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| Bordeaux 0-1 Liverpool | Bordeaux 0-1 Liverpool |
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| Liverpool moved a step closer to the knockout stages of the Champions League by beating Bordeaux in France. | Liverpool moved a step closer to the knockout stages of the Champions League by beating Bordeaux in France. |
| Peter Crouch scored the Reds' winner when he rose above the Bordeaux defence to head home Craig Bellamy's corner. | Peter Crouch scored the Reds' winner when he rose above the Bordeaux defence to head home Craig Bellamy's corner. |
| Crouch had earlier been wasteful when he volleyed another Bellamy cross wide while unmarked and then scuffed his shot after Xabi Alonso sent him clear. | Crouch had earlier been wasteful when he volleyed another Bellamy cross wide while unmarked and then scuffed his shot after Xabi Alonso sent him clear. |
| Otherwise the Reds created little but held off a late Bordeaux surge to claim their first away win of the season. | |
| Interview: Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher | Interview: Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher |
| The French side's forward line of ex-Sunderland striker Lilian Laslandes and former Nottingham Forest frontman Jean-Claude Darcheville did little of note during their time playing in England - and even less here. | The French side's forward line of ex-Sunderland striker Lilian Laslandes and former Nottingham Forest frontman Jean-Claude Darcheville did little of note during their time playing in England - and even less here. |
| But Bordeaux's deficiencies did little to mask Liverpool's own problems in front of goal early on. | But Bordeaux's deficiencies did little to mask Liverpool's own problems in front of goal early on. |
| Rafa Benitez's side had not scored in their last four away games in any competition before this match and their prevous Champions League goal on the road came almost a year ago. | Rafa Benitez's side had not scored in their last four away games in any competition before this match and their prevous Champions League goal on the road came almost a year ago. |
| 606 VIEW We will be seeing a very different team on Sunday, I suspect SB 606: Have your say | 606 VIEW We will be seeing a very different team on Sunday, I suspect SB 606: Have your say |
| With Steven Gerrard injured, Benitez had picked what appeared to be an attacking line-up with Bolo Zenden joining Alonso in midfield and Crouch partnering Bellamy up front. | With Steven Gerrard injured, Benitez had picked what appeared to be an attacking line-up with Bolo Zenden joining Alonso in midfield and Crouch partnering Bellamy up front. |
| But the Reds failed to spark early on apart from the lively looking Bellamy and it was down to Bordeaux to threaten through Johan Micoud's header. | But the Reds failed to spark early on apart from the lively looking Bellamy and it was down to Bordeaux to threaten through Johan Micoud's header. |
| Only before half time did Liverpool begin to wake from their slumber but Crouch failed to take either of the golden chances that came his way. | Only before half time did Liverpool begin to wake from their slumber but Crouch failed to take either of the golden chances that came his way. |
| First he volleyed wide after Bellamy picked him out at the far post - then soon after he took the ball past Franck Jurieth from Alonso's pass but did not make proper contact with his shot. | First he volleyed wide after Bellamy picked him out at the far post - then soon after he took the ball past Franck Jurieth from Alonso's pass but did not make proper contact with his shot. |
| Things did not improve after the break until Crouch's goal finally broke the deadlock, just as the striker was about to be replaced by Dirk Kuyt. | Things did not improve after the break until Crouch's goal finally broke the deadlock, just as the striker was about to be replaced by Dirk Kuyt. |
| Crouch rose above the challenge of Joseph Enakarhire to send a powerful downward header into the centre of the net. | Crouch rose above the challenge of Joseph Enakarhire to send a powerful downward header into the centre of the net. |
| That should have brought a strong response from the home side but they have not won a Champions League game for seven years and their lack of class told. | That should have brought a strong response from the home side but they have not won a Champions League game for seven years and their lack of class told. |
| The closing stages saw Bordeaux pour forward and camp in the Liverpool half but they were still unable to seriously threaten Jose Reina's goal. | The closing stages saw Bordeaux pour forward and camp in the Liverpool half but they were still unable to seriously threaten Jose Reina's goal. |
| Stephen Warnock should have made it safe for Liverpool late on but shot straight at Ulrich Rame - and his side did not need a second goal in any case. | Stephen Warnock should have made it safe for Liverpool late on but shot straight at Ulrich Rame - and his side did not need a second goal in any case. |
| The win leaves the Reds sitting comfortably at the top of Group C alongside PSV who also have seven points. | The win leaves the Reds sitting comfortably at the top of Group C alongside PSV who also have seven points. |
| Bordeaux: Rame, Jurietti, Henrique, Jemmali, Wendell, Alonso (Faubert 63), Mavuba, Menegazzo, Laslandes (Chamakh 63), Micoud, Darcheville (Perea 71). Subs Not Used: Valverde, Ducasse, Enakarhire, Marange. | Bordeaux: Rame, Jurietti, Henrique, Jemmali, Wendell, Alonso (Faubert 63), Mavuba, Menegazzo, Laslandes (Chamakh 63), Micoud, Darcheville (Perea 71). Subs Not Used: Valverde, Ducasse, Enakarhire, Marange. |
| Booked: Jurietti, Rame. | Booked: Jurietti, Rame. |
| Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Luis Garcia, Alonso, Zenden, Gonzalez (Sissoko 68), Crouch (Kuyt 65), Bellamy (Warnock 87). Subs Not Used: Dudek, Pennant, Paletta, Peltier. | Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Luis Garcia, Alonso, Zenden, Gonzalez (Sissoko 68), Crouch (Kuyt 65), Bellamy (Warnock 87). Subs Not Used: Dudek, Pennant, Paletta, Peltier. |
| Booked: Zenden, Kuyt. | Booked: Zenden, Kuyt. |
| Goals: Crouch 58. | Goals: Crouch 58. |
| Att: 33,000 | Att: 33,000 |
| Ref: Tom Ovrebo (Norway). | Ref: Tom Ovrebo (Norway). |