FULL-TIME: LIVERPOOL 0-1 BARCELONA (Liverpool go through on away goals after a 2-2 stalemate)

Anfield erupts into full voice as the final seconds tick away - this has been some defensive display by the home side who deserve to reach the quarter-finals

Crouch finds the Kop from point-blank range as Pennant scampers down the right wing and crosses superbly - that should have settled this tie

Three minutes of nervous stoppage time will be played here

Peter Crouch replaces Kuyt for the final few minutes

There are plenty inside the stadium that can't ever bear to watch as their side closes in on what would be a famous victory

Liverpool may well lose the match on the night but the full-time whistle will be greeted with much joy inside a nervy Anfield

Finnan recovers superbly to flick a Ronaldinho pass over the top looking for the run of Gudjohnsen out for a corner - the pressure is building

Again Barca are seeing a lot of the ball but at the moment Liverpool hold firm at the back

Gerrard cuts back on the edge of the six-yard box but fires into the midriff of Valdes at his near post

Marquez is harshly penalised for catching Gerrard on the edge of the box but escapes a caution

Reina is booked now for time-wasting according to the referee

Pennant catches Messi with a really high boot and is rightly booked

The Anfield crowd is in full voice now as they sense this could be a difficult final ten or so minutes with Barca needing to score again

Fabio Aurelio replaces Riise as Liverpool go more defensive

LIVERPOOL 0-1 BARCELONA: Suddenly the visitors string together a superb passing move as Iniestia feeds Xavi who plays in GUDJOHNSEN to beat the offside trap and roll the ball home after drifting around Reina

Barca break in numbers but Giuly strays offside as Rijkaard cuts a frustrated figure on the sidelines

Eidur Gudjohnsen comes on for Thuram as Barca make an offensive change

Agger is in the right spot to head away a Xavi return ball into the box as Liverpool fail to clear a corner effectively

Jermaine Pennant replaces Bellamy for Liverpool

Ronaldinho almost finds Iniesta with a first-time flick over the top but Daniel Agger does well to clear

Thuram stops Riise from breaking into the penalty area as the game starts to become stretched with Barcelona needing to score at least twice

Kuyt picks up the ball in midfield and has Valdes scampering across his line with a looping half-volley that drifts a few feet wide

Ludovic Giuly replaces the ineffective Eto'o

Eto'o and Ronaldinho combine on the edge of the box and Messi brings a save out of Reina diving low and to his right - that's better from Barca

Barca look to have stepped up a gear in attack now but with Eto'o worryingly out of form do they have enough to prise open a solid defence?

Despite their toils in attack that was a warning to Liverpool who might just regret not taking their first-half chances

Ronaldinho can't believe it as he clatters the post with a shot which he looks to shape into the top corner after drifting past Carragher and Arbeloa on the edge of the box

Pepe Reina finally has a save to make as he skips across his line and easily holds Ronaldinho's 30-yard free-kick

Eto'o and Deco can't even find each other from five yards as the visitors continue to play poorly in the final third - Barca are really flat here

Ronaldinho continues his poor night with a heavy touch which immediately gives possession back to Liverpool - he also has a little kick out at Carragher which goes unpunished

Gerrard's cross picks out Bellamy but he can't get a shot away on the edge of the six-yard box as Barca continue to live dangerously

Liverpool start the second half just 45 minutes away from a place in the quarter-finals

HALF-TIME: LIVERPOOL 0-0 BARCELONA

One minute of stoppage time will be added to the first half

Carragher is again in the right place at the right time as he deflects a dangerous looking Messi corner away from the near post dangerzone

Ronaldinho goes on a superb run past three red shirts through the middle but Eto'o allows Carragher to nip in and clear after the out-of-sorts looking striker dwells in the box

Frank Rijkaard sits motionless in the dugout but he can't be happy with this Barca display so far

Arbeloa snaps into the heels of Messi and all over the pitch the Liverpool players just seem to want the ball more in a first half in which they have been much the better of the two teams

Andres Iniesta starts and ends a superb passing move with a through ball which plays in Eto'o but the flag goes up for offside

Ronaldinho tries to volley Messi's pinpoint corner to the edge of the penalty area but lashes the effort well over the top - those in the Kop behind enjoyed that

Sissoko rattles the crossbar in freakish circumstances as Valdes clears poorly along the ground and the Liverpool midfielder hits a first-time side-foot effort from 40 yards - that would have been some goal

Messi beats Arbeloa in the box but Carragher comes across and slides away the danger

Lilian Thuram is booked for cynically bringing down Kuyt after a poor first touch lets the French defender down

Barca's three-man defence really doesn't look solid and it seems only a matter of time before Liverpool breach it

Puyol saves Barca with a goalline clearance from Riise's eight-yard header after Valdes pulls off a double save from Bellamy and Kuyt - that was a sensational piece of goalmouth action and the keeper did really well

Sissoko gets to the byline and hooks the ball back but Puyol heads clear as Liverpool again go on the front foot

Rafael Marquez gets up and nods Deco's free-kick just wide of the upright but the flag rightly goes up for a marginal offside

Sissoko is booked for a poor attempt at a tackle on Deco in the Liverpool half - he will now serve a suspension

Barcelona are beginning to settle now after a poor start and are enjoying the lion's share of possession

Arbeloa picks up an early yellow card for a tackle from behind on Messi

Jamie Carragher shows his worth with a brave block right on the edge of the box as Deco lines up a shot after skipping past one challenge

Barca really haven't settled here and losing a goal at this stage would be disastrous

Riise now rattles the crossbar from 20 yards with the keeper beaten after Barca fail to clear their lines - that was a superb effort

Riise drills a low shot just wide of the upright from the edge of the box after Kuyt and then Mohamed Sissoko flick on a long throw - that would have been a dream start for the home side

John Arne Riise drives in a cross which is too strong for Bellamy as Liverpool continue to look dangerous in the final third

Carles Puyol gets his body in the way to stop Gerrard breaking free inside the box - for all Barca's possession it is the home side who have created the openings so far

Victor Valdes races off his line to beat Kuyt to a through ball from Steven Gerrard as Liverpool finally get a touch of the ball

Barcelona are passing the ball around with great patience in the opening minutes as Liverpool chase shadows

Barca start the game in front of a packed and noisy Anfield

Barca have named an attacking 3-4-3 line-up with Samuel Eto’o back to lead the line where he will be supported by Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi

Reds boss Rafael Benitez has named an unchanged line-up from the side that won at the Camp Nou with Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy forming a two-man attack and Alvaro Arbeloa drafted into defence

A quarter-final berth awaits the winners of this last 16 match with Liverpool favourites despite Barca being the reigning European champions

Liverpool host Barcelona in the Champions League at Anfield tonight holding a 2-1 advantage from their first leg meeting two weeks’ ago