Liverpool in Europe - 2004/05 Champions League

Round:

Of 16, 2nd Leg

Stadium:

Bay Arena

Date:

Wednesday, 9th March 2005

Attendance:

22,500

Time:

20:45 (local time)

Referee:

Alain Sars

Coach:

Klaus Augenthaler

Coach:

Rafael Benitez

VALIDATED

BAYER LEVERKUSEN

LIVERPOOL

Jorg Butt

Jerzy Dudek

Dimitar Berbatov

Steve Finnan

11.

Franca

Sami Hyypia

13.

Daniel Bierofka

Milan Baros

67 0:3

16.

Jacek Krzynowek

88 1:3

John Arne Riise

19.

Marko Babic

Steven Gerrard (C)

23.

Landon Donavon

10.

Luis Garcia

28 0:1 32 0:2

25.

Bernd Schneider

16.

Dietmar Hamann

28.

Carston Ramelow (C)

23.

Jamie Carragher

29.

Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker

25.

Igor Biscan

35.

Diego Placente

28.

Stephen Warnock

12.

Andriy Voronin

Berbatov 32

20.

Scott Carson

17.

Clemens Fritz

Donovan 53

11.

Vladimir Smicer

Hamann 62

27.

Gonzalo Castro

Ramelow 70

13.

Anthony Le Tallec

18.

Antonio Nunez

Finnan 74

31.

David Raven

32.

John Welsh

Carragher 70

34.

Darren Potter

Bay Arena, Leverkusen, Germany

2004-05 season home match shirt issued to David Raven for Champions League matches. David Raven was an unused substitute for the Bayer Leverkusen away match.

Image courtesy of Colin Wright

Official programme. 34 pages.

Official team sheet from UEFA website.

FORM GUIDE

Rafa Benitez with Liverpool supporters in a pub in Cologne before their match against Leverkusen in 2005 pic.twitter.com/vFBzGYxqVM
— Joshua Askew (@AskewJT) May 26, 2020

2005 - Steven Gerrard last faced Bayer Leverkusen in any competition in the 2004-05 Champions League last 16 as a player with Liverpool; the Reds beat the German side 6-1 on aggregate en route to winning the competition that year. Memories. #UELdraw pic.twitter.com/fjI9eFklPT
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 28, 2020

French referee Alain Sars with a mainly hidden assistant and the captains before the Bayer Leverkusen-Liverpool Champions League match in March 2005. pic.twitter.com/mwajrCMXPJ
— Referee Retrospective (@FortheR93378109) April 14, 2022

ON THIS DAY: In 2005, Liverpool booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, beating Bayer Leverkusen 6-2 on agg. #LFC pic.twitter.com/tbVL8aDCT8
— LFC Stats (@LFCData) March 9, 2017

#OnceaRedAlwaysaRed ❤️@LFC @luchogarcia14
💪⏪ European rewind ⏪
👉#OnThisDay in 2005, we beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 to progress to the #UCL quarter-finals 🤜🏆 pic.twitter.com/BZcW6YaSre
— IG ‘Trust In KLOPP’ (@imran_IGG) March 9, 2021

Neste dia em 2005, o Liverpool batia o Bayer Leverkusen com 3x1 em sua trajetória rumo ao título da Champions League pic.twitter.com/FJl8SgP4vU
— Liverpool Br News (@LFCBrNews) March 9, 2016

#OnThisDay in 2005!
Bayer Leverkusen-Liverpool 1-3@LFC #LFC pic.twitter.com/bsKSv1SAXm
— Юлиян Динев (@forever96juli) March 9, 2021

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The following Wednesday Liverpool drew 0:0 with Blackburn Rovers at Anfield. The match had an 8:00 PM kick-off time. The result left Liverpool in 5th position in the Premier League on 44 points after 29 matches; 30 points behind leaders Chelsea and 7 points off a Champions League qualification place.

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Aggregate Score: Liverpool 6 Bayer Leverkusen 2