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
best birthday celebrate goals hard next playing scoring talking until
It's his birthday and scoring goals is the best way to celebrate for a striker but we are not talking about his new contract. That'll be the next question. I like to see him scoring goals, for sure, and also playing well. The most important thing for us is to see him working hard until the end. He did that.
best football money sign teams
There is now a lot of money in football and teams want to sign the best players.
against best difficult game teams win
It was difficult to play against one of the best teams and to win this game was amazing.
best challenge delighted fit great people possible team tired
We are delighted with this possibility. We will try and do our best. People say we will be tired or will not go with the best team, but we will go with the best team and try and be as fit as possible because this is a great challenge for me.
best cannot control tried
We tried our best right up to the end, but you cannot control the market.
best force gives headache pick selection strike
I think I have the best strike force in the Premiership. But it gives me a selection headache and I will only know who to pick after training.
best force gives headache pick selection strike
I think I have the best strike force in the Premiership, ... But it gives me a selection headache and I will only know who to pick after training.
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Last season people said Liverpool was not the best team in the Champions League and that made life easier for us because of the way teams prepared against us.
air good team
I know this player. He is good in the air and can make this team stronger.
competition country pleased supporters
I know that this competition is important for the whole country and also to our supporters so I am pleased we are through.
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It was against a team that we would be expecting to fight for qualification. They are a very good team at home, with their fans behind them But I had an advantage in that I knew the team and knew the atmosphere here.
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It was against a team that we would be expecting to fight for qualification,
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It was a fair result, one of those games which could have gone either way,
afford cannot finish goal needed opposition ourselves second
There was a nervousness there and we've put ourselves under pressure. When you are not scoring, you cannot afford to give the opposition one or two chances. We needed that second goal to finish the game.