Serenity now! It's Liverpool v Celtic in the quarter-final, and I for one, can wait. Celtic sent Liverpool crashing out of the Uefa Cup with a convincing victory at Anfield. This was also the first game to use the silver goal rule, although it did not affect the outcome of the game as Porto scored in the second half of extra-time, thus meaning the game had to be played until the end of extra-time. D. FORLÁN (2002.12.01) - Liverpool v Manchester United, 01 December 2002 - Premier League. Mexes can't get on the end of it. Serenity now. Mind you, for a Manc you write very sexy prose." Liverpool: 1-Jerzy Dudek, 23-Jamie Carragher, 2-Stephane Henchoz, 4-Sami Hyypia, 30-Djimi Traore, 9-El-Hadji Diouf, 13-Danny Murphy, 17-Steven Gerrard, 18-John Arne Riise, 8-Emile Heskey, 10-Michael Owen, Auxerre: 1-Fabien Cool, 2-Johan Radet, 3-Jean-Sebastien Jaures, 4-Jean-Alain Boumsong, 5-Philippe Mexes, 7-Amdy Mustapha Faye, 8-Yann Lachuer, 9-Djibril Cisse, 10-Teemu Tainio, 11-Khalilou Fadiga, 18-Lionel Mathis, Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Within 20 seconds of the kick-off, Hartson had turned on to a Sutton knock-down and clipped the top of the bar with a drive. 37 mins: "A little bit of a subdued atmosphere ..." says Trevor Brookiong on the BBC. 14 mins: Auerre have their first good chance of the match, but some Finnish bloke's first touch lets him down. View the starting lineups and subs for the Liverpool vs Celtic match on 20.03.2003, plus access full match preview and predictions. Djimi Traore dives in on someone or other and gets a yellow card for his troubles. 86 mins: Teemu Tainio gets booked for dissent. Smicer volleys a half-chance wide. Murphy defends well from a Cisse cross. His emetic, arresting head was one of the stand-out features of an otherwise dreary opening half. 18 mins: From a corner, Cisse beats Traore in the air and his looping header across goal goes a foot or two wide. Well, I can't speak for anyone else but I'm certainly laughing at you and mocking you, Alison. Porto won the match 3–2 in extra time thanks to a goal from Derlei. In their own arena, the Scottish champions had to retreat and regroup. Season summary. 71 mins: Gerrard finds Owen with a brilliant pass down the right wing. I never want to have to watch Liverpool play football again. BTW, this isn't really so much of a Celtic v Liverpool thread, but a "I want Liverpool to lose" one. 40 mins: "Serenity now ... insanity later," writes Lloyd Braun. 24 mins: Gerrard gets booked for a meaty challenge on Boumsong. 48 mins: Smicer answers my stinging criticism of his "talents" by playing a lovely ball into the Auxerre box. He is yes, Lawrence. Liverpool finished the FA Premier League season in fourth place. That breakthrough, however, proved to be an advantage that merely consoled Celtic in the remainder of the first half as Liverpool manipulated the ball with much more expertise. I'd tell you what's going on in the match, except there's nothing happening. Cup 2003. 75 mins: "Oh Barry!" Liverpool vs Celtic. 27 mins: "Hi, I'm watching this on French TV, listening to this on the net via the BBC  which is 2 mins behind and you havent even started yet," wrote Sandrine Kane some time ago, seemingly under the impression that even though she's three times as bored as most people watching this match (thanks to her multi-media approach to the Uefa Cup), I'm the one who has problems. I promise to start concentrating .... NOW. 88 mins: My thanks to all of you have written in to tell me that it is in fact Thursday and not Wednesday. Europa League match Liverpool vs Celtic 20.03.2003. Auxerre win a goal-kick. 39 mins: A mix-up between Henchoz and Dudek allows Cisse in to challenge Dudek for a high, awkwardly bouncing ball. 84 mins: Smicer tries to find Owen with another cross from much the same position. 63 mins: Owen gets the ball in midfield, runs 20 yards forward and passes it backwards. Rangers manager Steven Gerrard hailed his side's 1-0 win over 10-man Celtic as a "statement" victory as they opened up a 19-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.... more » 01.01.2021 11:55 Forlan double sinks Liverpool. View the starting lineups and subs for the Celtic vs Liverpool match on 13.03.2003, plus access full match preview and predictions. By Dominic King for the Daily Mail. 58 mins: Hold on - some comic relief. LFChistory.net is all about the history of Liverpool FC. 2 mins: Auxerre are wearing virginal white, extremely tight shirts. 31 mins: My thanks to everyone who gleefully wrote in to tell me I'd got the Celtic Stuttgart aggregate score wrong. I'm not getting stressed aqt all. With only the goalkeeper to beat, he slots it low past Cool and creeps just inside the left-hand post. 34 mins: Liverpool win a throw-in. Having finished second the previous season, Liverpool had high hopes to win their first league title since 1990.Indeed, they topped the Premier League table after their first 12 games (including a seven-game winning streak), picking up 30 points out of a possible 36, a run which saw them four points clear at the top from reigning champions Arsenal. His confidence up after scoring, the diminutive gambler promptly gives it cheaply to Boumsong. 49 mins: Mathis has a pop from distance and Dudek gets down to parry it clear. 25 August 1965 Division One: Dundee United: 0 – 4: Celtic: Dundee: 15:00: Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 16,585 44 mins: Cisse stings Dudek's palms with a low shot to the left. My prose is sexy. Ever. Riise gets caught offside. They then dropped down into the UEFA Cup where they beat teams including Blackburn Rovers, Stuttgart and Liverpool to reach the final where they lost 2–3 after extra time to Porto. Liverpool’s connection with Celtic is often talked about, but it’s origins aren’t as clear or as historical as is often portrayed. 81 mins: Mexes pushes Owen in the back on the edge of the Auxerre box, but the referee doesn't give a penalty. A confused Traore (three) needlessly fouls Larsson. It's going to be one of those nights. Anyway, if Liverpool can't be bothered, why should I? John Hartson scores a screamer against Liverpool for Celtic in the U.E.F.A. Wed 12 Mar 2003 … With all predictions pointing towards a cramped contest, the game began with so little inhibition that Celtic had taken the lead and lost it within 17 minutes. Sorry, I forgot - jumping for the same ball as a goalkeeper is against the rules. Their form dipped when they wanted to rise to the challenge and Martin O'Neill's team now need the same dramatic improvement that saw them go to Ewood Park and dominate the second leg of the tie with Blackburn Rovers. The computer. 21 mins: It's difficult to believe that people actually pay large sums of their own money to watch games of football that are this bad. I don't know, and I wouldn't imagine he does either. Auxerre make two substitutions, but I didn't make a note of them. At least I assume it's the loon from Seinfeld, as he doesn't deign to sign his name. Ever. Vladimir Smicer take a bow. In the race for the SPL title, Celtic recorded a win over city rivals Rangers. enquires Alistair Lawrence. The 2003–04 season was Liverpool's 112th season in existence and their 42nd consecutive year in the top-flight. There was an initial impression that Celtic, seething with ambition, would sear Liverpool. asks Kevin Gordon in the USA. Published: 13:55 EDT, 10 August 2013 | … A little bit? Oh, hold on: Cisse shoots narrowly wide. 8:05pm, Thursday 20th March 2003. 45 mins: The referee puts a stop to the most boring, tedious, dreary and excruciating 45 minutes of football it has ever been my misfortune to watch. Owen picks it up, slaloms a bit too wide and stings Daddy Cool's hands with a decent effort. Apparently. Liverpool was competing in the UEFA Cup after it finished third in Group B of the 2002–03 Champions League, which also featured Celtic's conquerors in the qualifying round, FC Basel, who finished second. 19 mins: Owen hares down the right and crosses, Riise goes for the header and the ball falls to Diouf. Kevin McCarra at Celtic Park Thu 13 Mar 2003 21.41 EST 21.41 EST El Hadji Diouf's spit late in this Uefa Cup quarter-final leaves a stain on Liverpool's … This is excruciating. And yes you're right. In the 1965/1966 season Celtic, under the great Jock Stein was storming towards the first of 9 successive titles and in … This clash was again billed as the "Battle of Britain". The equaliser was subtly worked, even if it began with Smith's misjudgment. Deleted user 13 March 2003 20:23:32 Celtic have beaten Stuttgart, so whoever wins this tie will meet them in the quarter-final. Owen shimmies and twists down the left wing, cuts inside and - with the hard work done - gives the ball to John Arne Riise in a position where he can do absolutely nothing with it whatsoever. 53 mins: "£18 isn't a large sums of money is it?" I'm sorry Richard, but it might have something to do with the fact that I'm currently reading For Whom The Bell Tolls (I got through five chapters in the first half). And even if you can regularly be found polishing your diamond-studded shoes with £10 notes, I can still think of better things to spend £18 quid on than sitting in a stand in Anfield on a Wednesday night getting bored out of my mind. I never want to have to watch Liverpool play football again. Celtic started season 2004–05 looking to win the Scottish Premier League trophy and retain the Scottish Cup.They also competed in the Scottish League Cup, and entered the Champions League at the group stage.. Kick-off Times; Kick-off times are converted to your local PC time. See, didn't I tell you they were great. How often do you hear that when Liverpool are playing? His effort is intercepted by an Auxerre defender. Celtic hoped to surprise Houllier's side with audacity, braving the risks from the Anfield side's renowned counter-attacking. As he lunged and failed to intercept, John Arne Riise cut inside, embarked on a run and played a clever reverse pass into the left of the penalty area. 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