Liverpool vs Atlético Madrid
Match pulse
LIVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Final score
Liverpool and Atlético Madrid drew 1-1 on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Anfield. Goals for Liverpool: Steven Gerrard (90'+5' pen). Goals for Atlético: Maxi Rodríguez (37').
Play by play
- 96'
And there's the final whistle. Liverpool have salvaged a draw at the very last gasp.
- 94'
Heitinga also receives a yellow card, and Kun Aguero gets one for kicking the ball over the Liverpool bar direct from kick-off. It's descending into farce.
- 94'
Captain Fantastic saves the day again for Liverpool, with what is virtually the last kick of the game.
- 94'
Gerrard scores!!!
- 93'
Booking for Pernia, who brought down Gerrard for what many would say was a fairly soft penalty...
- 92'
PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL!!
- 91'
Gerrard swings a vicious cross into the six-yard box, but Ngog can't quite make the connection.
- 90'
There will be four minutes of extra time, the officials announce, as the home side urgently pour forward.
- 89'
Former Liverpool player Luis Garcia comes on to universal approval from the crowd. He replaces Simao.
- 87'
Arbeloa brought down by Pernia, and Liverpool have a free kick 35 yards out. It's swung in and the referee gives a soft free kick to the Spanish side.
- 86'
The Spaniards have now given up any pretence of attack, and have all their players behind the ball.
- 85'
Carragher stings the palms of Franco with a drive from 25 yards, and the ball is turned over.
- 83'
Liverpool have had 18 shots to Atletico's six, and that sums up the two teams' approaches.
- 82'
Agger header from the corner, but with the goal at his mercy he sends the ball wait.
- 81'
Excellent work from Ngog beating the defender with a flick, but he drives straight at the keeper from an acute angle.
- 80'
Liverpool have a free kick 35 yards out. Gerrard rises at the far post, tries to head across the face of goal, and wins a corner.
- 79'
Ball swung in from the left and Ngog does well to get his head on it, but it's behind him, and goes over the bar.
- 78'
Atletico win a corner, which they roll backwards, and it finds its way back to Franco - the goalkeeper.
- 77'
Liverpool still pressuring from the edge of Atletico's box. A decent half-chance for Ngog but the young striker's touch lets him down eight yards out.
- 76'
Liverpool making a change here. Mascherano goes off for Lucas.
- 75'
News from Rome: Chelsea have pulled one back. It's now 3-1.
- 74'
Gerrard tries to burst through on the left, but Lopez is strong and wrestles the ball from him.
- 74'
Marseille are winning by 3 goals to nil in France, so if this game is to stay the same, Atletico will confirm their qualification tonight, and that is evident in their fans' loud singing.
- 72'
Aguero breaks away down the right, beating two men and showing the twinkly toes for which he is so lauded.
- 71'
On comes Kun Aguero. Robbie Keane makes way for David Ngog.
Leaders
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