Lille vs Liverpool, 1st Leg
Match pulse
LILLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Lille 1-0
Lille beat Liverpool 1-0 in 1st Leg on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at Lille Metropole. Goals for Lille: Eden Hazard (85').
Play by play
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Full-time in France and Liverpool have plenty to do next week at Anfield. They may not have to play on this surface again but that was another bitty Benitez performance and will do little to curb the carrion with their eyes on the Spaniard.
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Last chance? Gerrard through but then it's saved down to the right of Landreau. Corner comes to nothing and when a goal-kick results that's the last of the game.
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Injury worry for Agger now. He caught his foot on Aubameyang. He's had his problems.
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And Agger was offside. Aimless and wasted.
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Liverpool's last chance? Riera fouled. Time to get it in the mixer.
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Pierre Aubameyang wins a corner for his side and more time which they will certainly take. No rush for Lille here.
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Mascherano pumps the ball wide to Gerrard. And out. Another waste. Benitez looks unhappy. For a change.
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Three minutes of stoppage time....
- 89'
El Zahr - lesser spotted these days - dinks in a ball. Nothing doing as Lille get it away.
- 88'
A scramble aplenty in the Lille area. Neither Gerrard or Torres can get on the end of it and Torres looked to make a claim for a penalty that was as bad as Lille's earlier silliness. Desperation taking hold?
- 88'
El Zahr on for Kuyt - who's had an anonymous game.
- 87'
Gerrard loses the ball on the edge of the area. Balmont dinks it to Pierre Aubameyang and he crashes a shot off the outside of the post. Close, very close.
- 87'
But Lille go on the attack and now Carragher has to head away for a throw.
- 86'
Liverpool suddenly need to step this up. An away goal at Anfield and it could be curtains.
- 85'
1-0 to Lille. A nightmare ball to deal with from Reina. The curse of zonal marking? No-one took responsibility at all.
- 85'
Free-kick chance for Lille. The ball is pinged in by Hazard and it drifts past everybody, past Reina and into the net.
- 84'
Ludovic Obraniak vacates the scene for Lille. Toure on.
- 83'
Hazard tries to win a penalty. Carragher came across him and it was a pathetic attempt. Nothing given.
- 82'
The Liverpool fans will be looking forward to their bevvy. This has not been a game to remember.
- 81'
Lucas fouled. Liverpool take their time. No sense of hurry or urgency. Lucas overhits it. Zzzz.
- 81'
Balmont runs it out and shows a heavy touch for once.
- 80'
Free-kick to Lille. Carragher again equal to the crossed ball and it is cleared.
- 79'
Gerrard's long ball to Torres is well off-beam. Poor in fact. No blaming the pitch there.
- 78'
Riera hits the wall. Twice. Woeful stuff from him. He must hope Del Bosque was not watching.
- 77'
Torres fouled. Free-kick chance. Gerrard to take again.