- 79'
Carragher concedes a corner when Vicente threatened.
- 79'
Vicente down the left. Great cut-back and Baraja's shot is just stopped by Riise. Liverpool cut wide open once more.
- 77'
Now Heskey fouls Vicente. Liverpool lose the wind in their sails after Hamann's dismissal.
- 76'
Cheyrou's shot is stopped. Then Mista tangles with Hamann. Handbags and the German is booked. That's his second and he's sent off.
- 75'
More striking threat for Liverpool. They need it.
- 74'
Canizares punches clear as Owen jumped up. Now Baros on for Murphy.
- 74'
Murphy cuts back and shoots. Ayala heads away. Corner.
- 72'
Rufete's cross is poor when he had time and space. He'll play no further part. Angulo comes on and will be a threat.
- 72'
Canizares has the ball back. Valencia's fans dancing and singing. It's been a famous old night so far.
- 71'
Heskey stops Rufete. But a bad ball from Murphy stops a move happening. Vicente down the left.
- 70'
Aimar's last action of the half. On comes Mista for him. Ayala goes close from a corner. The side-netting billows.
- 69'
Then Aimar dances across the eighteen-yard line. Baraja fires one and Dudek tips the ball over. Good play all round.
- 69'
Carboni stops Cheyrou but Carew stops a good move progressing with a bad ball straight at Riise.
- 68'
But here's one. Hamann's quick free-kick comes to Cheyrou and Canizares pulls off a great close-range save.
- 66'
Owen held close by Pellegrino. Liverpool playing a lot better but they still can't find an opening.
- 66'
Hyypia had space in the box but won it unfairly says the referee with the boot-polished hair.
- 65'
Cheyrou shows neat skill but is held by Pellegrino. Yellow to the Valencia man.
- 64'
Long hoof from Gerrard completely misses Heskey.
- 63'
Vicente does well to cut the ball back to Baraja. His shot flies wide and skewed of the goal.
- 62'
Aimar weaving but Traore does well to hold him.
- 61'
Aimar found space to play it to Carew but underhits his ball. Then the Norwegian gets a chance to fire one just wide of the post.
- 60'
Traore plays it through to Owen but the striker is offside.
- 60'
Heskey beat a defender but Torres held him back. Murphy will take. Carew clears it with an overhead.
- 58'
Liverpool win it back but in their own half. Long ball from Carboni finds no-one.
- 58'
Cheyrou fouls Baraja. Valencia keep the ball by threading it across the back.
- 57'
Vicente's through ball is cut out by Riise. Albelda and Carboni link before the ball is cleared. Gerrard does well before being fouled by Baraja.
- 56'
Hamann plays it wide to Carragher but Vicente does well in the corner.
- 54'
Gerrard looked to be hurt. Riise's shot straight into the wall.
- 54'
Gerrard fouled as he played a through ball. A chance for a free-kick on goal.
- 52'
Hamann comes away with it before Owen is outnumbered. Ayala hacks clear.
- 52'
The game has died down after a good start to the half. Carboni with a chance to launch a long throw.
- 51'
Sportsmanship from Liverpool. They have it back.
- 49'
Owen flicks the ball up for Murphy to shoot. His shot is stopped by Canizares. Albelda is down injured.
- 48'
Carew is offside from an Aimar through-ball. Though the decision looked questionable.
- 48'
Vicente gets the ball from a corner. His cross is knocked long to Owen. Carboni comes across.
- 48'
Aimar in space fires one and Dudek can only tip over.
- 47'
Long ball to Owen and Canizares chases him down. That may be the plan for Houllier.
- 45'
All change and who can say it's not needed. Dudek holds the ball and hoofs it clear.
- 45'
Liverpool get the second-half underway with Michael Owen on for Diouf, Cheyrou on for Diao. Traore will play in the centre of defence. Carragher and Riise to play in defence.
- 45'
A fraut half for fans of Liverpool. Their team offered little in attack while superb goals from Aimar and Baraja took their defence apart. X-rated viewing for Gerard Houllier.
- 45'
Diao heads away when the ball came in for Carew. As the ball lands it's half-time.
- 45'
Carew and Aimar link to get Vicente space. He takes too much time and lashes it straight at Hyypia. Nearly 3-0 without the Finn.
- 44'
Diouf down the right. Ball comes to Gerrard but his shot is stopped, At the other end Hyypia holds off Carew.
- 43'
Heskey gets a chance but fouled Ayala.
- 43'
Liverpool's threat has been scant but a goal before half-time would shake things up. They need something.
- 41'
Canizares had to hoof clear under pressure from Diouf. Riise's long throw is easily cleared by Pellegrino.
- 40'
Liverpool have conceded two goals in their last four games. Unprecedented.
- 39'
Liverpool under the cosh. They're suffering in Spain.
- 38'
Baraja gets the ball from a great knock down from Carew. Baraja lashes it past Dudek from the edge of the box with a daisy-cutter. 2-0 to the Spanish champs!
- 37'
Canizares hits the ball out. Liverpool getting back into things still.
- 35'
Heskey fouls Torres. Looked to be a dive.
- 35'
Free-kick goes wide to Vicente. He can't keep the ball in. Carboni will launch one in. Albelda gets the chance and shoots wide.
- 34'
Traore clatters Rufete. Yellow card.
- 33'
Rufete and Aimar link well. The Argentine dribbles after a great flick and looked to be brought down by Diao. No penalty.
- 32'
Liverpool gaining composure. Valencia have lost a bit of a head of steam.
- 31'
Carboni's cross is poor and Dudek claims. Heskey is then penalised for a rough tackle.
- 30'
Heskey in space. He beats the defence, rounds Canizares and then shoots. Off both posts and out from the narrowest of angles. Great chance narrowly missed.
- 29'
Offside decision gives Liverpool the ball. Long hack by Carragher. Pellegrino heads away.
- 29'
Carragher hoofs away when he had to keep the ball. Desperate stuff from him.
- 28'
Carew tackled on the touchline. He's then penalised for a push.
- 27'
Riise will take. Canizares will take with ease.
- 27'
Riise's ball wide is poor. Carboni though runs out the ball for a Liverpool corner.
- 26'
Gerrard attacks but his cross is stopped by Baraja.
- 25'
Baraja plays it wide. Rufte out to Torres. Great cross finds Vicente. The ball gets stuck under Carew as he pounces on the rebound.
- 24'
Aimar threaded in by Rufete but numbers mean he loses the ball.
- 22'
Liverpool gain respite at a throw-in. But offside lurks Diouf.
- 22'
Free-kick headed away by Traore. Long ball finds Diouf offside.
- 21'
Aimar fouled once again. Hamann is booked.
- 19'
Liverpool yet to attack. Valencia took them apart.
- 19'
Lovely work from Valencia. Nice interplay from Aimar and Baraja. One-two through and Aimar places it through Dudek's dive. 1-0 Valencia!
- 18'
Nice move from Valencia as Rufete put clear on the right. His ball is headed clear. All the attack from the Spaniards.
- 18'
Vicente takes. Carew heads it wide after getting up well.
- 17'
Baraja's shot results in a corner.
- 17'
Dudek warned over taking his time over goal-kicks. Rufete gets the ball. Aimar fouled again by Heskey. The England man escapes.
- 16'
Vicente gets the ball once it's cleared. Rufete's ball finds Aimar offside.
- 15'
Diouf stopped by Aimar. Vicente's run and cross results in a corner.
- 14'
Aimar turns and is fouled by Diao. Yellow card? No, he gets away with it.
- 13'
Dudek with a long kick. Valencia deal well. Vicente attack.
- 12'
Liverpool win a free-kick when Baraja fouls.
- 12'
Rufete down the right. Baraja's cross evades Vicente. Hit far too hard for him.
- 11'
Long ball only comes to Canizares. Valencia confident.
- 11'
Carew then penalised for a foul. Time to breathe for Liverpool.
- 10'
Rufete given the ball by Aimar. His cross is cleared. Then Carew dallies when he was onside. Liverpool under pressure.
- 9'
Hamann does well. Then Heskey tackles. Long ball finds Carew though. His cross misses Rufete. Albelda crosses in but Murphy clears.
- 8'
Diao forced to clear under pressure. Carboni to throw one in again.
- 7'
Straight into Canizares's hands. Poor delivery from Spud.
- 6'
Diouf given a reducer by Albelda. Murphy to take a free-kick....
- 6'
Torres to launch a throw. Carew collects. Hyypia stops him and the Norwegian is penalised for holding his shorts.
- 5'
Baraja plays it safe. Canizares plays the ball out. Throw deep in the Liverpool half.
- 4'
Traore hustles out Carew to win a goal-kick.
- 4'
Dudek takes a long time. Heskey's nod down. Gerrard and Diouf link. But Traore can do little to keep the ball in.
- 3'
Vicente dribbles and is fouled as two Liverpool players surround him. Free-kick is taken short and fails to create anything but a goal-kick for the Reds.
- 2'
Carew chases a long ball down and forces a throw. Another long one from Carboni.
- 1'
Rufete on the burst but Traore thrashes it away.
- 1'
Valencia on the attack immediately. Long throw by Carboni. Hyypia heads away.
- 1'
Valencia kick-off. Big man Carew threads it back. The Spanish force a throw. The ball cleared by Heskey.
No Michael Owen for the Reds despite Gerard Houllier's promises to go on the attack. Valencia, the Spanish champions, present quite a threat to them. Strong in defence, accused of being boring. Sound familiar?
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