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Spartak appear to be making their final change and taking off Danishevski - but then coach Romantsev changes his mind and the goalscorer stays on
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He looks for Owen with a long pass but keeper Levitsky comes out well to head it away
- 79'
Spartak attack and Traore heads it behind for a corner. Diao gets it away and Diouf leads the counter...
- 78'
Owen searches for his hat-trick, but even he doesn't have the pace to reach his touch
- 77'
Vignal's game is over already - he trots off and Igor Biscan comes on in a very strange change. Vignal didn't look injured, but he'd only been on for about 15 minutes
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Owen makes a dash for Liverpool and Khlestov - the Russian Baresi, apparently - hacks him down rather crudely and gets a yellow card for his troubles. He looks more like the Russian Paul Williams.
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A win would give Liverpool seven points from their four games and put them in a great position to qualify while Spartak, pointless so far, would be out.
- 73'
Mitreski is the latest Spartak player in need os treatment. He's hurt himself tackling the sub Diouf
- 71'
Liverpool do make the change, despite the goal - on comes Diouf, off goes Baros.
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A rather fortuitous lead for Liverpool and they have to defend straight away as Kalinichenko's shot is charged down
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Murphy whips it in, Hyypia heads it against the bar and as the rebbojnd falls, Hyypia gets another touch and amid the scramble, Owen nudges it over the line - GOAL!
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Vignal's best contribution so far - he wins a free kick by the corner flag
- 69'
Diouf is warming up for Liverpool - will Baros or the goalscorer Owen go off?
- 68'
Liverpool appear to have weathered the storm from Spartak, but they're not looking likely to dominate themselves
- 65'
Vignal has actually slotted in at left midfield with Riise behind him - perhaps a strange choice by Gerard Houllier with Riise's goalscoring record
- 64'
A promising Liverpool break ends with a poor pass from Vignal which Owen can't reach
- 63'
Spartak's best spell - Liverpool will be pleased if they get through it still level - but they need to stop 17-year-old Alexandr Pavlenko
- 62'
Pavlenko gets in another cross, Danishevski arrives to volley it and Dudek makes a crucial block
- 61'
Murphy makes a great little run to get past three but loses his balance as he crosses - it's too deep for Baros
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Pavlenko's still causing problems he cuts in from the right to find Beschastnykh - and Baros gets back well to rob him. A dangerous spell for Liverpool, though
- 59'
And Spartak make a second change as Torbinsky comes on for Sonin
- 59'
Spartak continue to press with Kalinichenko having a go from 25 yards - it's well wide, though
- 58'
Heskey's replacement had nothing to do with his groin problem - Gerard Houllier was just trying to stop the impressive Pavlenko by bringing on Vignal
- 57'
Traore gets an important foot in to end a Beschastnykh run. Liverpool give the ball away again, though
- 56'
Change for Liverpool - on comes Vignal as Emile Heskey is withdrawn. It looks like Riise will go up into the midfield with Vignal at left back
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The defender returns now as Diao looks for Baros. Spartak play a long pass and Hyypia, unusually, misses his header. Riise tidies up.
- 53'
Abramidze appears to have borne the brunt of that challenge and he is taken off for treatment as the game resume
- 51'
Diao leads a counter attack and plays Owen in, he could shoot here, but he loses his footing as Abramidze challenges - a good chance
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That's a better cross from Bezrodny but Hyypia wins an important header on the edge of the six-yard box
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Danishevski gets to the byline, but it's another poor cross from the goalscorer and Dudek can take the goal kick
- 48'
Pavlenko's continuing in the same vein from the first half with a lively break down the right. Heskey gets back to help Riise
- 48'
Hyypia reaches it on the volley. Spartak get the block in, only for the rebound to fall to Riise. he has a crack from 25 yards, but it's well over
- 47'
Diao gets forward to win a corner. A positive start to the half for Liverpool
- 46'
Spartak start the second half - Liverpool may need to win to reach the last 16. Stay with us to see if they do...
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That's half time. Danishevski's goal was equalised by Owen. Spartak had more possession, Liverpool the better chances. Who will come out on top?
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Bezrodny tries to find space on the left wing. Murphy and Carragher double up on him and Liverpool get it away
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Hyypia and then Owen get it away - but Spartak have a throw now
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Sonin has a crack from long range - it's well over the bar, but deflected for a corner
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Pavlenko does on another solo run - he's been hte danger man for Spartak this half
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Murphy curls it in and Heskey himself rises highest only to head well over the bar
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Khlestov hacks down Heskey as the makeshift winger heads down the left
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And a suicidal back-pass from Kebe almost lets Owen in for an open goal - Levitski just reaches it to clear
- 40'
Murphy leads a break and looks for Owen at the back post - the last defender cuts it out
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Diao does try to join the attack, but the move ends in a Spartak goal kick
- 38'
Spartak pump the ball forward - a Liverpool throw. Both teams are back to defending deep and not committing many men forward
- 36'
Chance for Spartak - Kebe comes on as Yuri Kovtun goes off. Is it tactical?
- 35'
Danishevski tries to get a cross in but Liverpool have plenty of men back and get the ball away
- 33'
First Hamann and then Diao give the ball away - Liverpool haven't passed it as well today as they did against Leeds
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Owen tries to release Baros on the counter-attack. Kovtun again does well and Spartak clear
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And now Kalinichenko is booked as he hacks down Owen
- 31'
Kalinichenko leads a Spartak attack - he tries to prod it through to Sonin, but Jerzy Dudek can reach it
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Liverpool are level. Owen's first chance, but Carragher deserves much of the credit. He's not often seen near the byline, but that was an excellent cross
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Carragher goes down the right again and puts in an excellent cross. Owen rises unmarked to power a downward header - GOAL!
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Hamann releases Owen, but he doesn't go at full pace and Kovtun can force him wide. Spartak break and Riise makes an important interception from the goalscorer Danishevski
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Baros wins Liverpool a free kick and the Czech forward needs to see the ball more with Owen and Heskey much less effective than him so far
- 25'
They have a corner, but Murphy's tame delivery is headed away at the near post
- 25'
That was the first goal Liverpool have conceded in seven hours - will they now bounce back against the team they walloped 5-0?
- 24'
A fine finish into the roof of the net by Danishevski but it was set up by young Pavlenko, the Russian Wayne Rooney
- 22'
Pavelnko makes a run down the right and pulls it back to Danishevski, who has a go from 12 yards... GOAL!!!
- 21'
Spartak goes down the other end and Traore makes an important tackle on Sonin
- 21'
A good spell of pressure from Liverpool - Owen tries a shot, but it hits the first defender
- 20'
Owen whips in a cross from the byline which Murphy can't quite reach but Baros does, driving his shot just past the post
- 20'
Danishevski pulls back a cross from the corner flag and Sonin goes for the spectacular, volleying it over his head but safely over the bar
- 19'
... But Levitsky gratefully clings on at the second attempt. A great chance to open the scoring
- 19'
Danny Murphy takes. He chips it in, everyone misses it except Baros, who digs out a shot from six yards...
- 19'
Jamie Carragher makes a break to the byline to win Liverpool their first corner so far
- 18'
We had to wait almost 20 minutes for the first shot - testament to the Liverpool defence, but a sign Spartak have not been too ambitious so far
- 17'
Beschastnykh beats Diao and has a go from 25 yards - but his low drive is well wide
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Bezrodny makes a little break and is perhaps fortunate to win a free kick against Hamann. But again, they can't deliver the right cross as Bezrodny gives Liverpool a goal kick
- 14'
Spartak go forward but the move breaks down when Pavlenko can't reach a pass from his captain.
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Heskey makes his first break down the left - it ends when his cross is intercepted
- 12'
It's a cold night at the Luzhniki, which is so empty it could almost be Villa Park
- 11'
Hamann is starting to be more prominent as Liverpool enjoy a spell of possession
- 10'
But Spartak could have a chance as Riise concedes a free kick. Bezrodny takes, but Carragher wins an important header
- 9'
Liverpool are, as expected, playing with two banks of four to defend away from home
- 8'
Dudek fists it away and Murphy ends the danger by robbing Bestchastnykh
- 7'
... and Pavelnko breaks to win a corner off Riise
- 7'
Owen tries to wind his way through the Spartak defence, but skipper Beschastnykh robs him
- 6'
Danishevski has a great chance to cross - but overhits it and Liverpool can clear
- 5'
Kovtun almost releases Sonin with a Liverpool-esque long pass - but the striker takes his eye off the ball and it hits him on the back
- 4'
Baros makes an early break down the right flank, but he is robbed by the rather hairy Abramidze
- 3'
Pavlenko makes a break downn the right and whips in a low cross. Traore clears, somewhat unconvincingly
- 2'
Diao gets a foot in as Khlestov prepares to shoot on Spartak's first attack
- 2'
Traore wins an early header - important after his nervy display against Leeds
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Liverpool lost 4-2 to Spartak here a decade ago - can Houllier's side do better than Souness' did?
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Diao and Danny Murphy kick off for Liverpool - can they do the double over Spartak?
Spartak, who have made four changes from the side which lost 5-0 at Anfield, field several members of the Russian side from the World Cup, including the ever spellable Vladimir Beschastnykh.
Team: Levitsky, Kovtun, Beschastnykh, Kalynychenko, Danishevski, Bezrodny, Pavlenko, Mitreski, Sonin, Abramidze, Khlestov
Michael Owen is back and a fit-again Emile Heskey plays on the left flank, with Bruno Cheyrou and El Hadji Diouf dropping out. Stephane Henchoz and Steven Gerrard are still injured. Team: Dudek; Carragher, Hyypia, Traore, Riise; Murphy, Hamann, Diao, Heskey; Baros, Owen.
Liverpool travel to Moscow for a tea-time kick-off, needing a victory to boost their hopes of reaching the second group stage. Kick-off is at 17.00 BST
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