Liverpool Football Formation

Lineup (4-4-2)

Valencia Vs Liverpool - UEFA Champions League First Group Stage Game N°1 (17/09/2002)

GK DUDEK
CB DIAO
CB HYYPIÄ
RB CARRAGHER
LB TRAORÉ
RDMF HAMANN
LCMF GERRARD
RMF/AMF MURPHY
LMF RIISE
LSS/CF DIOUF
RCF HESKEY

Substitutions: Owen for Diouf (46 mn), Cheyrou for Diao (46 mn) and Baroš for Murphy (76 mn)
Incident: Hamann (77 mn) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card because of an altercation with Valencia' Mista
Notes: Liverpool changed their starting 4-4-2 formation into a 4-2-3-1 with Owen playing as CF, relocating Heskey as LMF/LWF, Cheyrou as central AMF/SS, relocating Riise as LB, Traoré as left CB and Hyypiä as right CB
Gerrard and Hamann started the second half in opposite sides
Baroš played as RMF/RWF, Gerrard was permanently settled on the center of the midfield as he was switching positions with Murphy
With Hamann dismissed, the void was covered by Cheyrou settled as CMF

Captained by: Sami Hyypiä
Short Free Kick: John Arne Riise/Danny Murphy
Long Free Kick: John Arne Riise/Dietmar Hamann/Danny Murphy/Steven Gerrard/Sami Hyypiä/Salif Diao/Jamie Carragher/Jerzy Dudek
Free Kick 2: Dietmar Hamann
Left Corner: Danny Murphy
Right Corner: John Arne Riise
Penalty: Danny Murphy/El Hadji Diouf/Michael Owen
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Sami Hyypiä, Salif Diao, Steven Gerrard, Djimi Traoré

Team Strategy

★Counter Attack
★Change Sides: Diouf/Heskey | Hamann/Gerrard - Occasional | Gerrard/Murphy - Second Half | Cheyrou/Gerrard