Liverpool in Europe - 2006/07 Champions League

Round:

QR3, 1st Leg

Stadium:

Anfield

Date:

Wednesday, 9th August 2006

Attendance:

40,058

Time:

20:05 (local time)

Referee:

Wolfgang Stark

Coach:

Rafael Benitez

Coach:

Roni Levy

VALIDATED

LIVERPOOL

MACCABI HAIFA

25.

Pepe Reina

Nir Davidovitch

Steve Finnan

Alon Harazi

Sami Hyypia

Xavir Andersom

John Arne Riise

Gustavo Boccoli

29 0:1

Steven Gerrard (C)

Roberto Colautti

14.

Xabi Alonso

10.

Alain Masudi

16.

Jermaine Pennant

15.

Xavir Dirceo

17.

Craig Bellamy

32 1:1

18.

Hain Magrashvili

22.

Mohamed Sissoko

19.

Rafael Olarra

23.

Jamie Carragher

20.

Yaniv Katan (C)

32.

Boudewijn Zenden

21.

Dekel Keinan

Jerzy Dudek

12.

Maor Melichson

Katan 86

Jan Kromkamp

14.

Eyal Meshumar

Masudi 89

10.

Luis Garcia

Zenden 55

11.

Mark Gonzalez

Gerrard 86

87 2:1

15.

Peter Crouch

Bellamy 65

29.

Gabriel Paletta

37.

Lee Peltier

2005-2006 Third in FA Premier League

Xabi Alonso match worn shirt from season 2006/07. The actual match is unknown.

Official programme. 68 pages.

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Official team sheet.

Liverpool match pennant. Note the date on the pennant, 21st of August 2001. Liverpool were supposed to play Maccabi Haifa in the third qualifying round that season but the Israeli team were expelled from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in a previous round.

Image courtesy of Andy Marsden

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Maccabi Haifa - 2005-06 Israel League Champions - lineup before the match

#OnThisDay in 2006,CL,3rd qr,1st leg!
Liverpool-Maccabi Haifa 2-1!@LFC #LFC pic.twitter.com/Yz18RdeEJS
— Юлиян Динев (@forever96juli) August 9, 2022

On this day in 2006, Craig Bellamy and Mark Gonzalez both scored on debut as Liverpool beat Maccabi Haifa 2-1 in the Champions League. Bellamy went on to score 18 goals in 79 appearances across two stints at Liverpool while Gonzalez spent a solitary season at the club #LFC pic.twitter.com/xMOYsPC3go
— LFChistory.net (@LFChistory) August 9, 2018

On this day in 2006, Liverpool defeated Maccabi Haifa 2-1 at Anfield and both #LFC goals were scored by debutants: Craig Bellamy and Mark Gonzalez. The latter substituted Steven Gerrard after 85 minutes and needed just 3 minutes of his first game to find the net!#LFChistory_net pic.twitter.com/A2ZDGHFF8M
— LFChistory.net (@LFChistory) August 9, 2020

#OnThisDay in 2006!
Champions League,3rd qualifying round,1st leg
Liverpool-Maccabi Haifa 2-1
0-1 G.Boccoli(28),1-1 C.Bellamy(33),2-1 M.Gonzalez(88)@LFC #LFC pic.twitter.com/wtiTqHFFLY
— Юлиян Динев (@forever96juli) August 9, 2021

Un día como hoy pero de 2006,debutaba con la camiseta de Liverpool el gran Mark González.Fue en Champions League contra Maccabi Haifa,ese día también debutó Craig Bellamy y ambos anotaron.Liverpool llegaría a la final que terminaría en manos de AC Milan #YNWA #olscchile #lfcfans pic.twitter.com/wLkG13oEKX
— Liverpool FC - OLSC Chile (@olscchile) August 9, 2020

Liverpool-Maccabi Haifa 2006... pic.twitter.com/TTGrt9cS9Z
— Fans Magazine (@fansmag97) November 15, 2014

2006: Craig Bellamy vs Maccabi Haifa#liverpool #maccabihaifa pic.twitter.com/OjC1LSYxVO
— Liverpool Goals (@GoalsLiverpool) September 7, 2015

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Images courtesy of Guy Mitchell

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	Maccabi to host Liverpool in neutral country
	Benitez backs Gerrard to lead club and country
	A last-minute winner from Mark Gonzalez rescued Liverpool's blushes against Maccabi Haifa in the first leg of their Champions League third round qualifier
	Champions League photos
	Gonzalez strikes late to spare Liverpool blushes
	Liverpool's pace injection could have bitter rivals on the run
	Gonzalez announces arrival in style
	Liverpool 2 - 1 Maccabi Haifa
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	Line Ups (JSON)
	Liverpool 2 - 1 Maccabi Haifa

The following Sunday Liverpool won 2:1 against Chelsea in the Community Shield at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. John Arne Riise gave Liverpool an early lead. Andriy Shevchenko equalised just before half time. Peter Crouch scored the winner late in the match.

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