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 continue finish hope intend job league matches positive victory virtually
Now we intend to finish the job with another victory. If we do that we will be virtually through into the knockout stages. We have been very positive in our Champions League matches and I hope that we can continue this now.
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.
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 champions league moves
We are all very disappointed about going out of the Champions League but we have to put it behind us and think about going to Arsenal. We still have the league and the FA Cup. The world moves on.
arsenal champions last league looking target winning
Arsenal are now looking at winning the Champions League as a real target and they can do what we did last season.
against best champions easier last league life liverpool people prepared season team teams
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.
believe england good league season theirs trophy won
Our league season was not too good and theirs is the same this season. But we won the trophy when not doing well in England and I believe they can do the same.
birmingham clubs concerned cope drawn good league maybe might playing position rather squad staying three
At this stage, with all Premiership clubs you've got to play good teams. Maybe Birmingham will be more concerned about their league position and this might not be as important to them as staying in the division. I feel I've got a big enough squad to cope with playing in three competitions and all I can say is that I'd have rather been drawn at home.
ambition champions felt hungry league repeat satisfied tournament trophies win winning year
I felt the same way going into this year's tournament as I did a year ago. And I'm as hungry now to win more trophies as I was before. It's my ambition to win many competitions with the club. I'm not satisfied with only winning the Champions League once. We want to repeat our success.
winning champions-league wife
When I was at Valencia my wife said that we would win the league. She was right and to mark the occasion she asked me for a new watch. I bought her the watch, but then she said that we would win the UEFA Cup and that when we did she wanted another watch. Now she says that we will win the Champions League and that she will want an even more expensive watch. My wife has a lot of confidence and a lot of watches.
calls early phone sign tried until yesterday
We tried until the very end to sign Michael. We even made phone calls early yesterday morning. In the end, it was impossible.
game lost
We lost a game that we were controlling.
result wait
We will wait to see the result of the scan.
controlled goal half tempo
We controlled the tempo in the first half but after we conceded the goal it was difficult.