Liverpool in Europe - 2005/06 Champions League

Round:

QR3, 1st Leg

Stadium:

Vassil Levski National Stadium

Date:

Wednesday, 10th August 2005

Attendance:

16,553

Time:

21:45 (local time)

Referee:

Jan Wegereef

Coach:

Miodrag Jesic

Coach:

Rafael Benitez

VALIDATED

CSKA SOFIA

LIVERPOOL

31.

Evgheni Hmaruc

25.

Pepe Reina

Radoslav Zabavnik

Steve Finnan

Hristo Yanev

Sami Hyypia

Velizar Dimitrov

45 1:2

John Arne Riise

11.

Guillaume Dah Zadi

Steven Gerrard (C)

18.

Mourad Hdiouad

Djibril Cisse

25 0:1

23.

Emil Gargorov (C)

10.

Luis Garcia

27.

Tiago Silva

14.

Xabi Alonso

29.

Ibrahima Gueye

19.

Fernando Morientes

31 0:2 58 1:3

30.

Yordan Todorov

23.

Jamie Carragher

33.

Slavko Matic

28.

Stephen Warnock

15.

Petar Dimitrov

Yanev 35

20.

Scott Carson

19.

Evgeni Yordanov

Dah Zadi 79

Milan Baros

21.

Stoyko Sakaliev

Dimitrov 58

16.

Dietmar Hamann

Alonso 65

22.

Mohamed Sissoko

Gerrard 70

36.

Antonio Barragan

Morientes 78

37.

Zak Whitbread

Six Liverpool substitutes due to injuries

Vassil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria

The match was played in the Vassil Levski Stadium, Bulgaria national stadium.

Official Programme. 4 pages.

The programme was only available in the club office.

Official team sheet.

Image courtesy of Andy Marsden

VIP ticket.

CSKA newspaper for August 4th - 10th 2005 which contains a preview of the match.

FORM GUIDE

Liverpool and CSKA Sofia pic.twitter.com/DqazcyNXos
— Fess (@OstiLFC) December 1, 2019

#OnThisDay in 2005!
CSKA Sofia-Liverpool 1-3@LFC #LFC pic.twitter.com/c2qk0gw4oM
— Юлиян Динев (@forever96juli) August 10, 2021

CSKA Sofia - Liverpool 2005 pic.twitter.com/Ec7jodQDSr
— Matic Slavko (@slavko_matic) January 3, 2020

#OnThisDay in 2005!
CSKA Sofia-Liverpool 1-3
0-1 Cisse(25),0-2 Morientes(31),1-2 VC.Dimitrov(45),
1-3 Morientes(58)@LFC pic.twitter.com/aETWyuAqt2
— Юлиян Динев (@forever96juli) August 10, 2020

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📅 Debutó como Red en Champions en un Cska Sofía 1-3 Liverpool

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	Morientes must make his mark with Baros waiting in the wings
	Fernando Morientes scored twice as Steven Gerrard inspired Liverpool to a win in CSKA Sofia in their Champions League third-round, first leg tie
	Champions League photos
	Morientes makes the difference
	Cisse slams 'stupid' racists
	Morientes finds scoring touch to give Liverpool the upper hand
	Bulgaria: Liverpool beat CSKA Sofia 1-3 in first leg of Champions League qualifier(VIDEO)
	CSKA Sofia 1 - 3 Liverpool
	CSKA Sofia 1 - 3 Liverpool
	Match Details (JSON)
	Line Ups (JSON)
	CSKA Sofia 1 - 3 Liverpool

The following Saturday Liverpool drew 0:0 with Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium in the first league match of the season. The match had a 5:15 PM kick-off time. Boro's Ugo Ehiogu was sent off 15 minutes from time.

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