Half-time - Liverpool 2 Leverkusen 0

Goals from Garcia (15) and Riise (35) see Liverpool take a 2-0 lead into half-time.

Match report to follow later.

Liverpool: Dudek, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Traore, Luis Garcia, Hamann, Biscan, Riise, Kewell, Baros. Subs: Carson, Smicer, Le Tallec, Nunez, Warnock, Welsh, Potter.

Bayer Leverkusen: Butt, Schneider, Callsen-Bracker, Juan, Placente, Ramelow, Freier, Ponte, Krzynowek, Berbatov, Voronin. Subs: Starke, Franca, Bierofka, Fritz, Donovan, Dum, Castro.

Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)