You'll Never Walk Alone

If you've had your head buried in the sand for the past couple of weeks, let me inform you that Juventus will be hosting Liverpool tonight at Turin, and on stake is a place in the Semi Final of Europe's premier club competition.

Steven Gerrard is out. Alonso is in. Although he's only played 30 minutes since January 1st when he broke his foot. Djibril Cisse, French League's top scorer for the last 2 years before joining Liverpool, is in Turin and will be an option if Liverpool badly need a goal in the final stages - says Benitez.

Meanwhile in Turin, Liverpool fans were attacked by around 20 Juve fans at a pubs. They're understandably pissed off after 39 of their supporters were killed at Heysel but 20 years is a long time and its fucking stupid to try and take it out on innocent people. Liverpool NEED to win now. For the fans. For Gerrard. For every one of you who's ever pulled on the famous red jersey and cheered and sang You'll Never Walk Alone.

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Latest from LFC:
13/04/05 : Traore: We can reach semi-final
13/04/05 : Cole cheering on the Reds in Turin
13/04/05 : Benitez: We will try to win the game
13/04/05 : Carra: Beating Juve would be fantastic
13/04/05 : Cisse: It’s wonderful to be back
13/04/05 : Capello wary of Alonso threat
13/04/05 : Legend backs repeat of Munich ’81
12/04/05 : Anfield atmosphere leaves Italians in awe
12/04/05 : Del Piero: Fans should accept Reds apology
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Was nice to hear the Italians in awe over the atmosphere at Anfield.

Fabio Capello was equally amazed by the wall of sound generated by the home fans straight after the impeccably observed minute's silence.

"At Anfield, even experienced players can have a bad start because of the excitement of playing in such a stadium," claimed Capello. "We were constrained, almost in a daze at the start. Pushed by their fans, the Liverpool players were extremely motivated and aggressive. They didn't allow us to play in the first half-hour."

On the pitch, the players from Turin were not afraid to admit that the Liverpool supporter's passion had an effect on their performance.

"The way Liverpool fans sing and support the team throughout the game is fantastic," revealed Fabio Cannavaro, the Juventus goalscorer on the night. "They behaved really well and they can be an example to follow, starting with the return leg." Read More

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In other news, Inter Milan's shameful record of hooligan activity means the Italian club is in danger of becoming the first club to be kicked out of the Champions League. The players were pelted with bottles, and more dangerously, with burning flairs, one of which hit the AC Milan Goalkeeper.

Here are some pics - stuff you'd never have imagined at a football match.

Checkout more photos of the incident - including AC Milan goalkeeper Dida being hit by a burning flair. Will they be the first side to be banned from Europe?

They should be. If this had happened in England, we'd have been crucified by UEFA.