- 80'
Emerson collects it inside the area - but scoops a good chance over the top. A let-off for Liverpool
- 79'
Delvecchio gets in an excellent cross from the left...
- 78'
Dudek will clear long downfield: Riise tries another shot, which is easy for Antonioli but helps take up more seconds for Liverpool
- 77'
Roma's earlier fluency has deserted them - Carragher easily breaks up an unusually hesitant move
- 76'
Heskey flicks on, but that's back through to the keeper
- 76'
Liverpool are dominating possession at the moment - 15 minutes to go...
- 75'
Smicer, though, crosses to close to keeper Antonioli
- 74'
Carragher continues the forward momentum, sparking more good interpassing...
- 73'
Liverpool have a free-kick inside their own half - that'll do for them. The ball breaks to Murphy, whose long-range shot is well wide
- 72'
Long ball forward from Roma: easy for the Reds to deal with
- 71'
Good play from Liverpool on the right, but Smicer's cross is poor and easy for Antonioli to gather
- 70'
Aldair holds off Gerrard on the edge of the area: Totti tries to pull the strings but finds Montella offside
- 69'
Cassano wins a free-kick - Riise hammers it away. Just over 20 nervy minutes remaining...
- 68'
Assuncao is going off and Cassano comes on as Roma try to get back into this game
- 67'
Assuncao clears that one - and then pops up in the Liverpool half. Montella gets a shot in, and Liverpool block for a corner, which is headed away
- 66'
Riise wins a corner after good interplay with Smicer
- 65'
Roma had seemed to be in the ascendancy - but suddenly the home side are in the perfect position. Xavier gets a yellow card for a foul on the halfway line
- 64'
The free-kick comes in and Heskey meets it with a thumping header - it's 2-0 Liverpool and they're really in the driving seat now!
- 63'
Tomassi gets a yellow card for a foul on Litmanen, and news of that Barca goal has swept around Anfield...
- 62'
Suddenly, one goal is enough - Barcelona are beating Galatasaray, and if that stays the same Liverpool will go through!
- 62'
Good play between Heskey, Smicer and Riise - the latter fires in an effort from the edge of the box, but it's too high
- 61'
Better from Liverpool, and that should boost the Anfield side
- 60'
Great play by Gerrard puts Riise in at the corner of the area: Antonioli makes a low save
- 59'
Liverpool need to try and regain a grip on the game - they can't hold on to the ball at the moment
- 58'
Xavier comes to the rescue with another fine challenge after Totti and Batistuta link effectively
- 57'
Riise takes it: no danger for Roma there, however
- 56'
...panic as Dudek loses a high cross - it's cleared, though, by Hyypia, and Heskey takes it on, winning a free-kick down the right after an Aldair foul
- 55'
Delvecchio and Candela try to link: the home side get there first, but Roma are looking assured at the start of this second half
- 54'
The flag-kick fails to cause any problems, and the Reds' lead remains intact
- 53'
Riise hooks the ball long, looking for Smicer down the left this time. Roma clear and Assuncao causes trouble: Liverpool scramble it away for a corner
- 52'
Smicer, this time, tries to cross - another blocking challenge stops him
- 52'
It's scrambled away, and Riise's effort to get the ball back in ends up in the side netting
- 51'
Heskey wins a corner with a barnstorming run - could this be the moment?
- 50'
Liverpool need another goal - the way things stand after 50 minutes, one will not be enough for them to go through
- 50'
Riise flights the free-kick in, and Roma clear. Heskey's back on, and has the ball down the right
- 49'
Worrying moments for Liverpool, and Heskey is limping off for treatment
- 48'
Henchoz looks forward for Liverpool and finds Gerrard: Heskey takes it on but is fouled by Samuel and is hurt...
- 48'
Soon afterwards, Totti tries a curler from the edge of the area, but it's an easy one for Dudek
- 47'
Sure enough, Delvecchio crosses from the left - Xavier is on hand to deal with that
- 46'
Roma deal with that easily enough, but they'll be upping their attacking pace
- 46'
But Liverpool go straight onto the attack, and Riise's shot earns them a corner
- 45'
Liverpool ready to get the second half going - looks as though Roma have made a change here... Montella and Delvecchio are on
- 45'
That's the last action of the half - Liverpool are 1-0 to the good: but will it prove to be enough?
- 45'
...he appears to have hit his head on the advertising hoardings at the side but is soon back on his feet
- 45'
Again, though, Roma get it back - and again Xavier does superbly. Aldair barges into Gerrard, who is hurt on the side of the pitch...
- 44'
Batistuta fouls Hyypia, and Dudek can clear the ball long
- 43'
Emerson makes a good run towards the Liverpool area as Roma pick up the pace again, but his effort on goal is woefully high
- 42'
Litmanen forces a hasty clearance from Samuel, but Roma are soon back at the other end and good work by Carragher clears the danger
- 41'
Assuncao hits it, but that effort sails harmlessly into the Kop
- 41'
At the other end Totti, Roma's best player so far, wins another central 35-yard free-kick
- 40'
Heskey crosses yet again, but Roma get that one away as Riise looks to attack it
- 40'
But seconds later Heskey gets on the end of a cross and directs the ball over the bar
- 39'
...and only a good interception stops the striker from racing towards the area. He soon gets the ball back and crosses - it's cleared
- 38'
Henchoz slides the ball towards Heskey...
- 38'
Gerrard just hacks the ball clear as Totti causes problems again - Liverpool will be glad to get to half-time 1-0 in front
- 37'
...but that moment illustrates Roma's growing threat in this game
- 36'
Then Roma break with fluidity and style - the final cross towards Batistuta is superbly cleared by Henchoz
- 35'
...which causes more chaos in front of a nervous Kop until Liverpool finally hack it clear
- 35'
...it causes confusion in the box as Dudek and Xavier collide, and that gives Roma a corner...
- 35'
Henchoz barges into Totti to give away a free-kick on the left of the Liverpool area - what can Roma make of this?
- 34'
Candela's trying to cross from the left, but superb defending by Xavier makes sure he doesn't
- 33'
Heskey chases a Carragher pass - but the ball was optimistic and the striker can't reach it. In the meantime, Czech star Smicer is still struggling
- 32'
Smicer's hobbling after that challenge... Roma have the ball but a poor pass forward brings it straight to Dudek
- 31'
Liverpool haven't been able to put much together of late, and Roma are knocking it around well again here... until Smicer harries well
- 30'
Batistuta hammers it - straight into the wall
- 29'
Tomassi gets a free-kick, 35 yards out and central, after Riise trips him...
- 28'
...the ball eventually breaks to Riise, whose rising shot clears the crossbar
- 27'
Tommasi tries a ball down the left, but Xavier is there to cut out the danger for Liverpool and Gerrard breaks...
- 26'
Lima hits a long ball forward, which Hyypia deals with effectively
- 26'
Roma stepping up the pace a bit, and they're beginning to use the ball well
- 25'
Totti produces a moment of superb skill, flicking the ball away from his marker to give Assuncao a crossing chance - which he wastes
- 24'
Riise and Carragher combine down the right - the move breaks down when Smicer is caught offside
- 23'
...and they're soon frustrated again as Totti is caught offside
- 22'
Assuncao again - but every time Roma try to get forward, they're being closed down very fast
- 22'
Assuncao looks for Totti, who crashes to the floor again - again, though, he doesn't get the free-kick
- 21'
Heskey flicks a Dudek kick towards Smicer, but it's a little too far in front of him
- 20'
It looked as though keeper Antonioli got a touch - but the ref says goal-kick
- 19'
He crosses to Heskey, who can't bring it down - then Riise tries a shot seconds later, and it zooms across goal
- 18'
Then they carelessly give it away and Riise is lurking...
- 17'
The ball's with Dudek in the Liverpool goal, but Candela picks that one up and Roma are beginning to get more of the possession just at the moment
- 16'
Totti is crowded out once again, and appeals in vain for a free-kick on the edge of the area
- 15'
Roma on the ball...Emerson chips it forward, but the flag is swiftly up as Batistuta tries an overhead kick
- 14'
Candela chips one forward and Totti flicks it on, but the ball is out of play and the visitors have yet to mount a serious threat
- 13'
Batistuta tries to threaten again, but Liverpool aren't giving Roma a second to dwell on the ball here
- 12'
Roma have a free-kick of their own, midway inside the Liverpool half - it's flighted in and headed on, but Dudek gets there before Totti can do any damage
- 11'
Riise flights it in, but beleagured Roma get that one away
- 11'
...he wins a corner down the right, and this is great stuff from the Anfield side
- 10'
There's a real snap about the Reds here, and Smicer is threatening them again
- 9'
...it rebounds off keeper Antonioli and Heskey's follow-up is blocked
- 9'
Another chance for Liverpool to pile on the pressure - it's a 25-yard free-kick after a foul on Heskey. Gerrard will take...
- 8'
That goal stemmed from Smicer's fine shot, which brought the corner and paved the way for Murphy's chance
- 8'
A dream start for the home side, who then shut out Batistuta as he attempts to hit back for Roma
- 7'
Litmanen steps up and coolly sends the keeper the wrong way. Liverpool have a crucial, crucial lead here!
- 6'
...then Danny Murphy gets the ball just inside the box and tries to shoot - he's tripped by Assuncao and it's a penalty to Liverpool!
- 5'
...He can't quite get there, but seconds later Smicer smashes in a fine 25-yard shot which brings out a fine save...
- 4'
Totti looks to get things going for Roma - but Litmanen picks up the pieces and looks for Heskey...
- 3'
Gerrard's in the thick of the action again as Roma attempt to put a move together - Roma, though, get possession back
- 3'
Litmanen had a crossing chance, but Candela gets back with an efficient challenge to stop the danger
- 2'
Then Lima is felled by a Gerrard challenge, but play goes on and Liverpool look - without success - for another high cross towards Heskey
- 1'
Long downfield by Roma keeper Francesco Antonioli, but that makes its way through to opposite number Jerzy Dudek
Liverpool pressurise them quickly, and Xavier launches one towards Heskey - the striker can't get his head to it and that's a goal-kick
Roma get us under way, attacking the Kop end in this first half
Kick-off is only seconds away now... the Kop's in full cry
The atmosphere is fantastic at Anfield - and Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier will be on the bench for the first time since being taken ill
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