Liverpool v Lille Thursday 18th 20.05pm KO

[ROCCO]

Same side as Monday night with Yossi in for Maxi .... 3-1 ;) think Rafa will bring in kuyt for Maxi ..


Reina

Johnson ..Carra ..Agger ..Insua

.....Masch

Aquilani

Babel ....Gerrard .....Yossi

Torres

[bono]

Gerrard's due a goal or two hopefully they come in this one with Torres continuing on from where he left off last night.

[ROCCO]

LIVERPOOL midfielder Alberto Aquilani missed training at Melwood today after suffering from a stomach upset.

The Italian turned in arguably his finest performance in a Red shirt to date when scoring his first goal for the club in Monday's 4-1 Premier League win over Portsmouth but was unable to take part in this morning's preparations ahead of the Europa League Round of 16 second leg against Lille.

The club are hopeful that Aquilani will be available for Thursday night's clash ar Anfield, where the Reds must overcome a one-goal deficit to progress to the last eight of the competition.

the echo

[Skintown Red]

Same team as Monday apart from Benny in for Maxi please

Rafa's teamtalk, 'Go out and batter them!!!'

[CrazyHorse]

If we play 80% as well as we did the other night, Lille will not stand a hope in hell.

Im going for a repeat performance spurred on a by a louder Anfield this time.
Have a feeling Lucas may start ahead of Mash in this game.

3-0 on the night, thank you!

Reina

Johnson ... Carra ... Agger ... Insua

Maxi/Babel ... Mash/Lucas ... Aquilani ... Babel/Yossi

....Gerrard

Torres....

[barnestormer]

could be a good european night this thurs rolling of the back of monday night and into the man u game.When the crowd gets going on these nights it realy lifts the team and send them to old trafford knowing we are 100% behind them and Rafa!!!

come on you MIGHTY REDS come on YOU REDS!!

[Garrett]

Same team as Monday apart from Benny in for Maxi please

Rafa's teamtalk, 'Go out and batter them!!!'


Sounds right to me mate :)

[redabbey]

Just did a little bit of checking on the Uefa website. Mascherano disciplinary record from the CL games still carries over so if he is booked he would be out of the next game. (BTW I believe that there will be more games.)

[callyno3]

Just did a little bit of checking on the Uefa website. Mascherano disciplinary record from the CL games still carries over so if he is booked he would be out of the next game. (BTW I believe that there will be more games.)

Never thought of that, theres a good chance he'll go into the book

[callyno3]

LIVERPOOL midfielder Alberto Aquilani missed training at Melwood today after suffering from a stomach upset.

The Italian turned in arguably his finest performance in a Red shirt to date when scoring his first goal for the club in Monday's 4-1 Premier League win over Portsmouth but was unable to take part in this morning's preparations ahead of the Europa League Round of 16 second leg against Lille.

The club are hopeful that Aquilani will be available for Thursday night's clash ar Anfield, where the Reds must overcome a one-goal deficit to progress to the last eight of the competition.

the echo


Jesus! give the lad a bottle of "milk of magnesia" and send him out

[Skintown Red]

Jesus! give the lad a bottle of "milk of magnesia" and send him out

Ma always gave me flat coke for an upset stomach

[Skintown Red]

From the official

Alberto Aquilani is doubtful for Thursday night's Europa League clash with Lille, manager Rafael Benitez confirmed today.

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The Italian international - who netted his first goal for the Reds in a man of the match display against Portsmouth earlier in the week - missed training at Melwood on Wednesday.

"He has a virus and is struggling with his fitness," said Benitez at Melwood earlier today.

"We have to take care of him and decide tomorrow. It will be a late decision."

Thats him definitely out then

[crumlin red]

hopefully the crowd get behind the team from the start if we attack
them with a fast tempo from the start they wont be able to handle us

I'll say 3-0

[CrazyHorse]

From the official

Alberto Aquilani is doubtful for Thursday night's Europa League clash with Lille, manager Rafael Benitez confirmed today.

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The Italian international - who netted his first goal for the Reds in a man of the match display against Portsmouth earlier in the week - missed training at Melwood on Wednesday.

"He has a virus and is struggling with his fitness," said Benitez at Melwood earlier today.

"We have to take care of him and decide tomorrow. It will be a late decision."

Thats him definitely out then

The simple solution is to drop Stevie back alongside Mash.
Babel & Maxi on the wings, with Yossi playing in the hole.
Another option is to play both Kuyt & Torres up top together, we need to win, so let them worry about us, they'll be shitting themselves after watching the Monday night match.

[Gray72]

If Liverpool play this match in a tempo only played in the PL we will beat these lot easily. Lille are a good French side but should be no match for a Liverpool team on form. I just hope we get at them early and pinch an early goal. If we play the slow, deliberate European style we may find ourselves at 0-0 after 70mins and that's when the problems set in. We don't want a nervous last 10mins and to go out on an away goal. I to would like to see Benayoun replace Kuyt as he offers more in attack than Kuyt. This will leave Kuyt fresh after a 2 week break and ready to come back in against Man U where his defensive qualities and workload will be needed.

[merc]

Need to have another totaly attack minded game.
Go out on full steam looking for that early goal and keep at them.
There is no good reason to go back to two defensive midfielders and no go reason why we cant beat this lot.

[Gray72]

The simple solution is to drop Stevie back alongside Mash.
Babel & Maxi on the wings, with Yossi playing in the hole.
Another option is to play both Kuyt & Torres up top together, we need to win, so let them worry about us, they'll be shitting themselves after watching the Monday night match.

No Maxi tonight I'm afraid, he's cup tied!

[Maverick]

This game is there for us if we go into it in the right frame of mind.Monday night has helped confidence levels surely.Progression to the next stage and a good solid performance against in truth an average Lille side will set us up nicely for our showdown with the mancs.Next 2 games are huge in relation to our chances of a silver lining on what has been a cloudy season.

[ROCCO]

Just seen this posted elsewhere .... ???

Reina. Insua. Carra. Agger. Johnson. Lucas. Gerrard. Babel. Kuyt. Benayoun. Torres.

Been told that.

[mushypea]

If Aqua is out tonight & Maxi is cup tied the Riera on the left & Babel on the right with Stevie dropping back & Yossi playing in the hole.

I still dont see any point in Lucas playing when we need to go attack lille from the off.

With Riera doing himself no favours in the media today it will more than likely be Kuyt on the right or behind Nando & either Babel or Yossi out wide.

[CHRIS1892]

Reina, Johnson, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Kuyt, Masch, Stevie, Babel, Yossi, Nando. Good attacking line-up which we need to go at Lille from the off, like we did on Monday night. Come on the reds!

[Beanokelly]

Go for the kill before half time hopefully 3 up by then and then take stevie and nando to keep them for sunday:D

[ROCCO]

Aquilani to start and score

[Podgecheco]

Aquilani to start and score

Has he not got a virus??i presume hes fine by now

[ROCCO]

Has he not got a virus??i presume hes fine by now


Anklerafaitus

[Benbecul97]

Is this game on 3e?

[fitzpatrickgary]

Is this game on 3e?

Yeah cant wait to hear jeff kenna :p

[ROCCO]

Is this game on 3e?

Yes and CH 5

[T.N.F]

Yeah cant wait to hear jeff kenna :p

Now I feel like vomiting

[T.N.F]

Aquilani to start and score

Stop getting me hopes up

[ROCCO]

Imo we will need at least 3 tonight ...


Lille away record in Europe this season ..

3 wins 1 Draw 2 defeats always scored at least 1 averaging over 2.5 goals a game away ...

[Bren100]

The simple solution is to drop Stevie back alongside Mash.
Babel & Maxi on the wings, with Yossi playing in the hole.
Another option is to play both Kuyt & Torres up top together, we need to win, so let them worry about us, they'll be shitting themselves after watching the Monday night match.

If Aquaman is fit enough to start, we need goals so we'd be better off getting Stevie as far up the pitch as possible. I agree, Id go 4-4-2 if he is no fit, with Kuyt up top. Lets call a spade a spade though- that Pomepy team was probibly one of the worst teams to play in the premiership ever ... cant see them shitting themselves. They'll play counter attack football, very Italian esq., if we dont end up going for them from the off, it will be up to us to be patient and make sure to take our chances.

[SOC]

Imo we will need at least 3 tonight ...

Lille away record in Europe this season ..

3 wins 1 Draw 2 defeats always scored at least 1 averaging over 2.5 goals a game away ...

They went to Genoa and Valencia and lost. Genk and Prague yes they won away but no offense to either its a different task at Anfield. Liverpool to be too strong. Come on The Reds!!

[JMurray#8]

Can see Lucas being recalled tonight. I reckon the line-up something like this: Reina, Johnson, Carra, Agger, Insua, Masch, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Yossi, Torres.

But of course nobody can second guess Rafa's tactics. It's the fun of the pre match build up to guess the team!

Personally would like to see something like: Reina, Johnson, Carra, Agger, Insua, Masch, Aqua (if fit!), Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel, Torres. But everyone is a manager huh...

[ROCCO]

They went to Genoa and Valencia and lost. Genk and Prague yes they won away but no offense to either its a different task at Anfield. Liverpool to be too strong. Come on The Reds!!

point is we imo will need at least 3 tonight ...

same score v valencia will do 3-1 ....

Genoa result and were out ..... 3-2

[travis]

Reina

Johnson agger Carra Insua

Kuyt Masch Lucas Babel

Gerrard

Torres

subs Cavelieri Yossi Soto, Ngog Degen, Elzar, Kelly

[trucker]

If that is the team I hope Kuyt ups his gane after been dropped monday and gives us a performance

[ROCCO]

Starting XI : Reina, Agger, Carra, Johnson, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Babel, Kuyt, Gerrard, Torres

Subs : Cavalieri, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Degan, El Zhar, Kelly

[ROCCO]

fulham 3-1 up { 4-4} v 10 men ...

[ROCCO]

Disappointed Pacheco not on the bench ....

[elvis]

fulham 3-1 up { 4-4} v 10 men ...

Wrong thread i think,. unless your stating thats the type of performance we need,. ;)

[ROCCO]

Wrong thread i think,. unless your stating thats the type of performance we need,. ;)

Just saying .... 3-1 imo will be a good bet for us ..

[trucker]

Real pity Aqualani is'nt playing, I would have played Gerrard in Midfield and Yossi off Torres tonight, it could be cagey 1st half

[elvis]

Just saying .... 3-1 imo will be a good bet for us ..

Anyways,. i'll take a result like that anyday,. so come on the Pool

[Ron1892]

Reina, Insua, Carragher, Agger, Johnson, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Babel, Gerrard, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Degen, El Zhar, Kelly.

[ROCCO]

Real pity Aqualani is'nt playing, I would have played Gerrard in Midfield and Yossi off Torres tonight, it could be cagey 1st half

Feel their going to have a right go at us ... with a 4-3-3 ...

seen this line up as a probable


...........Landreau
Béria Rami Chedjou Emerson
Balmont Mavuba Cabaye
Obraniak Frau Hazard

[ROCCO]

Three is a magic number
Ya it is, it's a magic number

Go Ryan :cool:

[Deigo008]

am going with 3-0 stuck a few pound on it so.....no chance Sorry Lads!

[CHRIS1892]

A win will do, but another good performance would be a bonus! Hope those who don't have FIVE are all set for that clown Trevor Welch & LOOOOOOOOKASSSSSSSS! Come on the reds!

[travis]

collymore looks like a paedo with his specs on ch5

[GaryMc]

No 5 Live but at least 3e has Kirsteen. She looks like she thinks she is on Expose

[CHRIS1892]

No 5 Live but at least 3e has Kirsteen. She looks like she thinks she is on Expose

When you've heard LOOOOOKASSSSSS for the twentieth time kopirish you'll wish you had!!!! :)

[Molby Is a Legend]

Get in Steive G :):):)

Great attacking run by lucas

[CHRIS1892]

Well done Lucas well put away Stevie, come on the reds!

[LFC Lad]

YES!!! Well done Stevie G.

Well played Lucas!

[Skintown Red]

Were has Lucas been hiding those skills? Well played lad

[Beanokelly]

Nice one come on liverpool atleast get another 1 before half time so I can go to bed

[TrueRed92]

great run by lucas

get in gerrard :)

[ccraig]

Well played Lucas!

Not often you hear that!

[TrueRed92]

Were has Lucas been hiding those skills? Well played lad

at least me know he has a little bit of brazilian football in him :)

[Aido82]

right i said it

lucas playing very good so far

[Andrew]

Any links to watch this online?

[CHRIS1892]

Smashing play, unlucky Johnson

[ccraig]

Any links to watch this online?

http://www.rojadirecta.org/

[ccraig]

Is it just me or are we starting to sit back just a little?

[Aido82]

stevie limping is he

[MrsPepe]

Any links to watch this online?

http://atdhe.net/15295/watch-liverpool-fc-vs-lille-osc

[Andrew]

Thanks.

Found another too for anyone looking

http://atdhe.net/15295/watch-liverpool-fc-vs-lille-osc


Good game so far. Nice to see the Pool play attractive football and dominating a game.

[ccraig]

Wow that was close!!! Come on lads!

[LFC Lad]

Good effort Lucas.

[CHRIS1892]

Is it a bird is it a plane? No It's LUCAS! Playing very well

[Skintown Red]

Holy shit Pepe what a save

[ccraig]

Fantastic stop Pepe!!! What happened to the defence?

[TrueRed92]

great save :)

[merc]

Reina u legend

[CHRIS1892]

Warning!

[LFC Lad]

Fantastic save, Pepe!

[CHRIS1892]

Fantastic save, Pepe!

Off his noggin

[CHRIS1892]

Diego's in the crowd!

[ccraig]

Great steal Stevie!!!

[GaryMc]

Insua looks a liability again. A booking means he will be watching himself in second half. Played positively in the most part and plenty of closing down. Lille starting to come into it.

[stevieg05]

First 30 mins were excellent, the last 15 were poor enuf, we started playin it long for some reason!

[Dzer2]

Insua is poor they are targeting him with all the balls from defense. Wouldnt be booked if he stayed a little wider as he could have knocked the ball out. Don t feel confident need the second goal early next half wont be able to watch if still 1-0 at 80 mins

[Skintown Red]

Insua is poor they are targeting him with all the balls from defense. Wouldnt be booked if he stayed a little wider as he could have knocked the ball out. Don t feel confident need the second goal early next half wont be able to watch if still 1-0 at 80 mins

we need at least 2 more before I'm confident. They look dangerous and an away goal has us fooked

[CHRIS1892]

Insua is poor they are targeting him with all the balls from defense. Wouldnt be booked if he stayed a little wider as he could have knocked the ball out. Don t feel confident need the second goal early next half wont be able to watch if still 1-0 at 80 mins

Who you replace him with?

[stevieg05]

I hope we hav been practicin our pens just in case it goes all the way

[CrazyHorse]

Started the game well.

Lucas has made some great forward runs, must have taken note of Aquaman Monday night, regardless, good to see him actually affect the game for a change.

Insua looks good going forward, but by christ his sense of positioning is absolutely terrible. He lacks pace, therefore he needs to put himself in the right place to make up for it, but h just doesnt. Yellow card was a joke in fairness, and made one very good run into their area. Defensively its more of the same from him unfortunately.

Reina has been a spectator for the most part, and he didnt know much about Hazards shot either, came off his noggin, we were lucky there, but it was good play by the lad to get the chance in the first place from a long ball.

Kuyt isnt up to much, neither is Johnson. Most of our good play has been down the left wing through Babels directness.
Nando doesnt look as sharp as Monday, but there are goals for him tonight.

And in addition to Monday, Gerrard has shown exactly why he remains our captain. Workrate and passion to get the ball ahs been immense tonight.

Still need another to safely get through here I think.

3-0 Reds
:)

[CHRIS1892]

SUPER finish!

[Dzer2]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssss

[LFC Lad]

YES!!! Well done Nando!!!

Get in there!!!!

[ccraig]

Nandooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Andrew]

Quality goal from Torres!!

[south]

thank F**k

[merc]

bounce bounce

fernando Torress liverpools number 9

[Skintown Red]

SUPER finish!

This

[CHRIS1892]

Come on boys, put this to bed

[south]

Sill need to push on and get another 1 if not 2

[Bez Bing]

Great finish! Need another one now

[CHRIS1892]

Is it me or is Kuyt anonymous tonight?

[MrsPepe]

Brilliant finish, I will be more relaxed with one more

[MrsPepe]

Is it me or is Kuyt anonymous tonight?

Koyt you mean?:D

[Dzer2]

Yeah maybe this is best

[CHRIS1892]

Koyt you mean?:D

Yeah use to fly them years ago!

[Andrew]

Someone has lit a fire under Babel's ass. Great footwork from him.

[CHRIS1892]

Someone has lit a fire under Babel's ass. Great footwork from him.

Haven't seen footwork like that since Saturday Night Fever!

[Dzer2]

No just the time of year for him to come out of hibernation

[ccraig]

Am not confident we can contain them at 2-0. We need another...

[CHRIS1892]

Another one please & get Stevie & Nando off for Sunday

[Dzer2]

Need another goal wish nando would just play fcuk what was that.

[ccraig]

Warning!

Times 2...

[CHRIS1892]

Need another goal wish nando would just play fcuk what was that.

He gave out for not getting free after shoulder to shoulder

[CHRIS1892]

Panic stations!

[Gray72]

We've all stopped playing, come on!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CHRIS1892]

Here comes Yossi

[liverbird!!]

Doing our best to fcuk this up!
What's happening lads. Come on!!!!!

[merc]

Good change benny could make a difference

[TrueRed92]

need to get our foot on the ball and pass it more

gettin nervous

[Aido82]

two good shots from coyt

[MR KING KENNY]

Doing our best to fcuk this up!
What's happening lads. Come on!!!!!
its what we have been doing all season, not killing teams off and then it comes back to bite us in the hole, please god not to night.

[ccraig]

:eek:

[Gray72]

We're letting them bully us. Gerrard and Torres look dead on their feet!!

[liverbird!!]

This Cnut on e3 is doing my fcuking head in! Putting a moan on us!!!
Keeps saying were through!

[CHRIS1892]

The auld adrenaline's going 90!

[MR KING KENNY]

yes

[Gray72]

have ittttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CHRIS1892]

Game over

[Dzer2]

oh yes come on you reds

[Skintown Red]

Thank **** for that

[liverbird!!]

You beauty!!!

[LFC Lad]

YES!!!!! Well done Nando!!!

This game is ours now!

[ccraig]

Super NANDO!!

[Andrew]

Legend!!

[Aido82]

game over
well in nando

bring on the mancs

[7Cannibal-9Asbo]

Nando :D

[MrsPepe]

yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[merc]

Yeeeeessssss

[ccraig]

Thank **** for that

Ditto!

[TrueRed92]

you fckin beauty torres :)

great trackin back by kuyt and good play by gerrard

[liverbird!!]

16 goals in 19 Games Legend!!!

[GaryMc]

Fckin relief. I thought one of their players were in at the back post seconds earlier.

Torres is the difference. Had he been fit all season, we would be in CL 1/4s and not the Europa League.

[red_shamrock]

What is the point in making 2 substitutions in stoppage time??

[Aido82]

am going with 3-0 stuck a few pound on it so.....no chance Sorry Lads!

nice one mate, what will you get back

[CHRIS1892]

Job done, well done boys!

[stevieg05]

Woooooooh, delighted!!!!! Was gettin a bit too tense for me near the end there :D

[ccraig]

Great win! Dodgy there for a spell but good win in the end...

[TrueRed92]

What is the point in making 2 substitutions in stoppage time??

i tink it is to give the players the applause

[merc]

Thatll do pig thatll do

[south]

job done.. nice to see as back to winning ways and scoring goals again

[travis]

What is the point in making 2 substitutions in stoppage time??

You'll never be a football manager anyway ;)
It's called killing the game , slow the tempo of the other team

[Skintown Red]

Another pretty good performance. When we passed it around we looked great. Confidence is slowly growing but did let them into it when we shit our pants at the end there.

Bring on the diry manc scum

[LFC21]

Good to see us playin with a bit of confidence again. Thought Babel was great again, bring on the scum on sunday !!!!

[merc]

Maybe im getting cocky but

BRING ON THE SCUM

[Ron1892]

We'll take that..God it was neverous the last few minutes..

Good solid performance tonight for the Boys..2 out of 3....One more please to cap a beautiful week...

[7Cannibal-9Asbo]

What is the point in making 2 substitutions in stoppage time??

Also wastes a bit of the time that's left. Five said Benitez had the forms into the official before Torres' goal so he was trying to see the extra time out

[CHRIS1892]

Maybe im getting cocky but

BRING ON THE SCUM

No you're not.......

BRING ON THE SCUM

[Molby Is a Legend]

What is the point in making 2 substitutions in stoppage time??

You'll never be a football manager anyway ;)
It's called killing the game , slow the tempo of the other team

What travis said

Great win and plenty of positives from tonight

Bring on the mancs on sunday great to see Nando carry on from Monday whats that 16 in 19 now for nando? and people say Rooney is the best striker in the world sweet jesus he hasnt a patch on nando

[GaryMc]

That muppet with Gary Kelly is some dirt talker. 3e are fairly stuck for pundits when they have gobsheen like that on the sofa.

[CrazyHorse]

Good win in the end, unconvincing second half but we're getting back into the winning habit at the right time of the season.

The mancs on the weekend, no need for any motivation there!!

How did Kuyt see the full game out? Thought he was shocking tonight. Gave the ball away so many times it was unreal.

[DanielSwagger89]

Stomach was in knots before Torres' second. Good performance, well done Lucas as well.
Thought he was brilliant tonight.

[CHRIS1892]

That muppet with Gary Kelly is some dirt talker. 3e are fairly stuck for pundits when they have gobsheen like that on the sofa.

Thank god for FIVE!

[Molby Is a Legend]

That muppet with Gary Kelly is some dirt talker. 3e are fairly stuck for pundits when they have gobsheen like that on the sofa.

Who is he? Bleedin muppet " that was a narrow 3-0 win" WTF

[Ron1892]

Thank god for FIVE!

Those cnuts on 5 wouldnt shut up, and they were putting the mockers on us...Kept going on about Lille scoring...I would if they'd scored id have had Pat Nevins head and John scales heads...

[GaryMc]

Who is he? Bleedin muppet " that was a narrow 3-0 win" WTF
Think he writes for the Tribune or some other rubbish paper

[CHRIS1892]

Those cnuts on 5 wouldnt shut up, and they were putting the mockers on us...Kept going on about Lille scoring...I would if they'd scored id have had Pat Nevins head and John scales heads...

Know what you mean bigron but it's better than listening to that s***e on 3e, especially that t**t Trevor Welch & his LOOOOOOKASSSSSSS all night!

[trucker]

Very good performance, Lucas Masch, gerrard and Torres all outstanding, draw tomorrow, I'm sure Rafa wants anybody bar Ruben Kazan if there still in it.

[travis]

Diego should come to watch Insua more often

[Skintown Red]

Know what you mean bigron but it's better than listening to that s***e on 3e, especially that t**t Trevor Welch & his LOOOOOOKASSSSSSS all night!

Feckers were reminding us every 2 minutes that if Lille score they are through...YES I ****IN KNOW THAT BUT I'M NERVOUS ENOUGH SO PLEASE SHUT THE **** UP!!!!

[Dzer2]

Rubins putting u a good fight Need to go to next round home and away cant stand the tv coverage/commentry only good thing watching it is we won.

[GaryMc]

Surely BBC or someone will come in for the next round.

[bobby benitez]

Diego should come to watch Insua more often

But he is the new Lucas;) Dont know what game people were watching but I taught he was excellent through out.

[The beard]

The hat-trick of wins would be nice. :)

[denashpot]

The hat-trick of wins would be nice. :)

True. A win against the team bottom of the PL and a win in the mickey mouse cup will not come close to us beating the Mancs on there own patch.

[Liverpool-law]

Mancs will be scared, let's **** up their title race, please!!!

[redabbey]

I'm sure Rafa wants anybody bar Ruben Kazan if there still in it.

Wolfsburg have just won that one so you won't be getting that Outer Mongolian stamp in your passport that you were wanted for :D:D

Surely BBC or someone will come in for the next round.

The UK TV deal is FIVE have first choice of a match and then it alternates between ITV4 and ESPN.

[Niall]

Who is he? Bleedin muppet " that was a narrow 3-0 win" WTF

He lives in Bray mate:p:D

[edcarroll02]

Want very impressed at all last night, I think it shone a painful light on kuyt last night! He's disasterous at the moment, can't seem to do anything right, did well to get away with a foul to help set up the third!

Thought Lucas and Masch both played well but after aquamans heroics it's going to take a lot of persuading to have me believe that these two should ever start together!

[D5Hoop]

What time is the Draw on Today ?

[T.N.F]

What time is the Draw on Today ?

10.45 sly sports news

[crumlin red]

we played well last night masch,lucas,and torres were the pick of the bunch

bring on the manc's!

[Bren100]

That muppet with Gary Kelly is some dirt talker. 3e are fairly stuck for pundits when they have gobsheen like that on the sofa.

Was thinking the same myself, spluttering fool was bricking it on TV - you could hear it in his voice

[stevieg]

Good result last night, that boy Nando is some player ;)

7 goals in our last 2 games is certainly an improvement too.

Big one Sunday!

[redabbey]

What time is the Draw on Today ?

12pm

10.45 sly sports news

While Sky Sports will no doubt bring details of the draw.

The actual LIVE coverage of the draw is on Eurosport 410 at 12pm

[T.N.F]

12pm



While Sky Sports will no doubt bring details of the draw.

The actual LIVE coverage of the draw is on Eurosport 410 at 12pm

Oh right, was sure I saw draw live on Sky sports news but your prob right. Some fookin eejit in the studio describing the texture of he balls :rolleyes:

[redspider]

Liverpool 3 Lille 0 (agg: 3-1)
Gerrard 9 pen
Torres 49, 90

This was a good performance for Liverpool. Most players played well plus with effort and some passion. The goals were well made and well taken, and whilst the spectre of Lille stealing an away goal came close a couple of times, Liverpool were deserving winners of the match and the tie.

Benitez lined up Liverpool in his standard 4-2-3-1 formation. Aquilani was out due to a runny nose, Maxi was cup-tied, and Riera was suspended for voicing his opinion in public, so there were starts for Babel, Lucas and Kuyt.

———— Reina ————
Johnson - Carra - Agger – Insua
--------- Lucas - Masch ----
Kuyt –– Gerrard –– Babel
——––––– Torres———

Benayoun came on for Babel on 90 mins and there were stoppage time run-outs for Kyrgiakos and N’Gog.

Liverpool had the brighter start and when Lucas was felled after a dazzling run, the resulting penalty tucked away by Gerrard gave Liverpool a good early goal to settle the worst of the nerves. Liverpool were passing the ball well, and Agger came close from a header.

Liverpool had the better of the play for the first 30 mins but only had one goal to show for it. Then the young duke of Hazard broke into the box but shot straight at Reina as he saved it with his head. A let-off for Liverpool somewhat as an away goal then could have changed attitudes and confidence, etc.

Liverpool responded from that close shave with two close efforts from Agger and Torres, although Lille were in the ascendancy as the half drew to a close.

But Liverpool got another confidence boost early in the 2nd half with a goal from Torres. A long ball move saw Torres master control of the ball before clinically chipping their keeper. Torres has got back to match sharpness it would seem which will surely help Liverpool in their tasks as the season runs to a close, as long as he can stay fit and avoid injury or niggles.

But even at 2-0, Liverpool perhaps gave Lille too much of the ball and they contrived a chance that just went over the bar. A 2nd warning for Liverpool that this tie was still in the balance. Benayoun was thrown into the fray to try and change things. Kuyt who was not having one of his better games then got in a couple of shots and could have settled things, but it took another finish from Torres as the clock ticked towards 90 minutes to settle it after good work from Stevie G. And it brought broad smiles to all, players and fans alike. The tallies at the end of the match read Liverpool’s 18 attempts to Lille’s 7.

It was a deserved result, and whilst there are clearly frailties remaining, this victory may help the players continue to improve and put in a good run. There is a chance of Europa Cup success but it must still be an outside chance given the propensity for this team to capitulate. The league run is also on tenderhooks, and Villa won during the week at Wigan keeping pressure up.

Next up is the league and the match at Man Utd on Sunday. Clearly the players wont need any motivation for this derby-like clash, yet Man Utd have been licking their wounds in recent seasons against us and will fancy their chances. The players will need to be at their best and keep their game up and the tempo even if they should go behind. That will be a tough test for this team who are by no means ‘cured’ of this season’s malaise. Liverpool may not be a sinking ship, but there are icebergs ahead ….

Redspider

http://LiverpoolRedspider.wordpress.com

[dk.lfc]

the man infront of me on the kop last night was in some bad way.I think he was really havin a heart attack he left round the 60th min.I hope he is ok

[Deigo008]

nice one mate, what will you get back

had a €10 on it at 10/1 so sweet littlw winner....esp at this stage of the month!:D