Reds must Advance or Face Calamity
Liverpool face a financial calamity if progress to the group stages of the Champions League cannot be achieved against Maccabi Haifa tonight.
Already handicapped by injuries and distracted by Israeli journalists demanding to know why the second leg of the tie, precariously poised after Pool's narrow 2-1 win two weeks ago at Anfield, is being played in Kiev, the beleaguered Rafa Benitez admitted upon his arrival in the Ukraine that the financial implications of defeat are weighing heavily on his mind.
In February, director Steve Morgan reported that the club's debts stood at around £73m. Since then, Benitez has spent £25m in transfers while the club is also pressing ahead with plans for a new £160m stadium in Stanley Park. The implications of a shock exit are unthinkable.
"Financially, it's really, really important we win," Benítez said. "It is vital to get through into the group stages. The Champions League is the most important club competition in the world and vital financially."
Already handicapped by injuries and distracted by Israeli journalists demanding to know why the second leg of the tie, precariously poised after Pool's narrow 2-1 win two weeks ago at Anfield, is being played in Kiev, the beleaguered Rafa Benitez admitted upon his arrival in the Ukraine that the financial implications of defeat are weighing heavily on his mind.
In February, director Steve Morgan reported that the club's debts stood at around £73m. Since then, Benitez has spent £25m in transfers while the club is also pressing ahead with plans for a new £160m stadium in Stanley Park. The implications of a shock exit are unthinkable.
"Financially, it's really, really important we win," Benítez said. "It is vital to get through into the group stages. The Champions League is the most important club competition in the world and vital financially."
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