Liverpool in Europe - 2008/09 Champions League

Round:

Group D : M1

Stadium:

Stade Velodrome

Date:

Tuesday, 16th September 2008

Attendance:

44,841

Time:

20:45 (local time)

Referee:

Konrad Plautz

Coach:

Erik Gerets

Coach:

Rafael Benitez

VALIDATED

OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE

LIVERPOOL

30.

Steve Mandana

25.

Pepe Reina

Taye Taiwo

Andrea Dossena

Vitorino Hilton

Steven Gerrard (C)

26 1:1

32 1:2

Benoit Cheyrou

Fernando Torres

11.

Mamadou Niang

17.

Alvaro Arbeloa

14.

Bakari Kone

18.

Dirk Kuyt

15.

Ronald Zubar

19.

Ryan Babel

19.

Lorik Cana (C)

23 1:0

20.

Javier Mascherano

20.

Hatem Ben Arfa

21.

Lucas Leiva

23.

Modeste M'Bami

23.

Jamie Carragher

24.

Laurent Bonnart

37.

Martin Skrtel

Karim Ziani

Ben Arfa 57

Diego Cavalieri

17.

Mamadou Samassa

Kone 75

Daniel Agger

28.

Mathieu Valbuena

M'Bami 41

Robbie Keane

Kuyt 86

11.

Albert Riera

Torres 65

14.

Xabi Alonso

15.

Yossi Benayoun

Gerrard 69

27.

Philipp Degen

Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France

Javier Mascherano match issued shirt.

Official programme. 20 pages.

Official team sheet from UEFA website.

But! newpaper, dated the day of the match, 5 pages preview the match.

FORM GUIDE

On this day 16th of September 2008 Liverpool beat Olympique Marseille 2-1 in the Champions League game at Stade Vélodrome. Steven Gerrard scored first a two-taken penalty, before he scored a stunning strike for the Reds 🔴 #YNWA 💯 #CaptainFantastic 🏟 #legends pic.twitter.com/FVX5xNSAOv
— The Red 🔴 Johnsen (@JohnsenStle) September 16, 2021

Marseille's impressive mosaic against Liverpool. 16th September 2008. pic.twitter.com/UaZzwKgyyt
— European Away Days (@euroawaydays) May 14, 2013

On this day, Gerrard scored two goals in 2008 in win # Liverpool Marseille 2-1 in France pic.twitter.com/wUt6pEUovc
— SALEM (@slloom005) September 16, 2013

#OnThisDay 2008
Steven Gerrard scored this stunning goal as Liverpool beat Marseille #LFC 🔴⚽️pic.twitter.com/cNw3LdWOkc
— Football Remind (@FootballRemind) September 16, 2022

🤔| Liverpool haven't won an away (group stage) game against a team from the "Big 5 leagues" in 11 years.

Our latest win was a 2-1 victory over Marseille in September 2008.

Time to break the curse tonight?

Via (@LFChistory) pic.twitter.com/x6pGw13Nx5
— The Kopite (@_TheKopite) September 17, 2019

UCL 08/09

Liverpool deja vu musim sebelumnya, memulai dari Babak Kualifikasi Tiga dan uniknya, kembali satu grup dengan Marseille di fase grup pic.twitter.com/37Bt4LSjdw
— memoria_bola (@Memoria_Bola) September 17, 2022

Liverpool fans in Marseille. 16th September 2008. pic.twitter.com/hu8XtSuaG1
— European Away Days (@euroawaydays) May 14, 2013

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The following Saturday Liverpool drew 0:0 with Stoke City at Anfield. The result left Liverpool in 2nd position in the Premier League on 11 points after 5 matches; 1 point behind leaders Arsenal.

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