Liverpool progressed through the UEFA Cup campaign with some eye-catching and high-scoring performances. They did, however, lose their first game of the competition- a 1-0 defeat in the first round first leg tie against Scottish club Hibernian. A John Toshack hat trick in the return leg though sealed a 3-2 aggregate win and put Liverpool through to the second round. In the second round, Liverpool faced Spanish side Real Sociedad and triumphed 3-1 in the first leg. In the second leg, they blew their opponents away 6-0 to secure a 9-1 aggregate win. In round 3, Liverpool progressed past Polish side Slask Wroclaw with a 5-1 aggregate scoreline, which included a Jimmy Case hat trick in the second leg of the tie. They then beat Dynamo Dresden of East Germany 2-1 on aggregate in round 4 to progr