Olympique Marseille v Liverpool, 16 September 2008
| Score | 2-1 to Liverpool |
| Referee | Konrad Plautz |
| Competition | UEFA Champions League Group D |
| Venue | Stade Velodrome, Marseille |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
View Liverpool v Olympique Marseille head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm BST)
1 Olympique Marseille
Manager: Eric Gerets
Goals:
| Lorik Cana | 23 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Steve Mandanda
Defender
Laurent Bonnart
Defender
Lorik Cana
Defender
Hilton
Defender
Taye Taiwo
Defender
Ronald Zubar
Midfielder
Hatem Ben Arfa
Midfielder
Benoit Cheyrou
Midfielder
Modeste M'bami
Forward
Bakari Koné
Forward
Mamadou Niang
Substitutions:
| Mathieu Valbuena for Modeste M'bami | 41 |
| Karim Ziani for Hatem Ben Arfa | 57 |
| Mamadou Samassa [FWD] for Bakari Koné | 75 |
Cards:
| Ronald Zubar | 34 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Rudy Riou
Defender
El Armine Erbate
Midfielder
Charles Kaboré
Midfielder
Mathieu Valbuena
Midfielder
Bolo Zenden
Midfielder
Karim Ziani
Forward
Mamadou Samassa [FWD]
2 Liverpool
Manager: Rafa Benítez
Goals:
| Steven Gerrard | 26 |
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| Steven Gerrard | penalty | 32 |
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Starting lineup:
Pepe Reina
Goalkeeper
Álvaro Arbeloa
Defender
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Andrea Dossena
Defender
Martin Skrtel
Defender
Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder
Javier Mascherano
Defender/Midfielder
Steven Gerrard
Midfielder
Ryan Babel
Forward
Fernando Torres
Forward
Dirk Kuyt
Forward
Substitutions:
| Albert Riera for Fernando Torres | 64 |
| Yossi Benayoun for Steven Gerrard | 69 |
| Robbie Keane for Dirk Kuyt | 86 |
Cards:
| Martin Skrtel | 21 | Y |
| Lucas Leiva | 47 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Diego Cavalieri
Defender
Daniel Agger
Defender
Philipp Degen
Midfielder
Albert Riera
Midfielder
Yossi Benayoun
Midfielder
Xabi Alonso
Forward
Robbie Keane