Live: Two Up At Half Time

Marseille Liverpool Crowd All it took was twelve minutes. A Steven Gerrard penalty in the fourth minute and a Fernando Torres gem in the twelfth minute has give Liverpool a 2-0 lead at the break.

In Portugal, Porto are currently leading Besiktas by a single goal which would put Porto top of the group and Liverpool currently in second place.

The opening touch of the game could have been bad news for Gerrard, buckling under a hefty challenge within the opening seconds, but he recovered to cruise all the way to the box and win a penalty. Missing the actual penalty itself, Gerrard had no hesitation in firing away the rebound for the first goal.

When Harry Kewell set Fernando Torres through for the second goal, Marseille were visibly deflated.

They haven’t solidly tested Pepe Reina at this stage of the game, the closest being repeated offside calls. Marseille were forced into a change of tactics a half hour in, trying to inject some pace into the game with Samir Nasri coming off the bench but so far to no avail.

Everything going smoothly at this stage, but still no time for complacency. All things considered, there’s another goal in this for Liverpool if they grab it and it will be all roads leading straight to the last sixteen.

[Pic via Getty Images against Marseille in first leg]

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