Murphy and Owen pounce for Liverpool

Liverpool 2 Auxerre 0 (Liverpool win 3-0 on aggregate)

For long spells Liverpool had been anxious, even fearful, but Owen's 20th European strike equalling Ian Rush's club record and Murphy settled the nerves all around Anfield.

The dangers which Liverpool encountered in France last week were just as evident here - the tall, quick and talented Senegal star Khalilou Fadiga down the left, Lionel Mathis on the right - both were clever and inventive on the ball.