Is there still hopes in Champions League ?

Those who watched the game must have felt something for Liverpool especially if ur a fan. LFC controlled the game and limitized Lyon's frontliners (who did not look like scoring at all until the last minute)..well thats football and it can be a cruel game. With the performance the lads were showing without at least 7 key players,I would still salute the team but the lapse towards the end of the game cost the team.

Torres was clearly not fit and we could see his movements were quite limited but this actually gave rooms for Kuyt and Babel to move about freely. Babel was good and the goal he scored would be a strong contender for the goal of the competition..but he could sometimes be selfish (which showed quite clearly after he scored the goal). The was a situation where he got loose of the defenders when Benayoun found him in the penalty box with a delicate flick , but instead of crossing it the Torres or Kuyt who were free in the box he opted to shoot and it went well wide. When he was given the task to take a free kick on the edge of the penalty box , again he showed his selfishness.With the angle not favouring him to shoot , he chose wrongly again- shooting waywardly towards the corner flag.. and these happened just when we were winning and the the thought of Lyon equalising did not appear at all in the players' mind (I think )..but it took only ONE moment of concentration-lapse, amd all of the suddden the stadium erupted.. Carragher clasping his hands over his head while others were stunned - a goal Lyon didn't deserve throughput the game..but thats football... You are not judged by the quality of your passes or how fancy your team stars are playing or the percentage of ball possession but ONLY GOAL COUNTS...

Sadly now we have to hope that Lyon would beat Fiorentina in their next game while at the same time we have to beat Debrecen with a respectable scoreline. Other than those mentioned results would mean BYE BYE Chammpions League and welcome UEFA Cup! ..and doesnt end there. If LFC are able to beat Debrecen and Lyon beat Fiorentina, Liverpool will still have to beat Fiorentina..

Rafa's LFC career looks very shaky and anything could happen..Come 24 November,we hope that time we'll have Gerrard,Torres,Aquillani,Aurelio and Skrtel beck in the squad ,doing what they normally do - WINNING !