Liverpool sneak through to Champions League group stage
August 28, 2008
Liverpool has taken until the 118th minute of their second leg Champions League playoff match against Standard Liege to score a goal that sees them advance to the prestigous group stage.
The goal was scored by Dirk Kuyt after a cross was supplied by Ryan Babel. It was more significant for the Dutch star as he was playing in his 100th match for the club.
To miss the group stage would have dealt Liverpool a financial blow as the revenue generated from the group stage is quite lucrative and has been relied on in recent years to improve the Liverpool squad.
Liverpool will be keen to make the final in May 2009 to be played in Rome as this was the stadium where Liverpool’s Emlyn Hughes lifted the club’s first European Cup back in 1977.
Standard Liege can be proud of their effort to hold the might of Liverpool to just the one goal however they would also be bitterly dissapointed to go so close to forcing a penalty shootout that could have gone either way.
The draw for the 2008/09 Champions League group stage will take place from 1800 CET on Thursday 28th August at Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum.
For a full list of stage 3 Champions League results you can visit the UEFA website.
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