Source: Eurosport
Kuyt saves below-par Reds
Dirk Kuyt's 12th goal in 35 Champions League games for Liverpool saw the Anfield men claim an opening Group E 1-0 victory but there was nothing to suggest a Madrid final in May is on the cards.[LNB]The Dutchman is now Liverpool's third-highest scorer in this competition and they were more than thankful for his eventual winner in the final seconds of the first half.[LNB]Liverpool kept faith with the side that had produced their best performance on Saturday in beating Burnley 4-0, with Fabio Aurelio on the bench for his first involvement of the season following a knee injury.[LNB]But they were sluggish and uninspired and it took them an awfully long time in the first period to get some reward for their total domination.[LNB]In fact there were barely a couple of seconds left in the half to restart the match when Kuyt forced the ball home after Vukasin Poleksic had palmed out a Fernando Torres drive.[LNB]Liverpool improved after the break, which was not difficult, and Steven Gerrard smashed a swerving 25-yarder against the crossbar before Yossi Benayoun went on a brilliant run past a string of defenders before forcing Poleksic into a fumbling save at the foot of the near post.
