Benitez upbeat despite setbacks

"I am just thinking about the next game," Benitez told reporters when asked whether Wednesday's result, which means Liverpool's European fate is out of their hands, could threaten his job.

Nine points behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League, Liverpool lie third in their Champions League group on four points from four games, six points from leaders Lyon, who have already qualified, and five behind second-placed Fiorentina.

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