Barcelona vs Liverpool, 1st Leg
Match pulse
BARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Liverpool 2-1
Liverpool beat Barcelona 2-1 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Camp Nou. Goals for Barcelona: Deco (14'). Goals for Liverpool: Craig Bellamy (43') and John Arne Riise (74').
Play by play
- 94'
Liverpool have done it. They've pulled off a famous result thanks to goals from the two men who have been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons; Riise and Bellamy. Barca were poor but Liverpool took advantage and are in the box seat heading into the second leg.
- 94'
FULL-TIME: BARCELONA 1-2 LIVERPOOL
- 93'
+ 3 mins: Both managers are on the touchline. One looking confused and shaken, the other anxious and confident. I'll leave you to work out who's who.
- 92'
+ 2 mins: The long ball isn't working either. Agger and co are confidentally nodding away and there's no great siege on the Liverpool goal.
- 91'
+ 1 min: Giving away fouls won't help Barca's cause. Puyol hauls down Kuyt and a minute ebbs away.
- 90'
Four minutes will be added.
- 89'
Fancy flicks and touches are no good at this critical time, Ronaldinho. A lacklustre attempt to breach the defence ends with a Liverpool goal kick. The Reds are holding the ball well and don't look like giving up a goal now.
- 87'
Deco comes within a whisker of drawing Barcelona level. A delightful bending free-kick thuds against the post with Reina beaten. That could be Barca's last chance.
- 84'
Ronaldinho's free-kick almost catches out Reina and Carragher. It was whipped in and Carragher gets a slight touch on it with Reina caught in no man's land. But Barca fail to capitalise from the resulting corner.
- 83'
Sissoko's injury is worse than I and the home support first thought. He can't continue and Zenden rushes on to help out in the final few minutes.
- 82'
Meanwhile, Barcelona make a change of their own with Eidur Gudjohnsen coming on for Saviola in a desperate attempt to rescue the tie.
- 79'
Sissoko helps run down the clock and is forced off temporarily. He looks ok and the Barca crowd are furious - they think there's nothing wrong with him. They may have a point.
- 78'
He's scored one and created one but Bellamy is withdrawn in place of Jermaine Pennant.
- 77'
Immediately after Liverpool's dramatic strike, Saviola has a glorious chance to level. A poor touch when clean through allows Reina to come out and smother the danger. It's just not going Barca's way.
- 76'
Riise and Bellamy, would you believe it! The Welshman's composure and vision to pick out his pal was outstanding and Riise, on his weaker right foot, drills his effort into the roof of the net.
- 74'
Remarkable scenes at the Nou Camp as Liverpool take an unlikely lead. It was comical defending from the holders and Riise takes advantage of some awful defending to power home Bellamy's lay-off.
- 74'
GOAL: BARCELONA 1-2 LIVERPOOL
- 71'
A little piece of magic almost brings a goal as Saviola jinks past two challenges and toe pokes his shot goalwards. Reina can only palm it away and Messi fires over after Agger's scrambled clearance.
- 70'
Some crunching tackles coming in from Liverpool now as they look to hang on to a 1-1 scoreline.
- 69'
Barcelona look very exposed as they go in search of a second goal. Liverpool will sense a second goal of their own if they push for it.
- 68'
No. But what a chance for Kuyt! Valdes saves Gerrard's free-kick with his feet and Kuyt somehow misses a free header at the back post after Alonso's cross. A guilt-edged chance that goes begging for Liverpool and it could be costly.
- 67'
Valdes is having a night to forget. He casually picks up a pass from Giuly and Liverpool are awarded a free-kick inside the box for a pass-back. Could it be another costly mistake?
- 66'
Liverpool, predictably are playing the ball around among themselves and working hard to nullify this tie.
- 63'
And here comes the change. Ludovic Giuly comes on for Xavi who hasn't been able to take charge in midfield. Barca have plenty of attackers on now, but they need to penetrate the Liverpool back line if they are to get any reward.
- 62'
Rijkaard looks to be thinking about changing things around again. He'll need to come up with something quickly as Liverpool look more than comfortable at the moment.
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