Commentary: Liverpool 4 v Toulouse 0 (Agg: 5-0)

Last updated: 28th August 2007

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90+2 FULL TIME: Liverpool 4 Toulouse 0 Liverpool cruise into the group stages of the Champions League after a comfortable 4-0 success at Anfield seeing them past Toulouse 5-0 on aggregate.

90+1 GOAL!!! Kuyt gets his second after some more fine work from Benayoun who dinks the ball into the box and Kuyt just lifts the ball over the onrushing keeper.

89 - Well wide: Still Liverpool are looking for more goals, the energetic Kuyt races forward and slips it to Crouch, but he may have been going for the curler as he fires across the face of goal.

87 - GOAL!!! Kuyt at last gets his name on the scoresheet after a nice one-two with Babel he rifles into the far corner for his first of the season.

83 - Babel blast: Babel recieves a tidy backheel from Kuyt and quickly shoots goalwards, but its well wide.

81 - SUB: Moussa Sissoko, no relation to Liverpool's midfielder, comes on for Mathieu.

80 - SUB: Steve Finnan is the final Liverpool sub, as he comes on for Agger. Riise moves to centre half with Finnan going to left back.

79 - Crouch skill: Crouch shows superb skill to chest and touch inside the six-yard box, but the finishing touch is missing as he volleys over.

78 - Long range: Lucas hits a well-controlled volley from 25 yards, he keeps it down well but never threatened to beat the keeper.

76 - SUB:Toulouse make another change as Emana comes off for Brazilian Fabinho.

74 - SUB: Leto comes off and Dutch youngster Ryan Babel comes on in his place on the left of midfield.

73 - Bar thwarts Kuyt: Kuyt is slipped clear on the right of the box, his drive is deflected by Cetto and the ball loops up and hits the crossbar.

71 - Kuyt miss: Lucas finds Crouch out wide and he chips in a cross for Kuyt at the far post, but he's up too early and can only nod wide.

69 - Free-kick: Mascherano free-kick into the box is cleared as Kuyt tries to head in on goal.

68 - SUB: Liverpool make a change and Brazil Under-20 captain Lucas Leiva comes on to make his debut in place of Sissoko.

65 - Masch attack: Mascherano tries an ambitious effort from 25+ yards out, but he swipes his effort over the bar and into the Kop.

63 - Reina out: Reina again acts quickly to come out to a deep free-kick, and gets a good punch on the ball to clear the danger.

62 - French raid: Nice move from Toulouse with Elmander heavily invovled, as he plays a nice one-two down the right and produces a smart turn but the shot is tame on the stretch.

59 - Red snappers: Despite Liverpool being 3-0 up on aggregate, the players are playing for their places, as shown by Mascherano and Arbeloa hunting the ball down on the edge of the Toulouse box.

58 - On the deck: Sissoko hunts the ball down once again, and plays a neat one-two with Agger despite the Dane being sat on the turf at the time.

56 - Too many cooks: The corner comes over and drops in the middle of Crouch, Hyypia and Agger but no-one can connect with the ball.

55 - Corners: Crouch chases a lost cause to force a corner, and Agger then forces another from the other side.

53 - SUB: Bryan Bergougnoux comes on for Gignac in Toulouse's first change.

51 - Fofana rescue: Kuyt turns and crosses for Crouch but Fofana just flicks it off the big striker's head.

50 - Hopeful: Gignac tries a juggle and volley, but it flies high into the stand.

49 - GOAL!!! Sami Hyypia, the captain, rises unmarked at the near post from Benayoun's corner and plants a simple header into the net for 2-0.

47 - Sami sniffing: Hyypia does well to snuff out a Toulouse attack, and even launches a counter attack, showing no signs of his broken nose affecting him.

46 - Underway: Liverpool kick-off the second half attacking their famous Kop end, and force an early corner.

45 - Half Time: No added time at the end of the first half and Liverpool go into the break 1-0 ahead, 2-0 on aggregate, but it cold, and should have been more for the home side.

44 - End to end: Kuyt robs Ilunga but canont find a way through inside the box, as Cetto breaks away and charges all the way to the Liverpool box, but his final ball is too heavy.

42 - Riise sloppy: Riise gives the ball away and Toulouse attack dangerously, but the Norwegian gets back to clear the danger.

41 - Quick whistle: Referee Stark angers Benayoun by quickly blowing for a free-kick to Liverpool when the Israeli had broken away.

38 - Kuyt chance: Kuyt this time goes close from another good ball from Benayoun from the right, but the Dutchman's header is wide of the far post.

35 - Crouch again:Crouch finds another good position inside the box but he wastes another good chance as he plants his header way over the bar from 12 yards out.

33 - French attack: Fofana, under pressure from Crouch, just misses out on a dangerous corner from the Toulouse left which whistles across the face of goal.

32 - Kuyt inches wide: Benayoun ghosts in off the right wing again and flicks it through for Kuyt who takes two touches and just grazes the outside of the post with his shot, he'll feel he should have done better though.

29 - Wasted chance: Crouch should have done better when he gets up highest to arrive onto a conrer from the left, but he can't keep his header down.

28 - Nervous: Paulo Cesar has to hack the ball clear after Crouch's tame chip into the box wasn't dealt with by the keeper.

26 - Good cover: Arbeloa comes across well from right back to clear from the middle of the box as Elmander looked to get in on goal.

25 - Reina escape: Reina scuffs his clearance to Sirieix who passes towards Elmander, but his volley is tame.

22 - Just wide: Crouch benefits from a slip from Ilunga and fires just wide from a tight angle, just failing to add to his superb record of eight goals in his last ten starts in the Champions League.

19 - GOAL!!!Crouch strikes for Liverpool! Good work on the right from Kuyt is tailor-made for Crouch who sticks out a long leg to poke it home for 1-0, 2-0 on aggregate.

17 - Crouch close: The resulting corner finds Crouch but his long legs cannot connect properly and the ball loops up for the keeper to gather.

17 - Close call: Benayoun crosses from the right and Dirk Kuyt is lurking at the far post with a header that is turned behind by the keeper Douchez.

16 - Corner ball: Benayoun runs well and finds Leto, who earns a corner with his deflected cross.

15 - Mo shoots: Sissoko scored his first Liverpool goal on Saturday, and is urged again to strike one at the edge of the box, he does, but its well wide.

14 - Toulouse spring: Andre-Pierre Gignac races forward and should have found Elmander with a simple pass to slot him through but its overhit badly and goes all the way to Reina.

12 - Leto effort: Debutant Leto strides powerfully towards the box and hits a left-footed effort, but its dragged low and wide.

11 - Reina punch: Pepe Reina comes for a deep free-kick which is floated into the box, and the Spaniard punches clear.

10 - Ref error: Referee Wolfgang Stark misses a clear corner as Fofana headers behind for a Liverpool corner, but the official points for a goal kick.

9 - Crouch felled:Crouch tries to gallop at the Toulouse defence but he's stopped in his tacks.

7- Shot over:The ball falls for Benayoun at the edge of the box but he's leaning back and slices the ball high over the bar.

6 - Agger stroll:Great work from Agger as he strides out of defence confidently before finding debutant Leto, but his cross is blocked.

4 - Reds settle:Benayoun stretches Toulouse on the right, but his final ball into the box is poor and easily cleared.

3- First chance:John Arne Riise strokes a low free-kick goalwards from 30 yards and forces Douchez to claw the ball away one-handed.

1- Shaky start:Liverpool start nervously and have to scramble to get the ball away from the edge of their own box.

Kick-off: Away we go then at Anfield, Toulouse to kick-off attacking the Kop end first half.

Tribute: Anfield pays its respect to 11-year-old Rhys Jones, an Everton fan, who was shot in Liverpool last week. The Jones family are pitchside as Everton's theme tune of Z-cars is played in tribute.

Line ups: Liverpool:Reina, Arbeloa, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Benayoun, Sissoko, Mascherano, Leto, Crouch, Kuyt.

Toulouse Team News:French side Toulouse make two changes from the first leg, with Herita Ilunga back from suspension while Paulo Cesar replaces the injured Albin Ebondo.

Liverpool Team News:Rafa Benitez has handed a debut to 20-year-old Argentinian winger Sebastian Leto, while Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva could also makes his Reds bow after being named on the bench. Sami Hyypia is fit enough to play at centre half despite a broken news and Peter Crouch starts up front.