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After leaving Valencia, Benitez moved to English club Liverpool of the Premier League, guiding the club to victory in the UEFA Champions League in 2005. For the second consecutive season, he was named UEFA Manager of the Year .
The 2005 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Europe's primary club football competition. The showpiece event was contested between Liverpool of England and Milan of Italy at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on 25 May 2005.
Teams that have won the UEFA Champions League three consecutive times, or five times overall, receive a multiple-winner badge. Six teams have earned this privilege: Real Madrid , Ajax , Bayern Munich , AC Milan , Liverpool, and Barcelona . [6]
May 19, 2020 · Since winning the UEFA Cup with Valencia on this day in 2004, Rafael Benítez has cemented his status as one of the cutest tacticians in European football. The Spaniard led Liverpool to UEFA...
Winner best coach: Don Balón Award : 2001–02 in International Tournament Gradisca, Imperia and Lamego. UEFA Manager of the Year (2): 2003–04, 2004–05. FA Premier League Manager of the Month (6): November 2005, December 2005, January 2007, October 2008, March 2009, April 2013.
Rafa Benitez won 81 of his first 150 league games in charge. Only Kenny Dalglish (87) won more as Liverpool manager. Liverpool had 6 players who scored 10 goals or more in a season.
Jun 16, 2004 · Benitez' team finished only fifth in the 2002/03 season, 18 points behind Real Madrid and with 15 points less than the season before. Benitez' first season in the Champions league proved to be a valiant effort, but fell short of his own ambitions. Valencia were paired with Liverpool in the Champions League first group phase.
Feb 20, 2023 · Rafael Benitez will watch the Champions League tie between Real Madrid and Liverpool with mixed emotions. He grew up at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu as a boy and was a footballer and coach for...
May 28, 2022 · Rafael Benítez on Liverpool vs Real Madrid and gearing up for a UEFA Champions League final. Saturday, May 28, 2022. Article summary. The former Liverpool and Real Madrid coach talks...
May 22, 2018 · Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said winning the Champions League with the club changed his life. The Spaniard guided the club to a famous penalty shoot-out win over AC Milan in...
