitch and relying on the linesman's flag. Liverpool are consistently failing to spring the trap.
- 64'
Liverpool certainly in the ascendancy but it is a scappy game in truth which will suit the team defending a lead.
- 62'
Liverpool have a glorious chance but as quickly as it is created it is missed and called offside anyway. Baros ran across the 18 yard line and fed Kewell who was just offside - good call.
- 60'
Olympiakos have conceded the iniative in this second-half and the visitors need to make something of this period of being on top.
- 59'
Mavrogenidis cuts through the legs of Baros for the second time in two minutes and enters the referee's notebook for it.
- 58'
No shot but instead a lovely inswinger from Finnan that the Greeks do well to defend.
- 57'
Another free-kick just inside shooting range on the left for Liverpool.
- 56'
Nice touch from Rivaldo sees him skip away from two Liverpool men before nutmegging Hyypia. Unfortunately for him he was still a long way from goal and he didn't have the legs to continue the move. A slight flashes of brilliance nonetheless.
- 54'
Tapped square to Riise who hits it like a hammer but sees his effort sail well over.
- 53'
What's this? Another needless free-kick of course. 45 yards out just right of centre.
- 52'
Corner ball sees Hyypia and the goalkeeper Nikopolidis rise together. Neither man could be called the winner. Predictably, the keeper is awarded a free-kick for very, very little.
- 51'
Liverpool possession draws a cacophoney of whistles from the partisan home crowd.
- 50'
Second-half, as with the first, has begun with a seies of free-kicks.
- 49'
Some good news for Liverpool fans. Fenerbache have got one back at Old Trafford. the bad news: it's 3-1.
- 48'
Georgatos again spreading fear through the Liverpool back line. they backed off and backed off until he was in shooting range but his head down effort from 20 yards was drilled into the midrift of Josemi.
- 47'
Corner is cleared but a sweetly struck volley from Georgatos dips just wide. Decent enough effort but Dudek didn't even move.
- 46'
Okkas does well to peel away from Riise to make space for a cross. The Norweigan does a good job of recovering to block for a corner.
- 45'
Predictably Benitez feels the need for a change. Perhaps less predictably it is not Cisse but Kewell who comes on to pep up Liverpool's attack. off goes Warnock.
- 45'
Olympiakos have done a decent job of stifling Liverpool's attacks but they have been ably assisted by a subdued and disjointed Liverpool side. They started well enough but, after the goal, the home team have just kept good possession and denied Liverpool space in the middle from which to spring attacks. That said, there is still plenty of space behind the Greek defence if the run is timed right. Expect to see Cisse sooner rather than later.
- 45'
Whistle goes bang on the 45 minute mark and the home side go in with a lead that they unquestionably deserve.
- 43'
Yet another free-kick in a dangerous position is wasted. Level with the 18 yard box, on the right, for once Warnock, who has run over every one so far, takes it. It sails straight in to the grateful hands on Nikopolidis.
- 42'
After starting brightly Liverpool have been snuffed out as an attacking force. Olympiakos certainly the better team at the moment.
- 41'
Worrying times for Liverpool.
- 40'
Corner is swung in and Kafes, hardly the tallest man on the pitch, wins the header quite cleanly but Dudek is the equal of it.
- 39'
Dudek makes the resulting cross look a lot more difficult than perhaps it was. Looping, bending cross to the far post is destined for Okkas until the Polish keeper puches it behind.
- 38'
Frustration that gets the better of Warnock. A late challenge on Mavrogenidis marks his European full debut with a yellow card.
- 37'
Once more Liverpool chasing shadows but the home side, equally, aren't getting anywhere with it.
- 36'
It's all very controlled when Olympiakos attack. Slow deliberate passing moves and Liverpool are becoming frustrated.
- 34'
Could easily have been two to the Greeks. Mistake by Dudek gave Okkas the opportunity to cross and Giovanni was just put off by a late challenge from Riise who had got the wrong side of his man. Fair old shout for handball against Riise. At least should have been a corner but a goal-kick it is.
- 33'
Very, very bitty.
- 33'
The free-kicks keep coming. That si what is doing for this as a spectacle. On this ocassion Alonso sends a huge one into the box. So huge in fact that by the time Carragher manfully reaches it it has already gone for a goal-kick.
- 32'
After a bright opening the game has died off a little in terms of goalscoring chances.
- 30'
Baros alert to get behind the defence to receive a throw but he is muscled out in the end by a whole host of home players. They are playing a very physical game when they need to.
- 29'
Pantos becomes the second cautioned playeer after a nasty looking lunge on Finnan.
- 28'
Garcia gives up possession cheaply but not so the home side who work the ball patiently up field until Okkas gets into the box. Only a great piece of full-back play from Josemi prevents a goalscoring chance.
- 26'
More champions League news: In the clash of the crisis clubs Roma are 2-0 up against Real Madrid. Oh dear, oh dear...
- 25'
Pantos gets a bit of a talking to from Colina for acting like he had been shot after clipping toes with Baros. Greeks are quite prone to theatrics if tonight is anything to go by.
- 24'
Trip down memory lane as Rivaldo unleashes a rasping half volley from 25 yards that narrowly misses the target.
- 22'
Lovely turn from Alonso is crudely dealt with by Kafes to set up another free-kick opportunity. Ball is once more bent to the back of the box by Warnock but, inexplicably, Hyypia checked his own run and couldn't take advantage of a good opportunity.
- 21'
In case you're interested, and I suppose you are, one Wayne Rooney has opened his Man Utd and Champions League account with a blistering strike.
- 20'
The stadium is positively buzzing now. They love their football in Greece and they love making noise. They are doing both at the moment.
- 18'
Baros, thrusting forward trying to get something back, is savagely hacked down by Anatolakis. Yellow card and no mistake.
- 17'
Rivaldo it was who took the right sided free-kick but it was a deflection that took it to a dangerous area. Stoltidis simply jumped and noded it goalward. Easy as you like. 1-0 Olympiakos in what looks like being a decent game of football.
- 16'
And it proves costly. Ball flighten to the far post and a simple header beats Dudek all ends up.
- 15'
Bit of 'you have it, no we'll have it' in the middle ends with an Olympiakos free-kick in the Liverpool half.
- 14'
Again Liverpool - Carragher this time - go for the long ball and, once more, but for the offside flag Baros would have had a chance. The Greeks are playing a dangerous game.
- 12'
Olympiakos have a free-kick almost on the goal line on the left. Rivaldo takes it and it goes over everyone. Not what you would expect from a former World Player of the Year at all.
- 11'
Taken again and it's worse - doesn't even beat the two man wall.
- 10'
Another needless Greek foul sets up a decent chance from the left corner of the penalty area. Nothing comes of it but Colina wants it retaken.
- 9'
Alonso is felled in the centre and a quick free-kick once more threatens to put Garcia away on the right until a timely intervention from Pantos.
- 8'
Olympiakos are playing very high up the field. A couple of times Liverpool have gone for diagonal balls over the top into oceans of space. Hasn't come off yet but it is a tactic that may well bear fruit.
- 7'
Bright enough opening from both sides.
- 6'
Outlandish attempt from Georgatos who tried an effort from his own half with an embarrassingly predictable outcome.
- 5'
First strike on goal and it is inches away from going in. Okkas given a sliver of space by the touchline on the right of the penalty area. Cut back inside Hyypia far too easily, cracked a low drive that beat Dudek at his near post but cannoned back off the upright. I told you about Okkas.
- 4'
Ball played down the left by Alonso has Garcia chasing after it. The flag is late but correct.
- 2'
Warnock inswinger forces Nikopolidis to puch clear from under his own crossbar.
- 1'
Finnan gets a first attacking touch, hooking the ball forward for Baros to chase which he does with the reward of a corner.
Kick-off is barely visible thanks to countless flres sending smoke across the pitch but I am assured it has happened.
Benitez claims he doesn't know how to play for a draw but that would be a decent result in front of a ferociously passionate crowd. Pierre Luigi Collina takes charge so there will be no funny business from either team, or not for long anyway.
All eyes will be on World Cup winner Rivaldo - someone suggesting his number 5 shirt is reflection of the fact that he is half the player he was in Korea/Japan, when he wore 10. His compatriot Giovanni is no mug either and Liverpool will do well to shackle key striker Okkas. In and around the box, especially with high balls, the number 9 is a true predator.
Rafa Benitez goes with a front two of Garcia and Baros - leaving Cisse on the bench - in what he described as 'another option'. Stephen Warnock is selected ahead of a fit Harry Kewell. Reward for the youngster or punishment for the Australian's poor recent form. A bit of both I suspect.
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