BENITEZ WARY OF BORDEAUX THREAT Rafael Benitez is refusing to accept Liverpool's passage into the Champions League knockout phase is a foregone conclusion and has warned his players against the threat Bordeaux will pose at Anfield on Tuesday.The Reds will secure a top two finish in Group C if they defeat the French side and, having already beaten them 1-0 in France a fortnight ago, they are strong favourites achieve their goal with two games to spare.
But Benitez is refusing to underestimate his opponents, who need a result to keep their faint qualification hopes alive, and believes they will be more dangerous playing away from home.
"People say this is an easy game, but it very difficult game because you know the other team will play without pressure. They have quality and always it is more difficult to play against teams without pressure," he said.
"It is a game where you might think it will be easy because they are at the bottom of the group, but you have to be careful because they have good players with quality.
"If you know the team; and we have watched them a lot, you will know that they are more comfortable away from home. For me that is the problem.
"They play sometimes with Micoud as a second striker and play
4-5-1 or 4-4-1-1 and away it easier to play like this. We might go forward and leave spaces behind and they could play counter attack with pace from Faubert on the right side and Mavuba on the left side."
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