Ten-man Liverpool were masters of their own downfall as they exited the Champions League after coming up short in their must-win encounter at home to Basel. Steven Gerrard, 10 years and one day exactly since he rammed home that famous goal against Olympiacos which set them on the path to their fifth European Cup, did his best to change their fate -- again -- with a late free-kick but he needed others to contribute more and they failed. Trailing to Fabian Frei's 25th-minute goal, the hosts had Lazar Markovic sent off 16 minutes after coming on at half-time for an flick of the arm. And although a late trademark set-piece goal from the captain raised hopes, they had left themselves too much to do and a 1-1 draw saw them knocked out. Read more http://www.espnfc.us/uefa-champions-league/match/405685/liverpool-fc-basel/report
