- 82'
Ballack fires over the top after some slick Leverkusen play. This isn't over yet...
- 81'
Lucio hits a skimmer from the corner of the area - Dudek saves well
- 81'
Ballack and Ze Roberto link, Carragher clears. The BayArena crowd - or most of them - stunned into silence
- 80'
...but given the nature of this game so far, who knows?
- 80'
A fantastic match - it's 3-2 to Bayer on the night, 3-3 overall - Liverpool are going through on away goals as things stand...
- 79'
He shows admirable coolness to control the ball and steer it low into the corner. Brilliant finishing - Liverpool are back in charge!
- 78'
Again, though, Bayer clear their lines with little fuss. Then Smicer crosses and the ball falls to Litmanen...
- 78'
Owen is fouled - it's a free-kick as Houllier watches on anxiously
- 77'
Smicer fails to keep the ball in down the right, and time is trickling away for Liverpool. Things had looked so promising for them at half time...
- 76'
Gerrard looks for the direct route through to Owen - Bayer calmly deal with the pass
- 75'
Xavier is taken off and Patrik Berger replaces him as Liverpool look for more spark
- 74'
Placente whips in a cross, but this time it doesn't find a Leverkusen head
- 73'
Liverpool have a throw, but it's deep inside their own half. Placente blocks Smicer's path as the Czech tries to steer Houllier's side forward
- 72'
Xavier is booked as he sends Basturk collapsing to the turf - signs of frustration at the turn events have taken...
- 72'
Gerrard plays the ball forward, but Ze Roberto takes charge of the situation
- 71'
All the momentum is with the home side - do the visitors have time to conjur up an answer?
- 70'
Boris Zivkovic is on, Brdaric off as Bayer prepare for the last 20 minutes
- 69'
Riise gets into the Bayer area as the stunned visitors try to hit back, but the ball is ushered to safety
- 68'
Berbatov prods the rebound home and suddenly Liverpool's dream is on very shaky ground - it's 3-1 on the night!
- 67'
Neuville gets into the area... he slams a shot in and it's cleared off the line...
- 67'
Schneider's effort, though, ends up in the side netting. Relief for Liverpool
- 66'
Nerves in the Liverpool area as Basturk causes problems. Riise then gives away a free-kick and Bayer can cross this in... the crowd turning up the volume
- 65'
Schneider put the cross in - and his pinpoint assist has rekindled Leverkusen hopes
- 64'
More superb finishing from Ballack - and now Liverpool's advantage rests on their away goal
- 63'
...but that all changes as a fine cross finds Ballack and he heads superbly into the far corner. Leverkusen back in it - they lead 2-1 on the night!
- 63'
Liverpool head it clear, and they're looking pretty comfortable with the situation
- 62'
Ze Roberto pushes forward again, whipping in another cross...
- 61'
Ballack swipes in another ferocious effort from distance, but it's over Dudek's crossbar
- 60'
Kirsten and Sebescen were substituted at half time for the two Bayer changes - and now Liverpool make a switch, with Smicer coming on for Hamann
- 60'
Ze Roberto fires another cross in, and Neuville flashes in a powerful volley which isn't too far over the top
- 59'
Free-kick to Leverkusen midway inside the Liverpool half - the visitors are defending with real purpose, and get it away
- 58'
Xavier robs Placente down the Bayer left, and Toppmoeller's looking glum on the home bench
- 57'
...and again he fails to finish, dinking the ball wide. That's three excellent chances missed now
- 56'
Dudek saves well, and Liverpool race away. Owen's in the clear again...
- 56'
Owen breaks and gives Riise the chance to cross - it floats behind and Bayer move forward, sending Brdaric into the area...
- 54'
Schneider floats the ball in, but Liverpool deal with that well
- 53'
Then Henchoz flattens Basturk as he looks to motor into the area - another Liverpool yellow card follows
- 52'
Lucio charges upfield but loses the ball and Riise tries to dart into the gap. He's booked for diving after crashing to the floor...
- 52'
Ballack stretches on to a Neuville pass, but he can't beat Dudek. Bayer still hoping for an early second-half breakthrough
- 51'
So close to a decisive moment after Owen had got away from the home defence
- 50'
...straight to the other end, and a Murphy touch puts Owen through. His shot beats Butt but bounces back off the post - that would have finished it
- 50'
...but it isn't, as Ballack's effort from the edge of the area is wild...
- 49'
Ze Roberto frees Dimitar Berbatov, the other substitute - this looks dangerous...
- 48'
Murphy crosses the ball in - Butt punches unconvincingly, but gets the ball away
- 48'
A Nowotny foul on Riise gifts possession back to Liverpool, who would surely be quite content with a slow second half here
- 47'
He crosses from the right, but that's easily dealt with
- 46'
Substitute Oliver Neuville looks to create a threat...
- 45'
Brdaric is fouled, and Bayer have an early free-kick as they look for a way back into this tie
- 45'
Liverpool start the second half, and they're in an excellent position here
- 45'
The half-time whistle goes - it's 1-1 at the BayArena
- 45'
Into first half stoppage time, and that Xavier effort has made things look very bright indeed for the visitors
- 45'
Riise takes, Bayer clear, but suddenly Liverpool have a new spring in their step and win it back to force a throw
- 44'
Owen gets away from Nowotny inside the Bayer half - the defender brings him down and gets a yellow card
- 43'
Leverkusen win a free-kick as they try to hit back - Dudek catches well from Schneider's delivery
- 43'
A massive boost for Liverpool after what has often been a very difficult first half - they're back in control
- 42'
Murphy takes the corner, and Xavier's downward header is into the far corner despite desperate efforts to stop it. It's 1-1!
- 42'
Owen does well, taking on Nowotny down the left and winning a corner...
- 41'
The kick is dealt with, but again Bayer are first to a loose ball. Heskey is taken off, and Litmanen is into the picture for Liverpool
- 40'
Schneider crosses, Brdaric hooks in a shot - Dudek makes an excellent stop to tip the ball around the post
- 39'
Heskey looks to be struggling after some strong challenges, and it looks as though Jari Litmanen could be brought on
- 38'
A spell of possession from the visitors - Owen, though, is fractionally offside from Riise's dinked pass forward
- 37'
Riise stabs the ball forward, to nobody in particular
- 36'
More good interpassing from the hosts - only one side seems to be playing. Liverpool are struggling to find any rhythm at all
- 35'
Schneider drifts away from Hamann well, but the move only ends with a goal-kick to Liverpool
- 34'
A poor pass to Murphy gives Bayer the chance to take control again - but Ze Roberto is flagged offside just when things are looking dangerous
- 33'
Ballack tries a long ball forward, but that proves an easy one for Dudek to claim
- 32'
It seems like ages since Liverpool have managed to keep the ball for more than a few seconds
- 31'
Placente fires in another cross from the left: the Leverkusen attacks are becoming more and more frequent
- 30'
Riise embarks on another dash down the left for Liverpool, and again Bayer are swift to reclaim possession. Houllier won't be happy with this...
- 29'
...and finally the ball drifts out of play for a goal-kick to the visitors
- 28'
Henchoz makes a vital interception as Kirsten lurks in the area...
- 27'
Neat passing from Toppmoeller's men - Liverpool call a halt to it this time
- 27'
Then a long Riise cross looks for Heskey - Butt is there to take an assured catch
- 26'
Riise hurls a long throw into the area - again, though, Leverkusen deal with it with few real problems
- 25'
As if to prove the point, Owen is easily dispossessed
- 24'
Suddenly, Liverpool are finding it hard to keep the ball and Leverkusen are taking control
- 23'
Liverpool have a free-kick inside the Leverkusen half after a foul on Riise - it goes in towards Heskey, but he's easily beaten in the air
- 22'
Schneider twists and turns as Bayer threaten again - the visitors having to work hard in defence at the moment
- 21'
A great chance for Liverpool to get back in control of this tie - but the normally reliable Owen couldn't make it count
- 20'
Owen gets into the area but, one on one with keeper Butt, sees his shot blocked
- 19'
Kirsten gets a scrambled shot in after Henchoz half-blocks an effort... then play goes to the other end
- 19'
Leverkusen are on the ball again and their fans, unsurprisingly, are the ones making all the noise
- 18'
Liverpool try to hit back with Heskey, but he's easily ushered off the ball
- 17'
The visitors rocked after a comfortable and purposeful start
- 16'
A stunning goal, but Ballack seemed to get away from Gerrard's challenge a little easily
- 15'
Then a bolt from the blue - Ballack picks up the ball 25 yards out, beats Gerrard and hammers the ball into the top corner. It's all square on aggregate!
- 15'
Kirsten gets into the area after a Brdaric flick - Hyypia stands his ground well
- 14'
Again, though, they're forced back and Liverpool are showing all the defensive discipline we have come to expect
- 13'
Leverkusen have the throw near the Liverpool area...
- 12'
More good defending from Xavier - Schneider the man thwarted on this occasion
- 12'
Thomas Brdaric chases a ball into the area, but it runs away from him and the visitors have another goal-kick
- 12'
Heskey challenges Ferreira Lucio strongly: the ball, however, doesn't break for him
- 11'
Dudek claims it confidently, and clears long downfield - to nobody
- 10'
Xavier concedes a corner with Kirsten waiting... Liverpool get back in numbers
- 9'
Then Gerrard goes through the middle, but can't find a colleague with his attempted pass
- 8'
Groans from the crowd as Bayer misplace another pass...
- 8'
Ze Roberto attempts to pull the ball back to Schneider on the edge of the area - it eludes him and Liverpool escape
- 7'
Nowotny swings a long ball forward, and Kirsten is hurt as he battles for it with Hyypia - the Byer man is soon back on his feet, though
- 6'
Placente and Ze Roberto look to attack down the Bayer left, but Houllier's Reds force them back well
- 6'
Riise takes the ball on after Murphy's cross is half cleared, and shoots over the top
- 5'
Owen tries to free Riise, and he's fouled - Liverpool can swing this free-kick into the area. Bright start to the game
- 4'
Ze Roberto curls it - over the wall and over the crossbar
- 4'
The ref is making sure the wall is back the required distance...
- 4'
Then Schneider is fouled, and Leverkusen can create more danger from a free-kick around 25 yards out
- 3'
They could do better than that - Ballack hits one from the edge of the box and it's well blocked
- 2'
Bayer have the ball now, and they'll just try to keep a little spell of possession going here
- 1'
Xavier puts a cross in, and Bayer get this one away. A very encouraging start for Gerard Houllier and Liverpool
- 1'
Murphy takes the kick, keeper Butt punches it away
- 1'
And it's almost a dream start for the visitors as John Arne Riise frees Heskey and the shot is deflected away for a corner
The home side get us under way, but the ball is swiftly out of play and Liverpool take a quick throw
...but then we've all seen how difficult Liverpool can be to break down away from home
The atmosphere's building nicely - Bayer boss Toppmoeller has urged his team to adopt an all-out attacking approach...
Keep it here for all the second leg action as Liverpool defend a 1-0 lead at the BayArena. Kicking off at 19.45 BST
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