Mark Gonzalez took a long time getting to Liverpool - over a year of red tape and work permit trouble - but he was only on the field for three minutes of his debut before scoring what could be a priceless winner as the Reds defeated Maccabi Haifa 2-1.
Liverpool, though, still know that the 10million-plus of Champions League money that comes from group stage qualification is hanging by a thread wherever they have to play the second leg of this third qualifying round tie.
The Reds made hard work of the game. Gustavo Boccoli stunned Anfield by putting the Israelis ahead but Craig Bellamy, also on his debut, bagged an equaliser soon after.