Rafael Benítez was the club's manager, this being his sixth season in charge. ", "Mikel San José, cedido al Athletic Club", "Liverpool F.C. In the first leg, Atlético finished with a narrow 1–0 lead, and at Anfield in the second leg, Liverpool beat Atletico 2–1 after extra-time. On 31 minutes, Fernando Torres was fouled by Luisão on the far byline. Andriy Voronin failed to clear, and was dispossessed by Mérida, who turned and smacked the ball from 25 yards, which flew past Diego Cavalieri. The home side then had to defend as Everton pinned them back for periods. Liverpool's third and final game of February was against to Blackburn Rovers at Anfield. [83], Liverpool's first game was at Anfield, where they faced Debreceni. Having finished second in the previous league campaign, Liverpool qualified automatically for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since the 2002–03 season. The first leg was at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid on 22 April and the second leg was at Anfield on 29 April. Liverpool lost the game 1–0 thanks to Abou Diaby's header. Antonio Valencia hit the crossbar, but that was the closest the visitors came to an equaliser. [94] Liverpool did all they could to keep their Champions League hopes alive, but in the end it just wasn't enough. Age: 27 Years Position: Central Midfield Market value: €65.00m . The home side earned a penalty in injury-time when substitutes Maxi Rodríguez and David N'Gog combined, with the latter being tripped in the box. Liverpool secured their place in the last eight when Fernando Torres scored his second of the night and his fourth in two games. The club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Europa League. The solitary, controversial goal was scored by Darren Bent. The home kit remained the same as the previous season. Liverpool held on to complete a second double over Everton in three seasons. Mostra tutte le informazioni personali dei giocatori, come ad esempio l'età, la nazionalità, i dettagli contrattuali e l'attuale valore di mercato. The first leg was played on 1 April at the Estádio da Luz. Scritto da Marina Denegri-30 Dicembre 2020. The 2009–10 European football season was the 106th season of Sport Lisboa e Benfica 's existence and the club's 76th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. [95] Alberto Aquilani made a cameo appearance with seconds to spare but the game finished 1–0. The game did not start brightly for Liverpool, conceding on 18 minutes after failing to clear their lines. The game turned out to be rather poor, with both teams cancelling each other out. City then silenced Anfield when they took the lead on 76 minutes; Shaun Wright-Phillips turned Sotirios Kyrgiakos and crossed for Stephen Ireland to finish from close range. TV replays clearly showed that the foul was outside of the box. Liverpool continued to dominate matters in the second half too, with lethal Spaniard Fernando Torres netting 14 minutes into the second half. The match was level until Nicolas Anelka guided the ball over Pepe Reina on the hour mark. From there on in, Liverpool scored two more goals courtesy of Ryan Babel and Steven Gerrard goals to send Liverpool into the last 16. All'estero: 22 84,6 %. Liverpool F.C. David N'Gog should have added a late third, but missed a sitter, hitting the crossbar from five yards out with the goal gaping. TV replays showed that N'Gog had dived. Liverpool received a tricky away fixture to Arsenal for the fourth round. You are not logged in. Liverpool's first Premier League match of the calendar year pitted them against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium, just days after they had been knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Reading at Anfield. Dirk Kuyt missed a golden opportunity to win the game in the sixth minute of injury time, but his header hit the post. 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The Hungarian champions had chances to score in the first half. Liverpool F.C. [66] The dates for the two legs were 18 February 2010 for the first leg and 25 February 2010 for the second leg. Manager Rafa Benítez was under pressure following four straight defeats, but he was calm as he spoke to the press. Liverpool took the lead after just five minutes after Dirk Kuyt released captain Steven Gerrard, who fed in Fernando Torres. Steven Gerrard's back-pass allowed Chelsea to score, and after that, Chelsea pressed home their advantage. The away side gave a good account of themselves, and aside from David N'Gog's early goal, matched Liverpool for spells. However, Dirk Kuyt put Liverpool back in front four minutes before the break, when he got a slight touch on a Steven Gerrard header. Liverpool showed more urgency after half time, and were awarded a penalty on 55 minutes when Glen Johnson's run was ended by keeper Heurelho Gomes' challenge. Match Statistics supplied by Opta Sports Data Limited. Liverpool announced their pre-season programme on 6 May 2009, including a tour of Asia and a friendly against Espanyol, as part of a clause of the deal that brought Albert Riera to the club. Ora il mio interesse e' esclusivamente per i giocatori che sono qui". La rosa del Real Valladolid, squadra attuale con i numeri di maglia, nomi dei giocatori e l’allenatore con lo staff. Liverpool took the lead five minutes into the second half when Martin Škrtel got the vital touch from a Gerrard free kick. However, Jamie Carragher brought young striker Zavon Hines down on the half-hour, and Alessandro Diamanti converted the spot kick, which he appeared to touch twice. Chelsea Football Club are an English professional football club based in Fulham, London.Founded in 1905, the club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football.Chelsea are among England's most successful clubs, having won over thirty competitive honours, including six league titles and six European trophies.Their home ground is Stamford Bridge. Log in to save your searches and receive alerts when new homes meet your criteria Everton were also in poor form, though they started the brighter of the two teams. Età media: 27,2 . Fernando Torres scored his second of the night and Liverpool's fourth on 77 minutes. They played their second encounter with Rapid Wien at the Ernst Happel Stadium on 19 July, which Liverpool lost 1–0 from a goal from midfielder Steffen Hofmann. Portsmouth grabbed a sole consolation in the last minute thanks to Nadir Belhadj, but Liverpool ran out comfortable winners. Coincidentally, Atlético Madrid is both Fernando Torres' and Maxi Rodríguez's old club, thus both cannot play the rest of the competition, with Torres sidelined for the rest of the season with a knee injury and Rodríguez already played for Atlético earlier on in the season in the UEFA Champions League. The draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League was made on 27 August 2009 in Monaco. Although Liverpool were missing several first team players through injury, they managed to create several chances, the best of which was spurned by Andriy Voronin. [69] Liverpool were content to soak up the pressure, and took the lead on 12 minutes, when Javier Mascherano's 30-yard shot was deflected in by Joseph Yobo. Glen Johnson came on as a substitute for Liverpool on his return from injury. However, Tottenham regained the lead on 64 minutes when Cameroonian centre-half Sébastien Bassong headed home a Luka Modrić free kick. However, Fernando Torres netted his second of the night and his 22nd in all competitions for the reds this season eight minutes from time. Fulham retook the lead on 73 minutes, when another breakaway resulted in Erik Nevland finishing off a Paul Konchesky cross. Liverpool were drawn to play Romanian side Unirea Urziceni, playing the first leg at Anfield. [96] After the win in Hungary, Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez said, "We did our part and we did our part well. Unirea were proving to be strong in defence, but in the 81st minute, Liverpool finally scored, substitute Ryan Babel crossing into the path of fellow substitute Daniel Pacheco, who produced a downward header into David N'Gog, and he headed into an empty net. [75] Controversy flared when Liverpool's Argentinian midfielder Javier Mascherano appeared to have fouled Antonio Valencia in the penalty box. Liverpool faced another important showdown with Tottenham at Anfield. Benfica were then awarded a second penalty when a Liverpool defender hauled down Cardozo just inside the penalty area. Liverpool started off their top 4 battle run in with a 1–1 draw against Birmingham City at St Andrews. Liverpool threatened on the break, but could not find a second. Liverpool were two goals down in the first half after Montenegrin player Stevan Jovetić scored a brace. E comunque la mia idea resta quella di stare fermo un anno". Torres shot with excellent power which left United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar with no chance. The boxing day fixture saw Liverpool host Wolves. Carlo Ancelotti taglia ogni discorso sul suo futuro. Any doubts that Liverpool were heading out of Europe's top two European competitions in the same season were soon washed away with an outstanding performance at Anfield. From there on in, Benfica started to really play, with the visitors rarely threatening on the break. Mark Schwarzer was Fulham's hero, shutting out Liverpool all day long with a string of superb saves to keep Fulham's Europa League dream alive. [67], Liverpool's next match after the international break was another home game, this time to Manchester City. An even first half saw Kevin Doyle miss the away side's best chance as he headed over from six yards, but Stephen Ward's controversial red card early in the second half proved a turning point. Liverpool continued to press and finally got the winner on 83 minutes, when Torres' knockdown from a Glen Johnson was met by a shot from Gerrard, who had earlier hit the bar. The 2009–10 Premier League was Liverpool's 118th season since their foundation, and their 48th consecutive year in the top flight. [62] Javier Mascherano was also sent off for two bookings on 95 minutes, when he tackled van der Sar. Liverpool had captain Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres on the same scoresheet for only the third time in the Barclays Premier League this season. They were sponsored for an eighteenth season by Carlsberg, but this association would end at the end of the year. Stagione 2008-2009; Allenatore: Rafael Benítez: Presidente: Tom Hicks George N. Gillett Jr. Premier League: 2º posto FA Cup: Quarto turno League Cup: Quarto turno UEFA Champions League: Quarti di finale Miglior marcatore: Campionato: Gerrard (16) Totale: Gerrard (24) ← They failed to impress, but still managed to grind out a 2–0 win, with Dirk Kuyt grabbing his third goal in as many games as he toe-poked in from close range.