Football: Liverpool v Atletico Madrid

Atlético Madrid arrived in Liverpool with a one-goal advantage from last week's first leg. The home side, playing without their talisman and former Atlético striker Fernando Torres, needed to score to keep their hopes of a third European final in six years alive Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Javier Soriano/guardian.co.uk Steven Gerrard tangles with Paulo Assuncao as Liverpool dominate the match from kick-off Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Photograph: Alex Livesey/guardian.co.uk A stubborn magpie guards a small patch of grass close to the Kop, refusing to budge even when the ball comes his way Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Paul Ellis/guardian.co.uk Daniel Agger finds the net with a header but his effort is correctly ruled out for offside Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Photograph: John Powell/guardian.co.uk Alberto Aquilani is sharp enough to rifle Liverpool into the lead with a first time shot following a low right-wing cross ... Photograph: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport Photograph: Mike Egerton/guardian.co.uk Liverpool's Ryan Babel shields Atlético's Alvaro Dominguez from the ball as the sides nervously resist one another further until the initial 90 minutes are up Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Photograph: Peter Byrne/guardian.co.uk Gerrard looks jaded and his influence in the game fades as the match enters extra-time ... Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters Photograph: Dylan Martinez/guardian.co.uk Nonetheless, Liverpool eventually take the lead for the first time in the tie when Yossi Benayoun strikes in the first half of extra-time. His shot flies across the goalkeeper into the far corner of the net Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Photograph: Phil Noble/guardian.co.uk Yossi Benayoun looks ecstatic as he runs to the fans to celebrate Photograph: Scott Heppell/AP Photograph: Scott Heppell/guardian.co.uk ... only for Diego Forlan, the scorer of Atlético's goal in the first leg, to plunder a priceless away goal Photograph: Tim Hales/AP Photograph: Tim Hales/guardian.co.uk Liverpool are unable to find the goal they need to stay in the competiton. Dirk Kuyt, Gerrard and Babel react with anguish as Liverpool's 2-1 win on the night proves insufficient. The chance of an all-English Europa League final has disappeared ... Instead, it'll be Fulham versus Atlético in the final in Hamburg Photograph: Tim Hales/AP Photograph: Tim Hales/guardian.co.uk