So Liverpool do know how to win away from home after all. Twelve months after they last tasted Champions League victory on foreign soil, and for the first time anywhere away from Anfield this season, Peter Crouch's second-half header enabled Rafael Benitez's team to return to Merseyside with their mission accomplished.
Daily Telegraph
Seasoned performers rise to the occasion for Liverpool
When Rafael Benítez talked in the week about the need for his more established players to raise their game, this, presumably, was what the Liverpool manager had in mind.
The Times
Crouch rises high to uncork Bordeaux
Liverpool continue to navigate their way around Europe with the accuracy that eludes them at home. ast night, depleted and disjointed, they seized control of their Champions' League fate and raised a toast in Bordeaux to Peter Crouch in the process.
The Independent
Crouch the difference for defensive Liverpool
Efficient rather than exhilarating, Liverpool owed their latest European success to a goal from a set piece and some sporadically doughty defending.
The Guardian