Liverpool F.C. season 2006-07

Infobox Football club season
club = Liverpool

season = 2006–07
manager = flagicon|ESP Rafael Benítez
chairman = flagicon|ENG David Moores "(until February)"
flagicon|USA Tom Hicks & George Gillett "(from February)"
league = Premier League
league result = 3rd
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Third round
cup2 = Carling Cup
cup2 result = Quarter-finals
cup3 = UEFA Champions League
cup3 result = Runner-up
league topscorer =
Dirk Kuyt (12)
season topscorer =
Peter Crouch (18)
biggest win = 4-0, v Wigan (02/12/06)
4-0, v Fulham (09/12/06)
4-0, v Sheffield Utd (24/02/07)
biggest loss = 6-3, v Arsenal (09/01/07)
3-0, v Everton (09/09/06)
3-0, v Arsenal (12/11/06)
highest attendance =
lowest attendance = This is all the information about Liverpool F.C.'s 2006-07 season, where they played in the Premier League, the FA Community Shield, the UEFA Champions League, the Football League Cup and the FA Cup.

August

Liverpool began the season in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the Champions League, only just shaving past Israel's Maccabi Haifa F.C. on an embarrassing 3-2 aggregate score, as Gustavo Boccoli gave The Reds a scare in a 2-1 Liverpool win at Anfield. However, the season started well for Craig Bellamy, a new signing from Blackburn and Mark González, who returned from a loan spell at Real Sociedad, who both made their debuts against Haifa, and both scored! Peter Crouch helped finish the operation in Israel. Liverpool also won the Community Shield as goals from Crouch and John Arne Riise helped them beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Millennium Stadium. Liverpool's Premier League campaign didn't begin too well, with a 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane against Sheffield United.

eptember

Liverpool lost the Merseyside derby 3-0 at Goodison Park when Everton's Tim Cahill and Andrew Johnson scored once and twice respectively. In the opening match of the group stage of the Champions League the Reds drew 0-0 with PSV in Eindhoven. They also beat Galatasaray 3-2 at Anfield.

October

Liverpool lost a crucial derby match against Man United 2-0 at Old Trafford just four days after beating Bordeaux 1-0 in France. In the return leg of the Bordeaux match they won 3-0 thanks to Luis García (twice) and Steven Gerrard. They also progressed in the Carling Cup after a 4-3 win over Reading.

November

November started well with a 2-0 win over Reading in the Premier League and a League Cup victory (1-0) against Birmingham City. They beat PSV 2-0 in the Champions League.

December

Liverpool started December with a 4-0 win against Wigan. They achieved a second consecutive Premier League 4-0 against Fulham after a disappointing 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray in the Champions League.

January

In the first week of January, Liverpool faced Arsenal twice, both at Anfield. Once in the FA Cup and once in the League Cup. Both times, the Gunners came away with victory, 3-1 and 6-3 respectively. However, Liverpool beat both Bolton and Watford 3-0 either side of the Arsenal games. They beat Chelsea 2-0 at Anfield on Petr Cech's first match back after his horrific head injury.

February

Liverpool drew 0-0 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield, meaning that Everton had put 3 past Pepe Reina in 180 minutes, while the Reds had failed to breach Tim Howard's defence even once. They knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League in the Round of 16 after Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise put two past Victor Valdes at the Nou Camp.

March

In between the Barca games, they beat Sheffield United 4-0, but lost 1-0 to local rivals Man United courtesy to an injury time winner by United's Irish defender, substitute John O'Shea. Peter Crouch scored a hat trick as Liverpool beat Arsenal 4-1 at Anfield, with Daniel Agger scoring the other.

April

Liverpool comfortably put PSV out of the Champions League at the quarter final stage, 4-0 on aggregate. They lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the first leg of the semi final after a goal by Joe Cole.

May

Liverpool reached their second Champions League final in three years after beating Chelsea on penalties. In the final, they faced A.C. Milan, their 2005 adversaries, and Milan exacted their revenge, winning 2-1 with two goals from Filippo Inzaghi. Dirk Kuyt replied for the Reds.

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