Liverpool v Real Betis

[Dan_YNWA]

2 - 1 for liverpool (nando and gerrard)

from bbc:

Player and disciplinary info

Real Betis' Fernando Varela is suspended for this match after receiving his third yellow card of the competition against Chelsea.

Liverpool's Xabi Alonso and Jose Manuel Reina will be suspended for their final group game if they are booked.

Real Betis' David Rivas is also at risk of missing the final match of the group phase after receiving two yellow cards.

Florent Sinama Pongolle scored the first goal of this season's Champions League, netting in the second minute (87 seconds to be precise) of Liverpool's 2-1 win at Real Betis.

Fernando Morientes is the most experienced player from either side having played 71 matches.

Morientes has also scored 27 CL goals, more than any other player in the Liverpool squad and good enough for eighth place in the all-time Champions League table.

Morientes has also won three Champions League titles already in 1998, 2000 and 2002.

Morientes' goal in the match against Anderlecht made him the latest player to score Champions League goals for three different clubs. He had earlier scored Champions League goals for Real Madrid and AS Monaco.

Jamie Carragher is Liverpool's record holder for matches played in the Champions League with 37.

Carragher's teammates Sami Hyypia and John Arne Riise are one match behind on 36.

Luis Garcia broke Michael Owen's club record six Champions League goals when he scored his seventh for Liverpool against Anderlecht in his last European outing.

Jerzy Dudek (44) and Harry Kewell (21) are the record appearance makers in the Champions League for Poland and Australia respectively.

[lucho]

Croach made me laugh in this game. 10 shots and 0 goals.

Morientes was quite good and so close to score in the 2nd half after the pass by Croach. It could be beautiful goal.

[el_blanco]

it was very funny. i think more than 10 shots for crouch but he missed all i was also laughing at riise. he seemed to be afraid of joaquin and couldn't keep the ball at all ;D next match they will play against chelsea. i want a win but realmadrid finish the second and if liverpool finish the top of the group, they could be drawn against realmadrid in the knockout stage, am i right? i wouldn't be very happy

[Kantee]

I think crouch had a good game and moro was showing his class. their partnership is getting better and better.

kaew, crossed my finger that liverpool won't be agaisnt madrid, its like deja vu for moro

[Dan_YNWA]

Crouch did everything except score, but sooner or later he will. Nando again very classy

Nando and Crouch linked up very well