Away shirt as worn during the season when the side reached the Champions League Final. This season would be marred in controversy as new American owners Hicks and Gillett would successfully take ownership of the club in February 2007. Regardless, the Reds would still finish third and qualify for another Champions League campaign. The absence of a world-class goal scorer would become apparent to manager Rafa Benítez during this season, as the firepower of club legend Robbie Fowler, Craig Bellamy, Peter Crouch and Dirk Kuyt could only muster 29 league goals.