2004–05 Liverpool F.C. season

113th season in universe of Liverpool F.C .

Liverpool 2004–05 football season
The 2004–05 season was the 113th season of competitive football played by Liverpool. It began on 1 July 2004 and concluded on 30 June 2005, with competitive matches played between August and May. Liverpool finished fourth in the previous Premier League temper. however, they were unable to improve on this position finishing in one-fifth place, 37 points behind eventual winners Chelsea with a record of 17 wins, 7 draws and 14 defeats. Liverpool fared better in cup competitions. Although they were eliminated by Burnley in the third gear round of the FA Cup, they reached the final examination of the League Cup, which they lost 3–2 to Chelsea. Despite their miss of success domestically, Liverpool were successful in the UEFA Champions League. They won the rival for the one-fifth time, defeating italian team Milan in the final.

Reading: 2004–05 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool acquired eight players in the transplant commercialize, including Djibril Cissé, Xabi Alonso and Luis García. They were supplemented by the arrival of Mauricio Pellegrino, Fernando Morientes and Scott Carson during the January remove window. A sum of four players departed including Markus Babbel, Danny Murphy, Michael Owen and Stéphane Henchoz. thirty-two different players represented the club in four competitions, and there were 17 different goalscorers. Liverpool ‘s top goalscorer were Milan Baroš, Steven Gerrard and García with 13 goals each. Defender John Arne Riise made the most appearances during the season with 57 .

setting [edit ]

Transfers [edit ]

In [edit ]

Out [edit ]

Pre-season matches [edit ]

2004–05 Pre-season matches[14]

Date
Opponents

Venue
Result
Score
Scorers

Attendance

21 July 2004

Wrexham
A

W
2–1
Le Tallec (2) 24′, 78′

14,978

27 July 2004

Celtic
N

W
5–1
Riise 5′, Owen 36′, Cissé (2) 62′, 76′, Henchoz 69′

24,271

31 July 2004

Porto
N

L
0–1

40,078

31 July 2004

Roma
N

W
2–1
Cissé 30′, Owen 85′

25,028

Premier League [edit ]

A full of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2004–05 season. Each team played 38 matches ; two against every other team and one peer at each cabaret ‘s stadium. Three points were awarded for each gain, one item per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top two teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League ; teams in one-third and fourth needed to play a qualifier. [ 15 ] The probationary fastness list was released on 24 June 2004, but was submit to change in the event of clashes with early competitions, international football, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television receiver coverage. [ 16 ]
Arsenal v Liverpool 8 May 2005 37 3–1London
Pires 25 ‘
Reyes 29 ‘
Fàbregas 90 ‘
Report
Gerrard 51 ‘
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,119
Referee: Graham Poll

League mesa [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes: beginning : Premier League Rules for classification : 1 ) points ; 2 ) goal difference ; 3 ) number of goals scored.Notes :

Results summary [edit ]

Overall
Home
Away

Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD

+11

+16

−5

Results by round [edit ]

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= Away;

= Home;

= Win;

= Draw;

= Loss source :

FA Cup [edit ]

Liverpool entered the rival in the third base round, as a result of their Premier League condition. Their opponents in the third cycle were Burnley. The match was played at Burnley ‘s home plate labor, Turf Moor, with Liverpool resting respective regular first-team players and opting to field “ a collection of reserve and young person team players ” according to The Guardian. [ 19 ] The decision was abortive. Burnley won the match 1–0 due to an own finish by defender Djimi Traoré in the second half. [ 20 ]

2004–05 FA Cup matches

Round

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Score

Scorers

Attendance

Ref

Third round

18 January 2005

Burnley

0–1

19,033

[20]

League Cup [edit ]

Liverpool entered the League Cup in the third base rung due to them qualifying for european contest, their opponents were Millwall. A “ second-string Liverpool ”, according to BBC Sport, won 3–0 courtesy of a finish from Salif Diao in the foremost half and two from Milan Baroš in the second. [ 21 ] They were drawn against companion Premier League team Middlesbrough in the fourth round. Two goals from Neil Mellor secured a 2–0 succeed for Liverpool to progress to the quarter-finals. [ 22 ] Benítez opted to sphere a military reserve slope again against Tottenham Hotspur, in a catch which went to extra fourth dimension after a scoreless beginning 90 minutes. Tottenham opened the score in the 108th minute when Jermain Defoe scored from a Frederic Kanoute cross. Three minutes before the end, Liverpool were awarded a penalty kick after Kanoute handled the musket ball in the Tottenham penalty area. Florent Sinama-Pongolle scored from the penalty topographic point to level the match at 1–1 and set up a penalty shoot-out, which Liverpool won 4–3. [ 23 ] Liverpool were drawn against Championship side Watford in the semi-finals. Played over two-legs, Liverpool won the first base leg at Anfield 1–0 after Gerrard scored in the 56th hour. [ 24 ] The moment leg at Watford ‘s home ground, Vicarage Road, was “ a game of few chances ” according to BBC Sport. A goal from Gerrard in the 77th minute secured a 1–0 victory, and a 2–0 winnings on aggregate to secure Liverpool ‘s place in the final examination. [ 25 ] Liverpool faced Chelsea in the final, which Benítez felt would favour Liverpool : “ There will be more atmospheric pressure on them, they have spent a lot of money and are the best team in the league, because they are in first situation, but they ‘ve lost their final two significant games. That means they will be under blackmail. People will see them as the favourites, I ‘m indisputable, so the pressure is on them and not us. ” [ 26 ] Liverpool took the lead within a minute of the kick-off. A crossbreed from Fernando Morientes was met by John Arne Riise, who volleyed the ball past Petr Čech in the Chelsea goal. It was the fastest goal scored in a League Cup final. [ 27 ] The mark remained 1–0 until the 79th minute when Gerrard scored an own goal, after he headed a Chelsea free-kick into his own goal. The match finished 1–1 after 90minutes and wen to extra-time. Chelsea took the lead in the 197th infinitesimal when Didier Drogba scored and they extended their lead further six minutes former following a Mateja Kežman goal. liverpool scored through Antonio Núñez a minute belated, but they were unable to score another finish and Chelsea won the match 3–2 to win the League Cup. [ 28 ]

UEFA Champions League [edit ]

Amicizia means “friendship” in Italian. Fans in the Kop hold a mosaic during the meet with Juventus.means “ friendship ” in italian. As Liverpool had finished fourth in the league the former season, they needed to play a qualifying round of golf against Grazer AK to ensure progress into the group stages. Liverpool won the first leg 2–0 courtesy of two goals from Gerrard. [ 29 ] They lost the moment branch 1–0 at Anfield, a Mario Tokić goal securing victory for Grazer, but they progressed 2–1 on aggregate. [ 30 ] Liverpool were drawn in Group A along with Deportivo La Coruña, Monaco and Olympiacos. [ 31 ] Liverpool won their first equal against Monaco at Anfield 2–0, courtesy of goals from Cissé and Baroš. [ 32 ] A 1–0 loss against Olympiacos at the Karaiskakis Stadium was the first fourth dimension Liverpool had lost to greek resistance. [ 33 ] Deportivo La Coruña were the opposition in Liverpool ‘s third base group game at Anfield. The couple ended 0–0 with Liverpool dominating the game and lacking a ‘cutting edge ‘ according to BBC Sport. [ 34 ] Liverpool won the inverse regular at the Estadio Riazor 1–0 thanks to an own goal by Deportivo defender Jorge Andrade. [ 35 ] A 1–0 kill to Monaco at the Stade Louis II meant Liverpool needed to win their final equal against Olympiacos at Anfield by two clear goals to progress to the knockout stages. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Liverpool started the game well but went behind to a free-kick from Rivaldo. This intend they needed to score three goals to ensure they progressed to the following round. Sinama-Pongolle levelled the scores in the 47th minute after coming on as a ersatz at half-time. Mellor scored a second in the 81st minute to put Liverpool ahead. In the 86th hour, Gerrard ‘s “ sandbag half-volley, speared majestically from the edge of the area, ” according to The Guardian secured a 3–1 victory and Liverpool ‘s stead in the circle of 16. Gerrard was delighted with the leave after it looked like Liverpool might exit the competition after falling a finish behind in the beginning one-half : “ I ‘d be a liar if I did n’t say I thought we were depressed and extinct at the break. They were spoiling the game and were solid defensively, so there was a mountain to climb at half-time. ” [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Liverpool were drawn against Bayer Leverkusen of Germany in the circle of 16. [ 40 ] Liverpool took the lead in the first leg at Anfield when García scored in the 15th infinitesimal. Riise scored from a free-kick in the 35th moment to make it 2–0 and Hamman added a third base in the second gear half. An error in the last infinitesimal by goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek saw França grudge for Leverkusen to make the score 3–1 at full-time. [ 41 ] The second leg at Leverkusen ‘s home plate prime, the BayArena finished with the same scoreline. Two goals in agile sequence in the first half by García, was followed by a finish from Baroš in the second half. Jacek Krzynówek scored former in the match, but Liverpool ‘s 3–1 victory mean they won 6–2 on aggregate to progress to the quarter-finals. [ 42 ] Liverpool were drawn against Juventus. This was the first base clock time the clubs had met since the Heysel Stadium calamity at the 1985 european Cup Final, where 39 people, many of them Juventus supporters, lost their lives. [ 43 ] Liverpool took the jumper cable in the first leg at Anfield in the tenth minute when Sami Hyypiä scored and García added a second fifteen minutes late. Juventus replied in the second one-half, when Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson allowed a Fabio Cannavaro header to slip through his fingers. But they were unable to score a second base finish and the match finished 2–1. [ 44 ] Liverpool captain Gerrard was please with the leave and affirmative about their prospects in the second leg : “ I was delighted with the inaugural half, unfortunately the foremost half and moment one-half were very different. They pressed us back after the breakage and made it difficult for us to keep the musket ball. The blow was conceding a goal in the moment one-half, ” added the captain Steven Gerrard. “ I ‘m sure Scott will be disappointed with it but to be bonny to him he stopped one in the beginning half and it was one of the best saves I ‘ve seen all temper. It means we ‘ve got to keep a scavenge plane over there, but we wo n’t play for a 0-0 in the second leg. We ‘ve got the ability to nick a goal so that will be our game design and if we keep a scavenge sheet we ‘re into the concluding four. ” [ 45 ] Liverpool progressed to the semi-finals after a 0–0 draw in a game of few chances at Juventus ‘ home ground, the Stadio Delle Alpi. [ 46 ] Liverpool faced Chelsea in the semi-finals, who were the favourites as they had already beaten Liverpool three times during the season. [ 47 ] The match was a close match with both sides close to scoring in the early stages. Riise and Baros missed chances for Liverpool, while Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard had chances to put Chelsea in the run besides. The second half was a ‘sterile matter ‘ according to BBC Sport with neither side able to score the match finished 0–0. [ 48 ] Despite failing to score an off goal, Benítez was confident Liverpool would progress following the second leg at Anfield : “ It is a effective situation. We have very good supporters, they will be with us at Anfield and we need to win, we constantly have confidence and we need to believe in ourselves. We played a good game. The team worked hard and controlled the game, they had chances but a absorb is a adept resultant role. ” [ 49 ] Liverpool took the jumper cable within the beginning four minutes at Anfield, when Baros beat Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech to the ball and García tapped the ball into Chelsea goal, despite the protestations of Chelsea players who claimed the ball had n’t gone over the line. For the remainder of the match, Liverpool withstood Chelsea ‘s attacks, whose best casual came in the final examination minute when Eiður Guðjohnsen ‘s volley went just wide of the Liverpool finish. A 1–0 victory mean Liverpool progressed to their first european Cup concluding since 1985. [ 50 ] Chelsea coach was critical of the officials following over the Liverpool goal : “ The electrician scored the goal. No one knows if that shoot went over the line and you must be 100 %, but they are in the final and from my heart I hope they win it. The nox belongs to them and I do n’t want to criticise them. ” [ 51 ] Goalscorer García was diamond the ball was over the line when he scored and was delighted to have reached a final in his first season at the club : “ I hooked the ball towards the goal, I felt it went in and I am very glad now. When I arrived here last summer I was intent on winning some trophies, but I do not expect to get to the Champions League concluding in my first season in England. For us to get to the final is beyond all our dreams, and for me to score the goal is a special here and now excessively. ” [ 52 ]

Group A

Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

Qualification

Monaco

Advance to knockout stage

Liverpool

Olympiacos

Transfer to UEFA Cup

Deportivo La Coruña

−9

Squad statistics [edit ]

Liverpool used a full of 32 players during the season, with 17 unlike goalscorers. There were besides five team members who did not make an appearance during the season. Riise featured in 57 matches, the most of any Liverpool musician during the political campaign. Carragher was the entirely player to appear in every Premier League couple. Baroš, Gerrard and García were topscorers with 13 goals each. Key
No. = Squad number Pos = Playing side Nat. = nationality Apps = Appearances
GK = Goalkeeper DF = defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward
= Yellow cards = Red cards
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.