Liverpool Fc

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BORN 17 January 1983, Salamanca, Spain

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUT

18 June 2008 Spain 2-1 Greece

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

2008 (1)

UEFA Champions League 2007/08

Group A FC PORTO 1:1 LIVERPOOL (1:1) Kuyt (17) (18.09.07, Porto) Jose Reina, Steve Finnan, Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia, Alvaro Arbeloa, Jermaine Pennant, Javier Mascherano, Steven Gerrard, Ryan Babel (Fabio Aurelio 85), Dirk Kuyt, Fernando Torres (Andriy Voronin 76) LIVERPOOL 8:0 BESIKTAS (2:0) Crouch (19, 89), Benayoun (32, 53, 56), Gerrard (69), Babel (79, 81). (06.11.07, Liverpool) Jose Reina, Fabio Aurelio (Ryan Babel 63), Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia, Alvaro Arbeloa, Yossi Benayoun, Javier Mascherano, Steven Gerrard (Lucas 72), John Arne Riise, Peter Crouch, Andriy Voronin (Harry Kewell 72) LIVERPOOL 4:1 FC PORTO (1:1) Torres (19, 78), Gerrard pen (84), Crouch (88). (28.11.07, Liverpool) Jose Reina, Steve Finnan, Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia, Alvaro Arbeloa, Yossi Benayoun (Peter Crouch 71), Javier Mascherano, Steven Gerrard, Ryan Babel (Dirk Kuyt 85), Andriy Voronin (Harry Kewell 63), Fernando Torres MARSEILLE 0:4 LIVERPOOL (0:2) Gerrard (4), Torres (11), Kuyt (48), Babel (90). (11.12.07, Marseille) Jose Reina, Alvaro Arbeloa, Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia, John Arne Riise, Yossi Benayoun, Javier Mascherano, Steven Gerrard, Harry Kewell (Fabio Aurelio 67), Dirk Kuyt (Lucas 86), Fernando Torres (Ryan Babel 77) Semi-Finals LIVERPOOL 1:1 CHELSEA (1:0) Kuyt (43). (22.04.08, Liverpool) Jose Reina, Alvaro Arbeloa, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel, Fabio Aurelio (John Arne Riise 61), Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Ryan Babel (Yossi Benayoun 75), Fernando Torres CHELSEA 3:2 LIVERPOOL (1:0) Torres (64), Babel (117). (30.04.08, London) Jose Reina, Alvaro Arbeloa, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel (Sami Hyypia 22), John Arne Riise, Xabi Alonso, Javier Mascherano, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Yossi Benayoun (Jermaine Pennant 77), Fernando Torres (Ryan Babel 99) (The pictures above show Alvaro during the match against Besiktas in the Champions League on 06.11.07. Liverpool turned in a terrific performance that night to crush the Turks 8:0, in the process setting a new record for the biggest victory in Champions League history. The scoreline eclipsed the previous mark of 7:0 held jointly by Juventus (against Olympiakos in 2003) and Arsenal, who had beaten Slavia Prague 7:0 just a few weeks earlier.)