Benitez urges Reds focus
04 Apr 2007 - 08:39:46
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez preached caution after his side enjoyed an almost perfect night as they romped to a 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg win at PSV Eindhoven.
Goals from Steven Gerrard, John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch put the Reds well on course for the semi-finals, with a serious injury to Fabio Aurelio the only cloud on a tremendous display by the Merseysiders.
Benitez said afterwards: "We know we are close but in football you have to stay focused for every match. There must be no room for complacency now.
"We must take the second leg seriously and play a proper match.
"We knew they had some problems and we had to do the job. We had to profit from their mistakes.
"The three goals were really good and it is important to see different players scoring goals.
"If we can keep them quiet for the first 45 minutes, then maybe we can start thinking of reaching the semi-finals.
"For me, this is a different feeling from the season when we won the trophy. This team is better than that one was, but this is another year, another competition. However, we are getting closer."