70 Quotes by Rafa Benitez

I was with our supporters at the end. I could see him but he didn't want to.

That win last season was important for us. They know we can beat them,

We had more space in the second half and more pace -- and at the end 2-0 is a good result.

We still have the FA Cup and we still have the league and a Champions League qualification place to secure. We must put this behind us quickly. My players are very upset by losing the chance of retaining their European title, but the world must move on and we have other things to achieve.

We worked very hard and showed a lot of character after the midweek defeat by Charlton. It was an important win.

We worked really hard for the win...after the last performance (a 2-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic) we showed we had character.

This time we are going into the match with a lot of confidence. We have three clean sheets and two points away from home. That's not bad, but we know we need to start scoring goals. We've done that in midweek, so that shows that's not going to be a problem.

With Spurs and Arsenal having to play each other, it means we probably only need one more win to make sure of a top-four finish. We are very close now to securing third place, with second still something we have as a possibility.

We wanted to finish the job off today, ... in order to concentrate on preparing for the UEFA Cup final. Also, we were determined to do it for all the wonderful fans who have cheered us on today.