Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez hailed the club's supporters, saying that their role was a crucial factor behind his side's 2-1 victory at Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. "It's always important to win away. We have a lot of supporters coming here, and I could hear our supporters during the game," Benitez was quoted as saying by Liverpool's official website. "At the end I wanted to say thank you to them. But we must remember there is work to do." Liverpool came from behind to earn a precious victory at Nou Camp in the first-leg of the competition's round of 16, thanks to goals from Welsh forward Craig Bellamy and Norwegian winger John Arne Riise. The former Valencia boss urged his players not to get carried away with the result as the Catalan giants have everything to play for in the second leg.
Rijkaard "The job is not done. It's clear we have a good chance of going through, but we need to be careful." "Barcelona are really good at playing the counter attack and have very good offensive players. We need to do our best against them in the second leg." On the other hand, Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard admitted it is not easy to make up for the home defeat, stating that hard work is the key to overcome the difficult situation. "It's complicated. Liverpool's advantage is that they continue playing their way, which is being well placed tactically on the pitch." "There are still 90 minutes to go in which anything can happen, and the team has to believe in its options. A great night at Anfield where everything is going to have to work."
