LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard reflected on his team’s Champions League campaign and admitted it had been “not good enough” after the Reds’ involvement in the competition finished with a 2-1 home defeat to Fiorentina at Anfield last night.

Liverpool 1 Fiorentina 2

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez conceded his side’s first-half performance left them with too much as his side went down in Florence last night.

Fiorentina 2 Liverpool 0

LIVERPOOL fans are familiar enough with uncertainty over club finances and their owners’ intentions to have some sympathyfor their opponents tonight.

FIORENTINA were held to a 1-1 draw by Sporting Lisbon in Florence but booked their place in the Champions League group stage on away goals.

TWO goals apiece from French starlet Karim Benzema and Fred gave Lyon a 5-3 Champions League victory against Steaua Bucharest last night as the visitors moved into second place in Group F.

Fiorentina 0 Rangers 0 (after extra-time, Rangers win 4-2 on penalties)

Rangers 0 Fiorentina 0

Luca Toni’s last-minute header gave Bayern Munich a dramatic away-goals victory over brave 10-man Getafe in their UEFA Cup quarter-final second-leg encounter.

France’s Arsenal defender William Gallas is relishing the rivalry which will inevitably prevail in this week’s friendly against England in Paris.

DAVID MOYES was left distraught as his battling Everton side exited the UEFA Cup following a dramatic penalty shoot-out.

Everton 2 Fiorentina 0 (Agg: 2-2, Fiorentina win 4-2 on penalties)

Everton 1 Fiorentina 0

Manchester United are poised to go shopping for a goalkeeper this summer after announcing both Roy Carroll and Ricardo will leave the club on free transfers.

Crowd trouble reared its ugly head yet again in European competition as Parma goalkeeper Luca Bucci was hit by a flare in the club’s UEFA Cup semi-final second leg clash with CSKA Moscow.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has turned the heat on Alex Ferguson by insisting the long-serving Red Devils chief ‘is sackable’.

Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann has vowed to bounce back from the goalkeeping error which helped to keep alive Chelsea’s hopes of prevailing in their all-English Champions League quarter-final.

BARCELONA progressed to the fourth round of the UEFA Cup following a 2-1 (3-1 on aggregate) win over Brondby last night.

Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini faces a late fitness test to determine whether he can return to the side for tomorrow’s FA Cup third round tie at Watford.

REAL Madrid beat Deportivo Coruna 2-1 at the Bernabeu last night to extend their perfect home league record and stay two points clear at the top of the Primera Liga.

Italian goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis has indicated he would probably jump at any offer to replace Arsenal veteran David Seaman.

MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has launched an impassioned defence of misfiring frontman Diego Forlan.

Barcelona 4, Parma 2

Celtic 2 Parma 1

Celtic 1 Parma 0