LYON – Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez refused to be drawn about his own future after a 1-1 draw at Olympique Lyon left his side in danger of not surviving the Champions League group stage.
‘I am just thinking about the next game,’ Benitez told reporters when asked whether Wednesday’s result, which means Liverpool’s European fate is out of their hands, could threaten his job.Nine points behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League, Liverpool lie third in their Champions League group on four points from four games, six points from leaders Lyon, who have already qualified, and five behind second-placed Fiorentina.’We are really disappointed because it was a great opportunity for us,’ said Benitez, whose team had to share the points after conceding a last-gasp goal scored by Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez.Five-times champions Liverpool travelled to Lyon having lost six of their last seven games in all competitions, including a 2-1 loss to the French side at Anfield, and were again missing injured captain Steven Gerrard.- Nampa-AFP
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