YOSSI: WHY I ALWAYS BELIEVED

Yossi Benayoun has revealed how he never doubted Liverpool would reach the last 16 of the Champions League despite picking up just one point from their first three games.

The Israeli international had a major role in Liverpool winning their last three Group A games, not least his hat-trick against Besiktas last month. He said: "Honestly, I always believed we could do it. Even at the time, I said that if there's one team that can win three games in a row, it's Liverpool. "This is a club that's proved over the last few years that it can deal with big games in this competition. We knew every game would be like a final and we won three finals." On overcoming the odds to win in the Stade Velodrome, the 27-year-old added: "We knew all about Marseille's great fans, so it was important to get an early goal. "That gave us confidence and our second came soon after. It killed the game and after that their supporters weren't so noisy anymore. "Everyone put in a great performance, all over the pitch. We played the way we know we can, we deserved to win and we deserve to be in the next round." by Jimmy Rice from liverpoolfc.tv