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PEPE: LET'S SEE THE REAL LIVERPOOL 2007-11-26 04:03:00 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 the d
2007-12-05 08:44:00 Liverpool's 8-0 win over Besiktas in the Champions League last month is reportedly under investigation by UEFA on suspicion of match fixing.
OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE 0 - 4 LIVERPOOL 2007-12-12 08:53:00 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
KUYT: WE NEED TO KEEP WINNING 2007-12-24 08:24:00 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 striker i
INTER MILAN 0-1 LIVERPOOL 2008-03-12 05:51:00 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 beco
LIVERPOOL V NEWCASTLE: MATCH PREVIEW 2008-03-07 07:58:00 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 s
RAFA: IT'S IN OUR HANDS NOW 2008-03-06 03:14:00 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 o
TORRES DESTROYS HAMMERS 2008-03-06 03:11:00 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.
BENITEZ: LET'S TAKE OUR CHANCE 2008-03-05 07:29:00 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 everythi
INTERVIEW WITH RAFA 2008-03-04 08:46:00 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 li
RAFA WOWED BY POWER OF BABEL 2008-03-03 08:38:00 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 a
MASCHERANO: WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO DEAL 2008-02-28 03:49:00 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 t
BENITEZ TO ROTATE LESS 2008-02-28 03:36:00 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
TORRES: THAT WAS FOR YOU RAFA 2008-02-25 09:24:00 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 matte
LIVERPOOL Vs INTER PREVIEW 2008-02-19 03:21:00 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 fee
INTER FEAR 'INCREDIBLE' ANFIELD 2008-02-18 04:53:00 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
REDS HIT THREE IN ANFIELD WIN 2008-02-04 04:56:00 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
WEST HAM V LIVERPOOL: MATCH PREVIEW 2008-01-30 04:19:00 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
CARRA IS TRUE GREAT 2008-01-17 06:00:00 Liverpool Echo 16 January 2008Jamie Carragher 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.
RAFA: LIVERPOOL STILL IN TITLE HUNT 2008-01-04 03:28:00 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 co
BENITEZ: WE ARE GOING TO ARSENAL TO WIN 2008-04-02 09:41:00 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
CL Preview: Liverpool - Chelsea 2008-04-22 03:59:00 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 a Read more:Preview
CHELSEA V LFC PREVIEW 2008-04-30 09:37:00 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 visito
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