Steven Gerrard's penalty five minutes into added time earned Liverpool FC a share of the Group D spoils, denying Club Atlético de Madrid a famous victory at Anfield. Poor record The Spanish side looked to have sealed progress to the UEFA Champions League knockout stages as they led through Maxi Rodríguez's 37th-minute opener, but Liverpool, and Gerrard in particular, can never be discounted. Atlético had put up stout resistance to mounting pressure from the hosts until Mariano Pernía fouled Gerrard in the box. The England international midfielder is a past master at late interventions and duly sent Leo Franco the wrong way to grab a late, late equaliser.
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