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CHELSEA V LFC PREVIEW
2008-04-30 16:37:00
SKY Sports 30 April 2008Chelsea have the opportunity to banish their UEFA Champions League semi-final hoodoo against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge tonight.Revenge can be an over used verb in football but it cannot be questioned that, in this second leg meeting in the final four of Europe's premier cup competition, the R-word will be bouncing around the home dressing room in West London with a certain degree of frequency.Having been sent packing by the Reds at the semi-final stage in 2005 and 2007, it would have to be a kind-hearted Blue who suggests that Liverpool are simply the final obstacle in the battle to secure an all-English meeting with Manchester United in Moscow on 21st May.Chelsea players admit that the memory of their previous eliminations at the hands of their Merseyside visitors sits painfully in the back seat of the mind, but they now appear well placed to avenge those entrances in the history books following last week's 1-1 first leg draw at Anfield.Liverpool, thoug...
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CL Preview: Liverpool - Chelsea
2008-04-22 10:59:00
Goal.comThe first of this week?s Champions League semi-finals is an all-English affair and sees Liverpool and Chelsea go head-to-head at this stage of the competition for the third time in four years. Can the Blues exact revenge for the previous two defeats?Chelsea Looking For RevengeThings are never calm at Chelsea football club and this has been made abundantly clear in the past week.Monday night at Stamford Bridge ? the Blues are 1-0 up and Emile Heskey pops up to net Wigan Athletic a late equaliser. Chelsea are done for, the title is United?s, Grant is a loser and it?s all his fault.Fast forward to Thursday, where up on Merseyside Michael Essien snatches the all-important goal as Chelsea earn a vital win at Everton. By Saturday, United?s inability to claim all three points at Blackburn means the gap is once again three points. Avram Grant might have grumped his way through the post-match Press conference, but suddenly this is the guy who could lead Chelsea to an historic league ...
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BENITEZ: WE ARE GOING TO ARSENAL TO WIN
2008-04-02 16:41:00
Rafa Benitez says Liverpool are going to Arsenal with nothing but thoughts of victory on their minds.The Reds boss - though fully aware of the quality in the Gunners' ranks - believes his team have the ability to record an away win at the Emirates in tomorrow night's Champions League quarter-final first leg.Having won eight of their last nine games, Liverpool go into the game high on confidence and Benitez is backing his players to deliver on the big European stage yet again.He said: "We will be looking for a win. We know Arsenal are a very good team but we are playing well at the moment, creating chances and winning games, and we have confidence."When you play in games like this you want to win and to do that you have to score at least one goal so we will be looking to do that."Liverpool have not won at Arsenal since February 2000 when a Titi Camara goal was the difference between the two sides.But Benitez believes the fact that tomorrow night's clash comes in European competiti...

INTER MILAN 0-1 LIVERPOOL
2008-03-12 11:51:00
The Times 12 March 2008Records are records for a reason, so let nobody downplay the achievement of the Barclays Premier League in providing 50 per cent of the field in this season?s Champions League quarter-finals.Nor of Liverpool in adding an away win against the runaway leaders of Serie A to a remarkable canon of European results under Rafael Benítez.This was an historic performance on an historic night. The supporters sensed it, too. Parochial songs and declarations of devotion to all things Scouse and red were crowned with a defiant chorus rarely heard from the throats of this nation?s cosmopolitan elite. ?England,? the Liverpool fans cried. ?England.?For the second time in a week, the San Siro echoed to applause for what English football had achieved and what is has become. A young Arsenal side passed AC Milan to death last week and now it was Inter ?s turn to experience the mighty potential of our domestic game, its uncanny ability to combine the finest elements of technique an...
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LIVERPOOL V NEWCASTLE: MATCH PREVIEW
2008-03-07 14:58:00
BBC 07 March 2008Liverpool have hit form and the visit to Anfield for Newcastle is a daunting prospect for a side just three points above the drop zone.Liverpool are chasing a fifth successive victory in league and cup to set them in the right frame of mind for Tuesday's Champions League visit to Inter Milan, where they lead 2-0 and will be vying to become England's fourth representatives in the quarter-finals.Wednesday's awesome 4-0 home win over West Ham, when Fernando Torres scored his third hat-trick of the season, saw them leapfrog Merseyside rivals Everton, back into a top four Champions League qualifying spot. It was their third league win on the bounce. Now they're hunting a 300th victory in the Premier League, in Rafa Benitez' 225th match in charge.It's a daunting prospect for a struggling Newcastle, who are just three points above the drop zone. They have lost their last three, and the last five on the road, and are still seeking a first victory since Kevin Keegan's...
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RAFA: IT'S IN OUR HANDS NOW
2008-03-06 10:14:00
Lee Brown 05 March 2008 Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was delighted after Fernando Torres' second hat-trick in consecutive home games helped his side seize the upperhand in the race for fourth place with an emphatic 4-0 win over West Ham at Anfield.Torres made it 24 for the season with a superb treble, before Steven Gerrard capped a fine win with a superb fourth goal close to the end to take the Reds back above Everton into fourth place."We are playing with a lot of confidence now," said Rafa. "We started the season well, but at this crucial stage of the season we are playing really well and you can see the team operating as a team, that is really important."It was important to win tonight because we have been talking about this game in hand for a long time, but now when you see the points on the table it is much easier and better for the confidence."We have three more points and we are closer now, it depends on us. If we can beat Newcastle we will approach the Inter game with a lot ...
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TORRES DESTROYS HAMMERS
2008-03-06 10:11:00
Sporting Life 05 March 2008Fernando Torres did the damage grabbing back-to-back hat-tricks in Premier League games at Anfield and sending the Reds back into fourth spot.Torres - who bagged a treble against Middlesbrough last month - grabbed the opener for Liverpool with just eight minutes on the clock courtesy of an expert finish from the Spaniard.Dirk Kuyt whipped in a low ball from the right wing and Torres stole a yard on Anton Ferdinand to crack the ball home on the turn from inside the box for his 22nd goal of the season.West Ham should have equalised after 13 minutes when Luis Boa Morte was played in on the left and rounded the on-rushing Jose Reina but from a tight angle his shot was hooked over his own crossbar by Alvaro Arbeloa.Torres had to wait until 61st minute to make it 2-0. The Spain international was on the end of another cross from Kuyt - this time heading beyond Robert Green into the top corner.Torres almost grabbed his hat-trick minute later but his firm header fr...
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BENITEZ: LET'S TAKE OUR CHANCE
2008-03-05 14:29:00
Rafael Benitez has urged his team to take advantage of their game in hand against West Ham and stake their claim for fourth place.A Liverpool victory over the Hammers at Anfield on Wednesday night will see Benitez's side overtake Everton on goal difference, and the manager wants his side to start putting the pressure on their rivals in the race for fourth spot."It's been really frustrating waiting for this game in hand," said Benitez. "You are always expecting it to come either next week or the week after, but then they said it was going to be in March! Now it has come and we'll be really pleased if we end the game with a win."It's a really important game for us, one of our most important of the season. That fourth spot is always important and if we win this game we are there, and everything will depend on us."I have confidence we can stay focused on finishing fourth. It's not easy when you play in the Champions League but we have some experience."We know we have to concentrate...
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INTERVIEW WITH RAFA
2008-03-04 15:46:00
Jimmy Rice 04 March 2008 (liverpoolfc.tv)Firstly Rafa, you must have been very happy with the performance on Sunday?Yes, it was a good game. The team concentrated and, after the first minutes, it was a very good game.You've had a bit of time to reflect - what pleased you most about the display?The players knew what they had to do, they knew it was a difficult stadium to go to. So, we needed to fight for every ball, every tackle and every challenge.You had a bit of luck early on with the goal and Bolton hitting the crossbar ? you'd probably say you were due a bit of good fortune, wouldn't you?Yes, I think it was difficult with that deep free-kick. It hit the crossbar but these things can happen, especially against Bolton. Pepe showed his quality with the save he made, so yes, we were a little bit lucky at the beginning of the game, but after that we started doing to right things and we controlled the game.The Bolton result lifted you temporarily above Everton but they got another ...
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RAFA WOWED BY POWER OF BABEL
2008-03-03 15:38:00
Team Talk 03 March 2008Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez could afford a wry smile after Ryan Babel made the most of the wide open spaces at the Reebok Stadium.The Dutch winger scored his eighth goal of the season in Sunday's 3-1 Premier League victory against Bolton.Babel was on target with a clinical finish after a bizarre own-goal from Jussi Jaaskelainen in the 11th minute.Steven Gerrard's effort was going wide but the Bolton goalkeeper inexplicably helped it into his own net with his face.There was no way back for Wanderers after that and Fabio Aurelio added a spectacular third before Tamir Cohen scored a consolation for the struggling home side.Babel could now have a more prominent role to play in the coming weeks of the season.Benitez said: "It was a good game for him against Bolton as they were looking out for Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres."It meant that Ryan had more freedom and he is the kind of player who can run behind defenders."
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MASCHERANO: WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO DEAL
2008-02-28 10:49:00
Paul Eaton 28 February 2008Javier Mascherano is hoping he will finally be able to put pen to paper on a permanent Anfield deal within the next few days.The Argentine international insists it's now just a matter of time before the formalities of the contract are finalised and he can sign a lengthy contract with the Reds."We are really close," he said. "Maybe this week or next week we will be able to say everything's finished. We can't say it just yet but hopefully in a few days everything will be okay."There are no problems with the fee or with the contract, it's just getting the papers finished."I have always said I want to stay here and so it hasn't been a difficult time for me. I have wanted it to be finished because I have my family behind me and I want to know what my future is going to be. I am calm and relaxed because I know that everything is almost over."I am very happy that in the next week I will be able to say I have signed for Liverpool. It will be the best moment o...
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BENITEZ TO ROTATE LESS
2008-02-28 10:36:00
Sporting LifeRafael Benitez has revealed he expects to use his rotation policy less in the coming months now Liverpool are fighting on just two fronts.The Reds boss made only one change in Saturday's win over Middlesbrough from the victory over Inter Milan four days earlier - and that was enforced due to Jamie Carragher's ban.When asked about his plans Benitez told the club's website: "I think so. It will depend on the players in the end, but we can keep some players playing more games now."Saturday's 3-2 victory over Middlesbrough saw Liverpool temporarily leapfrog Everton into fourth place until the Toffees' win over Manchester City on Monday allowed them to reclaim the final Champions League spot."Everton have a lot of confidence right now and it was a good win for them (on Monday), but it's a long race," said Benitez."Portsmouth, Villa, Everton, City and us will all be there. I'm not sure if it will go to the final game but I think a lot will depend on these three games w...
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TORRES: THAT WAS FOR YOU RAFA
2008-02-25 16:24:00
Steve Hunter 25 February 2008Fernando Torres reflected on his first hat-trick in the Premier League and dedicated his fantastic treble to Rafa Benitez.The Spanish hit-man took his tally to 21 goals for the season in the 3-2 win over Middlesbrough and was full of praise for the manager that brought him into the Premier League."You cannot score three goals in a game without the help of your manager and your team-mates so I would like to thank them," said Torres."The manager signed me for Liverpool so I am really grateful for that, and he also works with me all the time trying to improve me and make me a better player."I think my game has already improved and will continue to improve under Rafa Benitez. The most important thing is that the team is successful, that is the only thing that matters."If I score some goals that help us to win things then I will be very happy, but it is all about the team."I came here to win things because I have never won anything as a senior player. I won m...

LIVERPOOL Vs INTER PREVIEW
2008-02-19 10:21:00
Paul Hassall 19 February 2008The knockout stage of the Champions League gets underway tonight with the Reds playing host to one of the most feared sides in Europe.Inter Milan arrive on Merseyside having breezed into the last 16 of Europe's premier competition with five wins from six Group G encounters while continuing to lead the way at the top of Serie A.In contrast Liverpool have fallen off the pace in the Premier League and only made it into the latter stages in Europe courtesy of a superb 4-0 win in Marseille on Matchday Six.Add to that Saturday's FA Cup defeat at the hands of Championship side Barnsley and few outside of L4 would be backing the Reds to make it into the last eight of the Champions League.It's certainly a daunting prospect for Rafa and co and yet you can't help but feel like we've been here before can you?Cast your mind back to 2005 when Liverpool were faced with a scrap for fourth place in the Premiership with Everton and up against it in Europe with a tie ...
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INTER FEAR 'INCREDIBLE' ANFIELD
2008-02-18 11:53:00
Sporting Life 18 February 2008Julio Cruz says the intimidating atmosphere at Anfield could be the biggest threat to Inter 's European dreams.The reigning Serie A champions take on Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League first knockout stage tie on Tuesday night.The Nerazzurri are heading for another domestic title as they lead the table by 11 points this season, while Liverpool are still smarting from that shock home FA Cup defeat by Barnsley.But Argentine striker Cruz says the atmosphere on a big European night on Merseyside can be a great leveller.He told the club's official website: "The atmosphere at the stadium will be incredible. And Liverpool have some fantastic players, but Inter start on the same level."While Liverpool have struggled to recreate the domestic glory days of years gone by, they've still managed to reach two Champions League finals in the last three seasons. A fact not lost on Cruz.He added: "The Champions League is a strange competition, there a...
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REDS HIT THREE IN ANFIELD WIN
2008-02-04 11:56:00
Setanta 02 February 2008Liverpool beat Sunderland 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday evening, but were far from their best as they climbed into fifth place in the Premier League.Despite lighting the scoreboard up three times, the home side will know that there is a lot of work to do before they can get back in the race for fourth spot in the league.Peter Crouch broke the deadlock on 57 minutes with a fine header, before Fernando Torres doubled the lead and Steven Gerrard finished it all off with a late penalty.After a dreadful first-half that failed to offer up any major incidents, Liverpool started the second period in quite lively fashion.Jermaine Pennant and Javier Mascherano both tried to open up gaps in the Sunderland midfield, but there was just no end product attached with their determined charges forward.However, that end product did arrive on 57 minutes when Jamie Carragher burst up the right wing and supplied the perfect cross for Crouch to head in.That goal lifted the atmosphere ...
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WEST HAM V LIVERPOOL: MATCH PREVIEW
2008-01-30 11:19:00
Paul Hassall 30 January 2008Liverpool head to Upton Park on Wednesday night still searching for their first league win of 2008.It is a statistic that has seen them draw their last four matches in the topflight and one that Rafael Benitez admits has all-but ended our hopes of landing the Premier League title.The elusive league win could so easily have come in the games against Aston Villa and Wigan but a habit of conceding sloppy goals from set-pieces has effectively led to us losing ground on the top three.And with the likes of Everton, Manchester City and Aston Villa all pressing hard for the much-coveted fourth and final Champions League place the Reds need to return to winning ways - sooner rather than later.In a strange twist of fate, the Reds' search for victory takes them to a venue that saw them clinch a 2-1 success against the Hammers exactly a year ago today.Dirk Kuyt and birthday boy Peter Crouch were the scorers on that occasion as the Reds notched up their fifth straigh...
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CARRA IS TRUE GREAT
2008-01-17 13:00:00
Liverpool Echo 16 January 2008Jamie Carra gher deserved all the plaudits he received on his 500th appearance for Liverpool ? a magnificent achievement, writes Anfield Iron Tommy Smith.For the sake of the team, I hope he goes to 600 and beyond ? and his consistency should easily take him there.Thank God he is a key member of the side who performs to such a high standard virtually every week.The best tribute I can pay him is that he is one of the best defenders in the world ? and one player who could perform in any Liverpool team in any era. Congratulations Jamie.
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RAFA: LIVERPOOL STILL IN TITLE HUNT
2008-01-04 10:28:00
The Telegraph 03 January 2008Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is confident his side can still mount a challenge for the Premier League title, despite losing further ground to Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea after last night's 1-1 draw against Wigan.Liverpool have dropped down to fifth position following yesterday's result and Manchester City's 2-0 victory against Newcastle, and are 12 points adrift of pacesetters Arsenal.However, Benitez believes it is too early to dismiss his side as title candidates, saying: "The gap is bigger than we would like but I have said many times before that this is a long race."We have to try to put that out of our minds because if we think about the points difference every time we go out we will be under more pressure."Of course it is more difficult to come from behind, but we are creating enough chances in every game."We have to start scoring the second goal to kill off games like this. To only get a draw is very disappointing because again we ...
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KUYT: WE NEED TO KEEP WINNING
2007-12-24 15:24:00
Steve Hunter 24 December 2007Dirk Kuyt claims Liverpool have to keep on winning during the festive period to stay in the title race.Rafael Benitez's side face Derby County, Manchester City and Wigan Athletic over Christmas and Kuyt believes the team are capable of taking maximum points from these games.The Dutch striker said the Reds are capable of challenging the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United in the quest for glory, but acknowledged that the team has to go on a winning run in order to achieve their aims."We have to win our next three now at Derby, Manchester City and at home to Wigan and if we can get nine points from those games I think we will get closer to the other teams," said Kuyt."We want to go on a run and win a lot of games. Every defeat in the league is big one for us because you just want to win and compete with Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea so we can't afford to lose many more."We just have to look at the next games and look forward."The Dutch strike...
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OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE 0 - 4 LIVERPOOL
2007-12-12 15:53:00
The local paperThe greatest Spanish striker of his generation? A cool £20m. A thrilling young Dutchman? £11.5m. A proven international class centre-forward? That will set you back another £10m. But the joy experienced by 2,800 Liverpool fans in the old French port of Marseille last night, and hundreds of thousands of Liverpool fans worldwide? Priceless. Utterly priceless.The EchoThe broadsheetBenitez's men had known how daunting this place could be, how they would have to stick together to survive one of European football's most intimidating arenas. "England Is Our Kingdom" read one banner in the heaving mass of humanity that constitutes the north end of Stade Velodrome. Gerrard was having none of that. Marseille soon became an Englishman's kingdom.The Daily TelegraphThe tabloidNot only did they reach the lucrative knock-out stages of the Champions League, not only did they produce their best performance of the season, not only did they take poor Marseille apart, but they also of...

RAFA: FANS WERE MAGNIFICENT
2007-11-29 10:21:00
Paul Hassall at Anfield 28 November 2007Rafael Benitez expressed an emotional message of thanks to the club's supporters after Liverpool stormed to an emphatic 4-1 win over Porto in the Champions League.The Reds boss was delighted with the performance of his players as they ensured that progress to the latter stages of the competition will be assured if they beat Marseille in two weeks' time.But it was the impact made by the club's fans that struck the most significant chord with the Reds boss as Anfield once again rose to the occasion in Europe."I want to say thank you to our supporters because I think that they were as always magnificent," said Benitez."The most important thing is the team so I say thank you for the support. To the players it was important as I said before the game and it was also for me, so I say a thank you, a big thank you."Fernando Torres hit a double and Steven Gerrard (penalty) and substitute Peter Crouch added other late goals to give the scoreline a mor...
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PEPE: LET'S SEE THE REAL LIVERPOOL
2007-11-26 11:03:00
Jimmy Rice 26 November 2007Pepe Reina is sure he and his teammates have the quality to progress to the second round of the Champions League.The Reds have to record wins at home to Porto on Wednesday and away in Marseille in two weeks' time.Reina, though, is confident."We are third in the group now and need to register two more wins," said the 25-year-old, who hasn't conceded in four games. "That will not be easy but if we play our real game then we know that will be enough."We must win in Marseille, but we must deal with Porto first. There is no point in looking further ahead than that."When the team won the trophy back in 2005, in the group stages they managed to get to 10 points, and that was enough. We must aim for that total again, and that will also be enough."That run to the final should be a mirror for us. We can look at it as an example of how the situation can be resolved."Reina was still at Villarreal when Liverpool prevailed in Istanbul, but he was around to share in th...
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LIVERPOOL IN DANGER OF MAKING AN EARLY EXIT
2007-10-26 10:52:00
The Telegraph 25 October 2007In the city that once stirred such hope in their hearts, Liverpool walked into a storm last night.In the city where they lifted the European Cup in 2005, Liverpool were pushed close to European oblivion by a Turkish side who were better organised in defence, midfield and attack."The Kop is History" read one of the many banners held aloft by the all-standing, all-shouting Besiktas fans. Such a statement may be slightly premature, as three wins should guarantee Liverpool safe passage through to the knockout stages, but Rafa Benitez's side were touching the void last night.In the immediate inquest deep in the basement of the Inonu, far from the crowing Turks above, the quixotic Benitez switched between defying the odds and defying belief. "We knew before the game that it was clear we had to win," the Spaniard said. "Now it's even more clear that we have to win all the games. I'm really pleased with the performance; we had 28 attempts on goal. If we creat...
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GERRARD: TRUST US, WE'LL GET THINGS RIGHT
2007-10-08 15:44:00
Paul Eaton 08 October 2007Steven Gerrard has urged Liverpool fans not to panic after two more Barclays Premier League points slipped away at Anfield yesterday.The Reds' skipper is aware of the mood of disappointment among supporters after the Reds dropped points at home for the third time this season, but he insists there's no reason to feel despondent with the team still unbeaten in the league and sitting in the top four of the table."We haven't been ourselves of late, that's true," Gerrard told Liverpoolfc.tv at the opening of Jamie Carragher's Cafe Sports England in the city centre last night. "The results haven't been good and the performances could have been better."We're going through a dip in form which all top teams do at some stage and we just have to make sure we play our way through it. We're not performing to the standards we can do but that will change."I'm asking the fans to trust me when I say there's no crisis here. We have fantastic players and a world cla...
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RAFA: TIME TO SHOW OUR QUALITY
2007-10-05 10:28:00
Paul Hassall 04 October 2007Rafael Benitez has called upon his players to stand up and be counted following last night's Champions League defeat to Marseille. The Reds boss was disappointed with his side's performance throughout the Group A contest and now wants to see his team give a positive response in the forthcoming fixtures against Tottenham, Everton and Besiktas."We must improve, we must show our character now," said Benitez."We know we have to do better. We showed character to get a draw against Porto when we did not play well, and we showed character to win at Wigan last weekend in a hard match."Now we must show character against Tottenham. That is our first priority after the Marseille result."The Spaniard was questioned over his team selection following the Reds' first defeat of the season but refused to blame individual players for a disappointing display."It is not the changes, it is big players not playing well," insisted Rafa."I chose Leto because he had been train...
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FINNAN: WE OWE THE FANS A PERFORMANCE
2007-10-05 10:27:00
Steve Finnan today insisted the Liverpool players are determined to put a smile back on the faces of their fans this weekend following Wednesday's Champions League defeat to Marseille.
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RAFA: IT WAS BAD, EVERYTHING WAS WRONG
2007-10-05 10:25:00
RAFA BENITEZ accepted that last night's dire 1-0 Champions League defeat to Marseille was the worst home European performance of his managerial reign.
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MATCH PREVIEW: REDS V MARSEILLE
2007-10-03 16:15:00
Paul Hassall 03 October 2007 When Liverpool face French opposition in Europe it inevitably conjures up images of the epic triumph that was St Etienne.It was a pivotal 90 minutes of football that set us on the road to becoming European champions for the very first time and is the game that immortalised David Fairclough in Reds folklore.Since then we have endured mixed fortunes against our Gallic counterparts with wins over Monaco and Auxerre countered by defeats against Strasbourg and Paris St Germain.This season we have already come up against a side from across The Channel, in Toulouse, but Benitez will be expecting much more of a test when his team take on Olympique Marseille in Match Day Two of Group A.The French side recently replaced coach Albert Emon with Belgian Eric Gerets after they endured a miserable start to Ligue 1.A run of one win in nine league matches led the Stade Velodrome outfit to move for the former Galatasaray coach, who arrives with a proven track record havin...
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RAFA DELIGHTED WITH TORRES TREBLE
2007-09-26 16:07:00
Steve Hunter 25 September 2007Rafa Benitez hailed the display of Fernando Torres after his three-goal blast saw off Reading in the Carling Cup.The Reds boss was full of praise for his side after seeing goals from Yossi Benayoun and Torres book Liverpool's place in the fourth round of the competition."It was a great night for Fernando," said Benitez."He had a lot of space and he killed their defenders with his pace and movement."The understanding between him and Crouch was very good and I thought it was a fantastic team performance."It was a difficult game because Reading tried to play football and they play with a great passion."
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