Despite suffering a defeat at the hands of Besiktas, which resulted in the Reds sinking to the bottom of the Champions League Group A table, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has full confidence that his side they will reach the latter stages of the Champions League.
Presently the Anfield side have just one point after their 2-1 defeat and now will have to win their remaining three games in order to qualify.
"If we play like we did against Besiktas, we can win the final matches," said Liverpool boss Benitez.
"The players worked hard and you cannot blame them. The fans will be positive we can do it after seeing the game."
Liverpool, who are still unbeaten in the Premier League, went down by an own-goal when defender Sami Hyypia deflected Serdar Ozkan's shot into his own net.
Bobo went on to increase the score in the second half firing home the ball from close range.
Reds skipper Steven Gerrard got one goal to the credit of his side through a brilliant header as Liverpool pushed hard in the latter stages of the match.
Benitez added: "We had a lot of shots on target and shots off target. We controlled almost everything but made a big mistake in the first half."
Gerrard believes his manager is right and feels the Reds can still qualify from the group.
"We are pleased with how we played but disappointed with the result. We need to keep going and win the final three games and see what happens," he said.
"We need to take the positives and learn from our mistakes. We are capable of winning our final three games."
"It is the worst possible result. We had a mountain to climb but we have got an even bigger one to climb now.
"Mistakes happen as a result of misunderstandings but they put us under pressure."
Presently the Anfield side have just one point after their 2-1 defeat and now will have to win their remaining three games in order to qualify.
"If we play like we did against Besiktas, we can win the final matches," said Liverpool boss Benitez.
"The players worked hard and you cannot blame them. The fans will be positive we can do it after seeing the game."
Liverpool, who are still unbeaten in the Premier League, went down by an own-goal when defender Sami Hyypia deflected Serdar Ozkan's shot into his own net.
Bobo went on to increase the score in the second half firing home the ball from close range.
Reds skipper Steven Gerrard got one goal to the credit of his side through a brilliant header as Liverpool pushed hard in the latter stages of the match.
Benitez added: "We had a lot of shots on target and shots off target. We controlled almost everything but made a big mistake in the first half."
Gerrard believes his manager is right and feels the Reds can still qualify from the group.
"We are pleased with how we played but disappointed with the result. We need to keep going and win the final three games and see what happens," he said.
"We need to take the positives and learn from our mistakes. We are capable of winning our final three games."
"It is the worst possible result. We had a mountain to climb but we have got an even bigger one to climb now.
"Mistakes happen as a result of misunderstandings but they put us under pressure."
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