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Benitez relieved to see off Lille

Published: 18 Mar 2010 - 23:39:14

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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez was delighted after his team overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Lille to reach the Europa League quarter-finals.A Fernando Torres double and a Steven Gerrard penalty secured a 3-1 aggregate win and came 24 hours after midfielder Albert Riera's outburst at the club. Benitez said: "It was difficult because they are a good team. The atmosphere was great and everybody is happy now. "We needed to score the third goal just in case and it was a bit of a relief..... read more