Benfica v Liverpool Match Thread

[spud_gun]

We desperately need half time, gotta see these next few mins through and regroup.

regroup and give orders Carra, Agger and Johnson to take turn at kicking Di Maria in the second half.

[Craig_H]

regroup and give orders Carra, Agger and Johnson to take turn at kicking Di Maria in the second half.

Good idea, let's go down to 8 men

Insua's so woefully poor and vulnerable at the moment.

Booked now, so suspended for the 2nd leg. Worrying that he has to play the rest of this game on a yellow too.

[Mike]

Corner came at torres with pace and he tried the half volley but was difficult to control - half a chnace.

[Taxi]

result, Insua out for the second leg

[Mike]

Stupid from Insua - not a yellow though.

Misses the second leg now

[Rich]

Insua needs to be subbed

[Kenneth]

THe sooner Insua is dropped from our 1st team the better. EVen his good games are very average. His bad games are laughable.

[Mike]

With Aurelio injured we may have to play Agger at left back next week.

[Icon]

Ref is dealing cards out now - A hole...

[Rich]

Insua makes Johnson look like the world's best defender, that's how bad he is tonight.

[Craig_H]

Half time.

Not sure what we do about this, Insua's walking a yellow tightrope and looks vulnerable every time. But what option do we have?

Kyrgiakos on and Carra to LB, i'd suggest.

[Rich]

Thank god we got in without them scoring. We've had chances, Agger's goal was class, yet we've seen stupidity from Babel and we've seen perhaps the worst performance from a Liverpool player in many a year.

[Rich]

and this Mercedes Benz ad is ****ing awful

[kingfunk]

Babel is a ****.
The Ref is a mess.
Insua needs a kick up the arse.

[Craig_H]

Hamburg 2-1 up at home to Standard Liege.