Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez calms his team in the early stages of their European match at the Santiago Bernabeau stadiumPhotograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesReal's Raul holds off Liverpool's Xabi Alonso and Jamie CarragherPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesPepe and Fernando Torres battle for the ballPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard watches from the bench, having been deemed unfit to startPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesDirk Kuyt leaps over Real Madrid's Sergio RamosPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesMadrid's captain Raul takes a tumblePhotograph: Sergio Perez/ReutersJuande Ramos, temporary coach of the Spanish club, gestures from the sidelinesPhotograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty ImagesTorres receives treatment as Rafa Benitez shows his concernPhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesArjen Robben clasps his hands in frustrationPhotograph: Sergio Perez/ReutersAlvaro Arbeloa, Javier Mascherano and Jamie Carragher argue with the refereePhotograph: Carl Recine/Action ImagesReal's Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuain reacts angrily after his goal was cancelled for offsidePhotograph: Pierre-philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty ImagesLiverpool's Slovakian defender Martin Skrtel leaps skywardPhotograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesRyan Babel controls the ball in front of Fabio CannavaroPhotograph: Sergio Perez/ReutersYossi Benayoun jumps to score a header from a free-kick in the 82nd minutePhotograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesBenayoun celebrates his strike, which proved to be the only goal of the gamePhotograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
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