CSKA Sofiya v Liverpool, 10 August 2005
| Score | 3-1 to Liverpool |
| Referee | Jan Wegereef |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 1st leg |
| Venue | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia |
| Attendance | 16,512 |
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Kick-Off: 7.45pm BST
1 CSKA Sofiya
Goals:
| Velizar Dimitrov | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Evghenii Hmaruc
Defender
Ibrahima Gueye
Defender
Radoslav Zabavnik
Defender/Midfielder
Tiago Silva Dos Santos
Midfielder
Emil Gargorov
Midfielder
Mourad Hidiouad
Midfielder
Slavko Matic
Midfielder
Hristo Yanev
Forward
Velizar Dimitrov
Forward
Yordan Todorov
Forward
Guillaume Zadi
Substitutions:
| Petar Dimitrov for Hristo Yanev | 34 |
| Evgeni Iordanov for Velizar Dimitrov | 59 |
| Stoyko Sakaliev for Guillaume Zadi | 80 |
Cards:
| Mourad Hidiouad | 62 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dejan Maksic
Defender
Adrian Ivanov
Midfielder
Iordan Yurukov
Forward
Petar Dimitrov
Forward
Evgeni Iordanov
Forward
Matija Matko
Forward
Stoyko Sakaliev
Goals:
| Djibril Cissé | 25 |
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| Morientes | 31 |
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| Morientes | 58 |
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Starting lineup:
Pepe Reina
Goalkeeper
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Steve Finnan
Defender
Sami Hyypiä
Defender
John Arne Riise
Defender
Stephen Warnock
Defender/Midfielder
Steven Gerrard
Midfielder
Xabi Alonso
Midfielder
Djibril Cissé
Forward
Luis García
Forward
Morientes
Forward
Substitutions:
| Dietmar Hamann for Xabi Alonso | 64 |
| Mohamed Sissoko for Steven Gerrard | 70 |
| Antonio Barragán for Morientes | 79 |
Cards:
| Luis García | 86 | Y |
| Stephen Warnock | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Scott Carson
Defender
Antonio Barragán
Defender
Zak Whitbread
Midfielder
Dietmar Hamann
Forward
Milan Baroš
Forward
Mohamed Sissoko