Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: Rubin Kazan 3rd with 6, Liverpool 1st with 10. Rubin Kazan ranked just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1/1 for Rubin Kazan and 1/0.67 for Liverpool (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Defeat had not touched Liverpool in 11 games.
Ak Bars Arena in Kazan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,105. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.