Lyon against Liverpool

Liverpool continue to go on the attack with Kuyt bursting into the area, but he loses possession and Mascherano give away a foul.

Babel hits the free-kick ... and it's really, really bad.

Cris blocks off Torres just on the corner of the area. A good chance for Liverpool to improve their goal difference.

GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL! Ryan Babel scores a stunning effort, blasting the ball beyond Lloris from outside the area!

Lyon put in a deep cross for Govou, who heads back across goal but Lisandro and Ederson both fail to make good contact.

Carragher does well to avert problems from the corner.

Lyon win a corner. Liverpool may feel the game is slipping away from them at the moment.

Kallstrom wastes the free-kick, missing the target by some distance.

Agger brings down Ederson and is lucky to escape a second booking. Lyon have a free-kick in a good position.

Lisandro breaks away for Lyon and tries to curl the ball into the corner, but his effort just evades the post. Good chance for the hosts.

Liverpool cannot find a way through.

Agger holds off Ederson to secure a goal kick for Liverpool.

Mascherano attempts an effort from long-range as Liverpool start to show signs of desperation.

Kyrgiakos nearly gifts Lisandro a goal as his header sell Reina short, but the keeper does brilliantly to save!

Govou replaces Gomis as Lyon make their final substitution.

Torres is penalised for putting leg in Cris' back as he looks to knock the ball on for Babel.

Bastos curls the free-kick on goal, but it's too central and Reina claims.

The corner goes behind everyone in the box and Lyon break away, forcing Mascherano into a foul on Ederson.

Torres wins a corner for Liverpool.

Lucas is denied by Lloris and Kuyt's follow-up is cleared off the line! That was a huge chance for Liverpool but the goalkeeper did brilliantly!

Voronin is taken off to make way for Babel.

Torres controls the ball in the area and turns to shoot, but Cissokho and Toulalan block.

Torres tries to break free but it's still not quite happening for him.

Bastos is just unable to control a ball into the box. Liverpool are completely lacking fluency right now.

Lyon have to re-take the corner, and the second attempt is much too deep and dealt with by Kuyt. Liverpool are searching for a way back into this game.

Reina is caught out by a deflection on a deep cross, but Liverpool escape with only a corner conceded.

Kallstrom curls the ball over the bar from the free-kick. Nowhere near troubling Reina.

Voronin gives away a needless foul as Gomis goes up against four Liverpool players.

Reina does brilliantly well to head away a ball for Gomis on the edge of the area. That could easily have been 1-0 Lyon. The hosts are on top at the moment.

Cissokho breaks down the left and gets a cross in, but Bastos heads over.

Makoun nearly finds a gap in the Liverpool defence, but Gomis is offside.

The ball comes to Kuyt out on the right, but the cross fails to test Lyon.

Torres brought down by Makoun on the halfway line.

There's a bit of pinball in the Lyon area but it never quite breaks for Liverpool and the hosts clear.

Torres nearly plays a clever ball on for Voronin, but the Ukraine striker loses out to the defender.

Liverpool win a free-kick just inside the Lyon half and find Benayoun on the left, but he can't get his cross in.

Torres plays a ball through and, via a deflection, it nearly reaches Benayoun, but Lloris gathers.

Lyon build an attack down the left and the ball comes to Ederson in the centre, but he can't keep his volley down and it's a goal kick.

Carragher looks to advance down the right flank again, but Cissokho wins the battle and it's a goal kick.

We're back underway!

It's half-time and Liverpool can be happy enough with their efforts. They should be ahead and need to improve their shooting in the second half if they are to take the win, though.

Benayoun now takes but again it comes to nothing.

Lyon break away with Lisandro but he pulls it back and the chance is lost. Liverpool attack on the break, but Cissokho gets the better of Torres. Liverpool corner.

Voronin takes again but still can't do any damage.

Toulalon concedes a free-kick.

Lyon have a free-kick from near the halfway line but it's wasted. Lyon look poor and will be keen for the half-time whistle.

Voronin wastes the corner and, although the ball comes back to him, his second cross goes straight to Lloris.

Liverpool win a corner.

Agger steals the ball from Gomis as he looks to break through.

Pjanic is forced off through injury, with Ederson taking his place.

Liverpool have established real control over the possession.

Gassama makes an excellent challenge to deny Torres on the edge of the area.

Agger does well to reach the byline but his cut-back is woeful and eludes everyone.

Bastos gets the better of Insua and threatens to break free, but he runs into trouble and his shot is blocked.

Mascherano nearly causes problems with a slack ball towards the defence, but Kyrgiakos deals with it simply.

Yellow for Lisandro as he hauls Kuyt down under similar circumstances.

Yellow card for Agger as he cynically brings down Gomis after Benayoun lost possession and Pjanic played a ball over the top.

Aquilani is warming up for Liverpool.

Pjanic looks to be in a bit of pain after a challenge from Lucas.

Both players now look to be fine and particularly Kyrgiakos, who defends a Lyon attack aggressively.

Gomis and Kyrgiakos collide and both look in a bit of pain.

Voronin has a glorious chance but fires straight at the keeper! He goes clean through but, when one-on-one, can't put it past Lloris!

Lyon have a free-kick just inside the Liverpool half, which Lucas heads away.

Liverpool are having all the possession right now, but they're making little headway.

The ball's getting stuck in the midfield for now.

Cris wins a free-kick for Lyon as Mascherano comes in and Torres clips him.

It's quietened down a little now, but Liverpool are looking solid enough and will be content with their start.

Lisandro charges down the left and plays it to Gomis, who looks for Cissokho, but the full-back miscontrols and the chance is lost.

Carragher shows some guile down the wing, but he just overruns it and it's out for a goal-kick.

Reveillere has to be substituted due to injury, so the inexperienced Gassama takes his place.

Lyon clear the Liverpool corner.

Kuyt's shot is just tipped over the bar by Lloris! Benayoun and Insua do well down the left and Kuyt gets two bites of the cherry, hitting a dipping shot on the bounce on his second attempt.

Gomis attempts an ambitious effort and forces Reina into a save, albeit a relatively comfortable save.

Cissokho fizzes a ball across the box and Agger has to do well to divert it away from goal.

Confusion between Carragher and Kuyt on the right leads to an attack breaking down. Liverpool need to keep the momentum up now.

Voronin swings in a cross from out on the right but no one is there to meet it.

Torres gets a shot on goal but is denied by Lloris! He had space to fire on goal from the centre of the area but fails to beat the keeper.

Makoun tries a speculative effort and it's well over.

Kallstrom finds Bastos out on the right, but he can't get a cross away as he looks to run round the back of Insua.

Kallstrom nearly gets a shot away on the edge of the area, but Agger deals with it. Lyon are controlling the play here.

Kyrgiakos does well to win the ball as Pjanic looks to burst through. The ref gives another harsh free-kick against Carragher.

Pjanic curls it in but it's easily cleared.

Carragher concedes a soft free-kick, seemingly for handball, as he battles again with Lisandro. Lyon will look to swing it in from the edge of the area.

Carragher, playing at right-back, clears for a throw-in under pressure from Lisandro.

Bastos fires in a shot on goal, but it's straight at Reina. Lyon have started on the front foot.

Makoun looks for Gomis again. Krygiakos was out of position there, but it comes to nothing.

Lyon have an early attack as the ball comes in for Gomis, but Liverpool get it away.

Torres and Voronin get the game underway!

The teams are out on the pitch.

The big news, of course, is that Torres starts despite his hernia. Aquilani starts on the bench.

Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Agger, Krygiakos, Insua, Kuyt, Lucas, Mascherano, Benayoun, Voronin, Torres.

Lyon: Lloris, Revelliere, Cris, Toulalan, Cissokho, Pjanic, Makoun, Kallstrom, Gomis, Lopez, Bastos.

Hello and welcome to the live commentary for Lyon v Liverpool at Stade Gerland. Team line-ups coming shortly.

Updates will appear here from 7.30pm GMT.

Torres is penalised for putting leg in Cris' back as he looks to knock the ball on for Babel.

Bastos curls the free-kick on goal, but it's too central and Reina claims.

The corner goes behind everyone in the box and Lyon break away, forcing Mascherano into a foul on Ederson.

Torres wins a corner for Liverpool.

Lucas is denied by Lloris and Kuyt's follow-up is cleared off the line! That was a huge chance for Liverpool but the goalkeeper did brilliantly!

Voronin is taken off to make way for Babel.

Torres controls the ball in the area and turns to shoot, but Cissokho and Toulalan block.

Torres tries to break free but it's still not quite happening for him.

Bastos is just unable to control a ball into the box. Liverpool are completely lacking fluency right now.

Lyon have to re-take the corner, and the second attempt is much too deep and dealt with by Kuyt. Liverpool are searching for a way back into this game.

Reina is caught out by a deflection on a deep cross, but Liverpool escape with only a corner conceded.

Kallstrom curls the ball over the bar from the free-kick. Nowhere near troubling Reina.

Voronin gives away a needless foul as Gomis goes up against four Liverpool players.

Reina does brilliantly well to head away a ball for Gomis on the edge of the area. That could easily have been 1-0 Lyon. The hosts are on top at the moment.

Cissokho breaks down the left and gets a cross in, but Bastos heads over.

Makoun nearly finds a gap in the Liverpool defence, but Gomis is offside.

The ball comes to Kuyt out on the right, but the cross fails to test Lyon.

Torres brought down by Makoun on the halfway line.

There's a bit of pinball in the Lyon area but it never quite breaks for Liverpool and the hosts clear.

Torres nearly plays a clever ball on for Voronin, but the Ukraine striker loses out to the defender.

Liverpool win a free-kick just inside the Lyon half and find Benayoun on the left, but he can't get his cross in.

Torres plays a ball through and, via a deflection, it nearly reaches Benayoun, but Lloris gathers.

Lyon build an attack down the left and the ball comes to Ederson in the centre, but he can't keep his volley down and it's a goal kick.

Carragher looks to advance down the right flank again, but Cissokho wins the battle and it's a goal kick.

We're back underway!

It's half-time and Liverpool can be happy enough with their efforts. They should be ahead and need to improve their shooting in the second half if they are to take the win, though.

Benayoun now takes but again it comes to nothing.

Lyon break away with Lisandro but he pulls it back and the chance is lost. Liverpool attack on the break, but Cissokho gets the better of Torres. Liverpool corner.

Voronin takes again but still can't do any damage.

Toulalon concedes a free-kick.

Lyon have a free-kick from near the halfway line but it's wasted. Lyon look poor and will be keen for the half-time whistle.

Voronin wastes the corner and, although the ball comes back to him, his second cross goes straight to Lloris.

Liverpool win a corner.

Agger steals the ball from Gomis as he looks to break through.

Pjanic is forced off through injury, with Ederson taking his place.

Liverpool have established real control over the possession.

Gassama makes an excellent challenge to deny Torres on the edge of the area.

Agger does well to reach the byline but his cut-back is woeful and eludes everyone.

Bastos gets the better of Insua and threatens to break free, but he runs into trouble and his shot is blocked.

Mascherano nearly causes problems with a slack ball towards the defence, but Kyrgiakos deals with it simply.

Yellow for Lisandro as he hauls Kuyt down under similar circumstances.

Yellow card for Agger as he cynically brings down Gomis after Benayoun lost possession and Pjanic played a ball over the top.

Aquilani is warming up for Liverpool.

Pjanic looks to be in a bit of pain after a challenge from Lucas.

Both players now look to be fine and particularly Kyrgiakos, who defends a Lyon attack aggressively.

Gomis and Kyrgiakos collide and both look in a bit of pain.

Voronin has a glorious chance but fires straight at the keeper! He goes clean through but, when one-on-one, can't put it past Lloris!

Lyon have a free-kick just inside the Liverpool half, which Lucas heads away.

Liverpool are having all the possession right now, but they're making little headway.

The ball's getting stuck in the midfield for now.

Cris wins a free-kick for Lyon as Mascherano comes in and Torres clips him.

It's quietened down a little now, but Liverpool are looking solid enough and will be content with their start.

Lisandro charges down the left and plays it to Gomis, who looks for Cissokho, but the full-back miscontrols and the chance is lost.

Carragher shows some guile down the wing, but he just overruns it and it's out for a goal-kick.

Reveillere has to be substituted due to injury, so the inexperienced Gassama takes his place.

Lyon clear the Liverpool corner.

Kuyt's shot is just tipped over the bar by Lloris! Benayoun and Insua do well down the left and Kuyt gets two bites of the cherry, hitting a dipping shot on the bounce on his second attempt.

Gomis attempts an ambitious effort and forces Reina into a save, albeit a relatively comfortable save.

Cissokho fizzes a ball across the box and Agger has to do well to divert it away from goal.

Confusion between Carragher and Kuyt on the right leads to an attack breaking down. Liverpool need to keep the momentum up now.

Voronin swings in a cross from out on the right but no one is there to meet it.

Torres gets a shot on goal but is denied by Lloris! He had space to fire on goal from the centre of the area but fails to beat the keeper.

Makoun tries a speculative effort and it's well over.

Kallstrom finds Bastos out on the right, but he can't get a cross away as he looks to run round the back of Insua.

Kallstrom nearly gets a shot away on the edge of the area, but Agger deals with it. Lyon are controlling the play here.

Kyrgiakos does well to win the ball as Pjanic looks to burst through. The ref gives another harsh free-kick against Carragher.

Pjanic curls it in but it's easily cleared.

Carragher concedes a soft free-kick, seemingly for handball, as he battles again with Lisandro. Lyon will look to swing it in from the edge of the area.

Carragher, playing at right-back, clears for a throw-in under pressure from Lisandro.

Bastos fires in a shot on goal, but it's straight at Reina. Lyon have started on the front foot.

Makoun looks for Gomis again. Krygiakos was out of position there, but it comes to nothing.

Lyon have an early attack as the ball comes in for Gomis, but Liverpool get it away.

Torres and Voronin get the game underway!

The teams are out on the pitch.

The big news, of course, is that Torres starts despite his hernia. Aquilani starts on the bench.

Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Agger, Krygiakos, Insua, Kuyt, Lucas, Mascherano, Benayoun, Voronin, Torres.

Lyon: Lloris, Revelliere, Cris, Toulalan, Cissokho, Pjanic, Makoun, Kallstrom, Gomis, Lopez, Bastos.

Hello and welcome to the live commentary for Lyon v Liverpool at Stade Gerland. Team line-ups coming shortly.

Updates will appear here from 7.30pm GMT.