The 16 teams which qualified to the next round of the Champions League were determined yesterday, and the absence of Liverpool from this list is amazing, consider the relative weakness of this year’s Champions League. In recent years Rafa Benitez knew that as long he completes a good Champions League campaign will give him the support and confidence from his owners and supporters, regardless of his achievements in the Premier League.
But now, with the Champions League campaign over, Rafa will have to start and bring results from Liverpool's next matches in the Premier League. Not an easy task for a team that lies 12 points behind league leaders Chelsea, to say the least, but that’s the only way for him to save his job at Merseyside. Well, he’ll have his work cut out for him, as his next match sees Arsenal coming to Anfield.
In my opinion there is nothing Rafa can do to save this bad season. Moreover, at the moment I can't even see Liverpool finish in the top 4. The squad it too thin, the players are not good enough and, apparently, Rafa has lost his magic. A win on Sunday might be the first step in the right direction, but a defeat will probably make Rafa a dead man walking, leaving Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester City to fight on the 4th and last Champions League spot
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