Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez believes his side are more than capable of beating Lille in the second leg of their last-16 Europa League tie at Anfield next week.

The Reds lost 1-0 at the Lille-Metropole stadium thanks to an Eden Hazard free kick in the 85th minute and barely threatened Lille keeper Mickael Landreau.

But the Spaniard believes the Reds can beat any team on their day at home, saying: "I have confidence we can beat anyone on a good day at Anfield. Lille are a good side, with good players and they are dangerous.

"We will have a difficult game at Anfield but I have confidence we can beat them. The fans will play a part, they will push and will be behind the team."

The Liverpool boss also praised the efforts of his team who played Wigan in the Premier League on Monday and admitted they responded well.

He added: "I would be worried today if the players hadn't worked as hard as they have. The reaction has been very positive. I am disappointed with the result, but really pleased with the effort of the players.

"The attitude of the players was fantastic. We were talking about not letting the fans down in terms of team effort and I think we did this."
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