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Tue 03 Mar 2007Liverpool fend off Barca challengeLiverpool 0 Barcelona 1 (2-2):Liverpool reached the Champions League quarter-finals as Barcelona lost their European crown on a thrilling night at Anfield.The holders threw everything they could muster at Liverpool's defiant ranks, under siege for much of the second period, and even a goal from Eidur Gudjohnsen with 15 minutes left could not break the resolve of the hosts.