Liverpool vs Lille, 2nd Leg Liverpool win 3-1 on aggregate
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Who won: Liverpool 3-0
Liverpool beat Lille 3-0 in 2nd Leg Liverpool win 3-1 on aggregate on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Anfield. Goals for Liverpool: Steven Gerrard (9' pen) and Fernando Torres (49', 90').
Play by play
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The two remaining English sides march on to the last 8 of the Europa League tonight.
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A job well done in the end but Liverpool were living dangerously for long periods of the second half.
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But that's all meaningless now as the final whistle sounds! Liverpool are through.
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It has just come to my attention that Torres was about to be subbed before he scored.
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And there are seconds remaining...
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Liverpool subs: N'Gog for Torres, Kyrgiakos for Agger.
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Lille are finished now. That was a killer blow just when Lille were looking as though they could snatch a winner.
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Torres puts the tie beyond Lille. Gerrard capitalised on a misunderstanding in the Lille defence and burst through. His hot was saved and fell at the feet of Torres, who re-adjusts his body to finish from close range.
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3-0 TO LIVERPOOL!
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Some respite for Liverpool, Benayoun's clearance almost finds Torres, who is isolated up front.
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Reina flabbed at the corner but Kuyt punted it to safety. Liverpool are intense pressure here.
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Dangerous times for Liverpool, Lille have a corner.
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Hazard is subbed and not a moment too soon. He will have done his hopes for a move to the Premier League no good with a quiet performance at Anfield tonight.
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Lille sub: Vandam (not Claude) is on for Hazard.
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The resulting corner from Gerrard finds the head of Torres, but the Spaniard heads wide.
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Kuyt wins a corner for Liverpool. He drills a low shot that Landreau parries.
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Rafa Benitez is making some odd hand gestures on the touchline, I think he's asking for Liverpool to raise the tempo.
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Cabaye picks up a yellow card for dissent. It looks like he kicked the ball away.
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Benayoun will be expected to do the tracking back that Gerrard isn't doing, I suspect.
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Liverpool sub: Benayoun on for Babel.
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Hazard skips past the challenge of Insua and puts a cross in which Reina comes out and catches. Liverpool are living dangerously.
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Insua shoots from the edge of the box after being assisted by Babel. Just over.
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The tension is mounting for Liverpool. An audible sigh of relief from the fans every time a Lille attack breaks down. Liverpool look tired.
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And Aubameyang is offside but that was close. Despite my initial scepticism Aubameyang has looked very dangerous and sometime soon he will be onside.

