Liverpool bounce back from an early scare to run out comfortable winners as their Champions League qualifying campaign continues in Lithuania.
The reigning champions concede an early goal at Kaunas but hit back and are in a strong position to reach the third and final qualifying round.
In another Champions League qualifier, security is high in Nicosia as Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta secure an historic 3-1 victory over Turkey’s Trabzonspor.- Liverpool bounce back from an early scare to run out comfortable winners as their Champions League qualifying campaign continues in Lithuania. The reigning champions are stunned in the 21st minute when Giedrius Barevicius scored to give Kaunas a shock lead. They soon hit back through Djibril Cisse and a rare strike from Jamie Carragher before captain Steven Gerrard’s penalty sealed the win. It put the Reds in a strong position to reach the third and final qualifying round.
- In another Champions League qualifier, security is high in Nicosia as Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta secure an historic 3-1 victory over Turkey’s Trabzonspor. Its the first match between teams from the two countries in more than three decades. Cyprus’s ethnic Greek and Turkish Cypriots have lived on separate sides of the island since the invasion in 1974 which followed a brief Greek Cypriot coup. 1,500 Turkish Cypriot fans were segregated from the rest of the crowd. They were cordoned off with reels of barbed wire and police.
- Subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms, Tottenham Hotspur announce that Edgar Davids is set to move to White Hart Lane from Inter Milan on a free transfer. The 32-year-old, who has also played for Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus and Barcelona, has won 73 caps for Holland. A delighted Spurs boss Martin Jol said ‘he is one of the most versatile midfielders, a playmaker, a ball-winner with great stamina and huge charisma’.
- Shares in Newcastle United rise by another 16%. The news that Sir John Hall has been approached to sell his 28.5% stake sparked an 18% rise yesterday. It means the value of the club has gone up to £88.8million from £65million in two days. Three high-profile businessmen have ruled themselves out of the bidding so raising speculation that another Premiership club will soon be owned by foreign-based investors.
- Millwall cancel their friendly against Iran on police advice. After recent bombings in London and fears that extreme groups will try to take political advantage of the terrorism, it was decided that the climate was too sensitive to allow the Islamic republic’s team to play at the New Den. A Millwall spokesman commented ‘based on intelligence we received, the conclusion was that we have a joint moral responsibility not to compromise the safety of fans’.
