Liverpool in Europe - 2004/05 Champions League

Round:

Group A : M6

Stadium:

Anfield

Date:

Wednesday, 8th December 2004

Attendance:

42,045

Time:

19:45 (local time)

Referee:

Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez

Coach:

Rafael Benitez

Coach:

Dusan Bajevic

VALIDATED

LIVERPOOL

OLYMPIAKOS

22.

Chris Kirkland

71.

Antonios Nikopolidis

Steve Finnan

Pantelis Kafes

Sami Hyypia

Stylianos Venetidis

Milan Baros

Rivaldo

27 0:1

John Arne Riise

Ieroklis Stoltidis

Harry Kewell

10.

Giovanni

Steven Gerrard (C)

86 3:1

11.

Predrag Djordjevic (C)

14.

Xabi Alonso

12.

Gabriel Schurrer

18.

Antonio Nunez

30.

Anastasios Pantos

21.

Djimi Traore

31.

Georgios Georgiadis

23.

Jamie Carragher

32.

Georgios Anatolakis

Jerzy Dudek

Milos Maric

Venetidis 84

Stephane Henchoz

Yiannis Okkas

Giovanni 87

15.

Salif Diao

13.

Ivan Rezic

Georgiadis 70

17.

Josemi Rey

Finnan 85

24.

Florent Sinama-Pongolle

Traore 46

47 1:1

28.

Stephen Warnock

33.

Neil Mellor

Baros 78

80 2:1

Official programme. 68 pages.

Read the programme

Official team sheet from UEFA website.

Image courtesy of Andy Marsden

Braille edition of programme.

Image courtesy of Andy Marsden

Large print edition of programme. 108 pages.

Olympiakos - 2003-04 Second in Greece League - lineup before the match

FORM GUIDE

#OnThisDay in 2004, Steven Gerrard scored THAT goal against Olympiacos at Anfield.🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/RPbYSmeSbd
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 8, 2018

On this day in 2004, Steven Gerrard scored *that* goal vs. @olympiacos_org in the Champions League. pic.twitter.com/ItyQb3ipNf
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 8, 2015

#OnThisDay in 2004, Steven Gerrard scored that goal for Liverpool against Olympiakos.

The rest is history 🏆 pic.twitter.com/fiwfG0o7kB
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 8, 2015

📅ON THIS DAY!

Steven Gerrard scored a dramatic goal against Olympiacos in 2004 to send Liverpool through to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Liverpool went onto win the Champions League! #LFC #YNWA pic.twitter.com/OXSdSKxfvW
— View of the Kop (@ViewOfTheKop_) December 8, 2017

On this day 2004: Liverpool beat Olympiakos 3-1 in the Champions league.
Goals from Pongolle (47), Mellor (80), Gerrard (86)#ComebackKings🔥 pic.twitter.com/ABqcypQezL
— Ben Webb (@BenWebbLFC) December 8, 2016

This picture from Liverpool FC v Olympiacos on 8 December 2004 (#LFC were 1-0 down at HT and needed to score 3 goals) makes you even more proud of the team for the fantastic comeback in the second half! They brilliantly fought back and we all know what happened in the KO stages! pic.twitter.com/w0thl0xlyW
— LFChistory.net (@LFChistory) December 8, 2021

Liverpool 3-1 Olympiacos, 2004/05 #UCL group stage

Rivaldo 27
Sinama Pongolle 47
Mellor 80
Gerrard 86 pic.twitter.com/rbWppn1eD3
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 27, 2015

Liverpool 3 Olympiakos 1 🏆 The Road to Istanbul pic.twitter.com/PjZay9UER1
— The Anfield Wrap (@TheAnfieldWrap) December 8, 2022

On this day in 2004 🔥#liverpoolfc vs #Olympiakos and Steven Gerrard screamer.

what a hit son... ❤️#lfc #ucl #liverpool #stevengerrard pic.twitter.com/63WZM4RTJA
— Liverpool Is Life ♥ (@anukigeo) December 8, 2019

On this day in 2004: Steven Gerrard scored an iconic goal to keep Liverpool in the Champions League, as the Reds won 3-1 with Olympiakos and progressed to the CL knock-out stage. It was one of the most famous CL moments for #LFC and extremely important one!#LFChistory_net pic.twitter.com/015uKCZngy
— LFChistory.net (@LFChistory) December 8, 2022

#OnThisDay in 2004,Liverpool-Olympiakos 3-1!@LFC #LFC pic.twitter.com/sZDCufrAp5
— Юлиян Динев (@forever96juli) December 8, 2022

𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂 🤩#OnThisDay in 2004, Steven Gerrard scored 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 incredible strike against Olympiacos ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/vQIqCHZakg
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 8, 2021

#OnThisDay in 2004, Liverpool mounted a massive comeback against Olympiacos after Rivaldo's opener.pic.twitter.com/FWBXTrgVgP
— Vidafan.co (@VidafanCo) December 8, 2021

Rafa Benitez after Liverpool's 3-1 win over Olympiakos in the 2004/05 Champions League. pic.twitter.com/zPidQjfEYY
— Sky Sports Retro (@SkySportsRetro) February 17, 2021

"𝑶𝑯𝑯 𝒀𝑨 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑼𝑻𝒀!

"𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑨 𝑯𝑰𝑻 𝑺𝑶𝑵! 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑨 𝑯𝑰𝑻!"

On this day in 2004, Steven Gerrard scored 𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑇 iconic goal against Olympiacos to send Liverpool into the knockout stages of the Champions League.

The rest is history... #LFC pic.twitter.com/jmoltzSiZl
— bet365 (@bet365) December 8, 2020

Embed from Getty Images

Photograph courtesy of

'The men who built Anfield' bench outside the Main Stand at Anfield.

Photograph courtesy of Jim Clarke

GROUP A	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts.
AS Monaco	6	4	0	2	10	4	6	12
Liverpool	6	3	1	2	6	3	3	10
Olympiakos	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10
Deportivo La Coruna	6	0	2	4	0	9	-9	2
Liverpool qualified because of their superior head-to-head results with Olympiakos (0-1 in Athens, 3-1 at Anfield)

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The following Saturday Liverpool lost 1:0 to Everton at Goodison Park in the Merseyside derby. The match had a 12:45 PM kick-off time. The only goal was scored by Lee Carsley in the second half. The result left Liverpool in 7th position in the Premier League on 24 points after 16 matches.

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