In a bright opening at the Stade Gerland, Michel Bastos tested Reina after three minutes while Fernando Torres hit the target after 11 minutes for the Reds. Dirk Kuyt was the next Liverpool player to force a smart save from Lloris, and Kuyt then missed a golden opportunity when one-on-one with the home keeper. A brilliant save from Hugo Lloris denied Lucas, while Kuyt missed with an overhead-kick in the aftermath. But seven minutes from time the home crowd fell silent as sub Ryan Babel smacked an unstoppable 20-yarder past Lloris to send the Liverpudlians wild. A minute from time, after Torres had been withdrawn by Benitez, Liverpool’s dreams were shattered as Lisandro Lopez equalised after a mistake in the Merseysiders’ defence gifted the hosts a leveller.

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