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| Europa League: Liverpool lose 1-0 at Lille; Fulham crash at Juventus |
| 12 Mar 2010 |
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Another loss for Liverpool this morning, this time a 1-0 defeat at Lille in the last 16, first leg tie in the Europa League.
Fernando Torres forced a double save from Lille 'keeper Mickael Landreau in the first half but that was as good as it got for the Reds.
19-year-old Eden Hazard floated in long-range freekick with 6 minutes left, and it went straight into the far corner past Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina.
In Turin, Juventus defeated Fulham 3-1 while Ruud van Nistelrooy scored in his first start for Hamburg who beat Anderlecht, also 3-1.
Russian champions Rubin Kazan drew 1-1 with Wolfsburg, while Valencia and Werder Bremen also drew 1-1.
Wrapping up the scored, Standard Liege won 3-1 at Panathinaikos while Atletico Madrid and Sporting Lisbon fought out a goal-less draw.
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