Memorable Matches | Liverpool 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen (UEFA Champions League, 22/02/05) Heading into the first leg at Anfield, Liverpool were written off by many – in the knockout stages and without our suspended captain Steven Gerrard. But on this night, the team stepped up together. In front of The Kop, The Reds delivered a calm, clinical, and fearless European performance. Goals from Luis García, John Arne Riise, and Dietmar Hamann gave us control, while our discipline and belief defined the spi