Rafael Benitez
Rafael Benitez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudesis a Spanish football coach currently managing Newcastle United. He is the only manager in history to have won the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth16 April 1960
CityMadrid, Spain
champions everybody fans league
It's very important for the club, the manager, the fans and everybody to be in the Champions League at this stage.
almost control cost difficult good lift mistake played team
It was a difficult game, but my team had control and played a very good game. We made one mistake and it almost cost us, but now we are going to lift the cup.
continued created difficult game goal second
It was a difficult game because we created a lot of opportunities, but we never scored the second goal so they continued going forward.
clean game goal good kept relaxed second team
The two forwards scored in this game which is good for the team. The second goal relaxed the team and it's important that we kept a clean sheet.
good harry presents problem selecting team
It's important for me to have Harry back. It presents me with a problem when it comes to selecting the team but it's a good problem.
agents danny dream lots players spoke talked time wants
It was important he has said that he wants to play for us. We have talked to lots of players and agents but the first time we spoke to Danny he said it was a dream to play for us.
foot happened near opponent
It is very disappointing, it happened when he jarred his foot and there was no opponent near him.
calm further game hopes message newcastle serious shirt son sorry wishes
I told him during the game to calm down, and at the end we also talked. The message on his shirt was for his young son and his family, and he has told me that he wishes to say sorry to the Newcastle fans. He hopes it is not a problem. I do not think there will be any further action, it was not a serious incident.
champions league positive wednesday
The positive things from Wednesday are that we have one more Champions League point, and we were better than Chelsea,
behind bit final good means qualified run supporters
We have qualified for the final which means we have done a good job. When you have your supporters behind you, you run a little bit more.
hard help hopeful minutes player qualities quality quickly settle summer team works
We are hopeful he will come in the summer because he can be an important player for us. He has pace, quality and can score, and he works very hard for the team - all qualities which will help him settle in quickly here. He works very hard for the whole 90 minutes for his team-mates.
ball became chances chelsea control created defense deserved difficult enjoy finish good half hard kept playing points second sheet team top worked
We deserved to finish top because we have more points than the other teams. We done a good job, kept another clean- sheet and created some chances on the counter-attack. It was important for us to control the midfield. However, this became more difficult in the second half when Chelsea started playing long ball but the team worked hard in defense and we must enjoy this moment.
best cannot control tried
We tried our best right up to the end, but you cannot control the market.
act club example football loves passion player signed
We have signed a player with so much passion for this football club and I think he will act as an example to every player here in how much he loves Liverpool.