Benitez bemoans poor start

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez conceded his side’s first-half performance left them with too much as his side went down in Florence last night.

Wed, 30 Sep, 2009 - 01:00
Fiorentina 2 Liverpool 0 Paul Walker

The Anfield side went down 2-0 in their second Champions League Group E match in Florence after two first-half goals from Stevan Jovetic.

When asked what went wrong, the Spaniard said: “In the first half, everything.

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