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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will not necessarily have to win the Champions League to keep his job but he has to ensure his side triumph in their last-16 tie with Inter Milan to alleviate the pressure he is under. He might not get sacked even if his squad is beaten by Inter but, if they are knocked out of Europe, then that puts pressure on everybody - the owners, the manager and the players. ... [link]

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Published 2/18/2008 by Lingering Bursitis at Unprofessional Foul
... , the experts are worried, and I can only hope that any retributions or executions that happen over the next few weeks are swift, bloodless, and decisive. ...

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Published 2/19/2008 by Ronaldo Assis de Moreira at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... Alan Hansen in his BBC column looks at the “crisis” at Liverpool. “It is a tough tie - Inter are running away with Serie A in Italy - but I would not be surprised if Liverpool reach the quarter-finals. When they became champions of Europe in 2005, that team was well below the level you would expect from Liverpool and they beat Juventus and Chelsea to get to the final. In 2007, they beat Barcelona and Chelsea. The atmosphere at Anfield on those four occasions exceeded anything that was there when I played and, whatever people might say, you just ...

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