3-1 and despite the setback of a late goal from Lekerkusen, this is really a magnificant result. Consider we are then only English team to win, you know how good we have been, especially consider that we were without Gerrard and Morientes.
From start to end we were in control of the game, Biscan especially shows us how he well he is, although he seems to be play well when Gerrard's not there. Rafa take note.
The 3 goals are all well taken. First one was a superb Biscan show: Tackle well and get the ball, inch perfect pass to Garcia, and he just can't miss it. The other 2 goals are wonderful curve-in free kicks from Riise and Hamann. Finnan was at fault when we were just 1-0 up with a poor header, and Dudek was also guilty for that goal at the end... Nevertheless, this is a good result, and if we make sure we can hold the defense, Quarter Final here we go.
Player Rating:
Dudek: 5 Make 3 superb saves but at the end that goal ruined his man of the match performance.
Finnan: 6 A bad header but fortunately the Leverkusen player missed it badly.
Carragher: 7 Superb as ever. Almost scored a goal.
Hyypia: 7 As good as Carra.
Traore: 6.5 He's also playing well despite some scary moment in the beginning.
Garcia: 7.5 A well taken goal. He's really on fire these days.
Hamann: 7.5 The goal was well taken. 1st goal of the season!
Biscan: 8 Shown we can rely on him if ever Gerrard leaves. But need to prove he can play this good consistently.
Kewell: 7 Played very well in his first game back. We definitely need more headcount as we are chasing 4th place.
Riise: 7.5 An excellent free kick. Shows he can curve the ball apart from banging it. Would be nice to score another in Cardiff.
Baros: 7.5 Unlucky not to score, he did lots of tricks and is a constant threat.
Substitutes:
Le Tallec/Potter/Smicer: Not enough time to impress, but it's nice to see Anthony back. Grab your chance, young man!
Rafa: 8 Players reacted well after the last defeat 10 days ago. Could be perfect if Dudek did not concede that goal, but everybody should be happy with a 3-1 result.
Man of the match: Biscan. But need to perform like this week in, week out.
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