Liverpool turn attention to Premier League
Rafael Benitez claims Liverpool can use their Champions League heartbreak against Chelsea as motivation to win the Premier League title.
Liverpool lost 7-5 on aggregate against the Blues after an incredible 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night - and at one point held 2-0 and 4-3 leads that would have meant one more goal sending them into the semi-finals.
But despite the initial disappointment of going out of Europe, Benitez claims the feat of scoring four goals away to one of the continent's genuine heavyweights should be used as a positive experience.
"Thinking about the Premier League, maybe it's positive because if we can score four goals at Stamford Bridge, we can do the same in any stadium," he explained.
"We can win a lot of games with this mentality."
Benitez also revealed that the injury to captain Steven Gerrard was "not serious" and that he would be fit for the next Reds fixture against Arsenal.
"He felt something in his adductor so he wasn't available [against Chelsea]," he said.
"We thought he could be available but in the end he wasn't.
"It was an easy decision - he couldn't play."
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Liverpool lost 7-5 on aggregate against the Blues after an incredible 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night - and at one point held 2-0 and 4-3 leads that would have meant one more goal sending them into the semi-finals.
But despite the initial disappointment of going out of Europe, Benitez claims the feat of scoring four goals away to one of the continent's genuine heavyweights should be used as a positive experience.
"Thinking about the Premier League, maybe it's positive because if we can score four goals at Stamford Bridge, we can do the same in any stadium," he explained.
"We can win a lot of games with this mentality."
Benitez also revealed that the injury to captain Steven Gerrard was "not serious" and that he would be fit for the next Reds fixture against Arsenal.
"He felt something in his adductor so he wasn't available [against Chelsea]," he said.
"We thought he could be available but in the end he wasn't.
"It was an easy decision - he couldn't play."
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