Tuesday 04 November 2008 19:45 , Champions League Group Phase
19:45 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Atletico kick off the match shooting towards the Kop end
1 min : Liverpool have a corner
1 min : A great ball in leads to a scramble in the Atletico goalmouth, but Franco parries to clear
2 mins : The travelling Atletico fans are in full voice this evening
4 mins : Simao has already caused the Reds a few problems
7 mins : Forlan threatened, but Liverpool cleared up again - so far so good
8 mins : Agger embarks on one of his trademark mazy runs, but gives the ball away in the final third
10 mins : Carragher wins a round of applause for a piece of expert defending to clear the danger
12 mins : Agger is felled Raul Garcia, the resulting free-kick is headed out for a Reds corner
13 mins : Leo Franco pulls off something of an unorthordox save to clear
15 mins : Robbie Keane picks up the ball on the edge of the penalty area from a lofted pass to unleash a great shot, but it goes inches wide. Best chance so far
16 mins : Half the stadium thought Keane had scored there - he really connected well
17 mins : Alonso disposesses Maniche to set up another attack, which unluckily goes out for a throw
18 mins : Mascherano storms through the centre, but Atletico regain posession to attack at the Kop end. Simao evetually fires off and should have done better really. It's end to end stuff here
22 mins : Gerrard and Keane are linking up well here - it might only be a matter of time before one of these moves comes off
26 mins : Riera fires wide after a great cross from Alonso
27 mins : A great cross-cum shot from Aurelio skims off an Atleti defender to go out for a corner
28 mins : Franco punches clear - can this keeper really catch?
29 mins : Riera sets Keane away down the left but Atletico get away with their relaxed defending again
31 mins : The Atletico defence are playing a dangerous game here - they're really letting Liverpool attack
33 mins : Gerrard piles through the centre and into the Atleti box, but couldn't connect with the ball to fire on goal
34 mins : Keane comes close and tries to take the ball around Franco, but the keeper finds safety
35 mins : Liverpool are piling on the pressure and firing in cross after cross here
44 mins : The Reds find themselves 1-0 down here despite enjoying the best of the chances
20:31 GMT : Half Time Reached
20:46 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Keane and Alonso get the second half underway
47 mins : Mascherano has a shot blocked inside the Atletico penalty area
50 mins : Forlan toils away to get a tame shot on goal. Reina safely collects
51 mins : Calls for a hand ball are waved away by the referee. It's unclear how the linesman missed that one
52 mins : Mascherano takes a shot from 20-odd yards out but Atletico scramble clear again
53 mins : Carragher fires an excellent ball in from the right flank but the ball is cleared
56 mins : The referee spots a hand ball and gives Liverpool a free-kick on the right-hand side of Atletico's penalty area
57 mins : Daniel Agger gets a head on Fabio Aurelio's free-kick but the ball goes inches over at the Kop end
59 mins : Tonight's attendance is 42,010
60 mins : Franco punches away a Gerrard corner
61 mins : Great play between Gerrard and Kuyt ends in the Reds number eight being ruled offside
62 mins : Substitution: Ryan Babel for Albert Riera:
64 mins : Liverpool gain a corner after a searching Arbeloa cross
65 mins : An unmarked Agger gets a great half-volley in on goal but the Atletico stopper parries to safety
66 mins : Gerrard fires a well-hit strike two yards wide from 20 yards out
67 mins : First Booking: Maniche :
68 mins : Alonso might have overhit the free-kick, but Liverpool still earn themselves a corner
69 mins : The ball trickles out for an Atletico goal kick after an intelligent one-two between Gerrard and Kuyt
71 mins : First Booking: Diego Forlan:
70 mins : Substitution: David Ngog for Robbie Keane:
70 mins : Now the Reds skipper exchanges a one-two with Keane to burst through and fire a shot just over the bar. It proves to be the Irishman's final contribution to the game
73 mins : Simao causes all kinds of trouble for the Liverpool defence after picking up the ball in midfield and going on a jinky run
74 mins : Judging by the introduction of Sergio Aguero, it looks like Atletico want more than just a point here
75 mins : Antonio Lopez deals with another Gerrard run to clear
76 mins : Ryan Babel gets the ball stuck under his feet
77 mins : Substitution: Lucas Leiva for Javier Mascherano:
79 mins : Babel tries a header from a Kuyt cross but it goes wide
83 mins : Now Babel turns his defender to fire in a shot, the ball goes out for a Reds corner
83 mins : Agger heads wide from the corner kick
84 mins : The ball pings around after Gerrard chases the ball down the right
86 mins : Liverpool are playing high up the pitch now in search of an equaliser
87 mins : Carragher tests Franco with a lofted drive
88 mins : Pernia body checks Arbeloa to give a free-kick just inside the Atletico half
90 mins : Substitution: Luis Garcia for Simao :
90 mins : There will be a minimum of four minutes added time
90 mins : Kuyt heads wide from a great Gerrard cross. It was too close to the byline to be anything more than a goal kick
90 mins : Liverpoo penalty - Pernia took Gerrard down in the area
90 mins : First Booking: Mariano Pernia:
90 mins : Gerrard makes no mistake from the spot in the dying minutes of the match
90 mins : First Booking: Sergio Aguero:
21:41 GMT : Match Over
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