Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has grudgingly admitted that his side may have produced an alternate result had Fernando Torres been fit to take on his former club.
Fernando Torres missed out on an emotional return to the Vicente Calderon to take on former club Atletico Madrid due to a short-term injury.
Liverpool left Spain with a point after a 1-1 draw and Rafa Benitez believes it would have been a different match had 'El Nino' been on the pitch.
"Obviously he's a special player and it could have been a different match. But he was unavailable so it doesn't matter," Rafa told the BBC.
"I think we had control of the game in the first half and part of the second half and I'm disappointed because we had chances to finish the game off... We made a mistake in the 83rd minute and we paid for it," he added.
Liverpool return to Premier League action this weekend and face a top of the table clash against London giants Chelsea. The Reds travel to Stamford Bridge for a lunchtime showdown on Sunday.
Fernando Torres missed out on an emotional return to the Vicente Calderon to take on former club Atletico Madrid due to a short-term injury.
Liverpool left Spain with a point after a 1-1 draw and Rafa Benitez believes it would have been a different match had 'El Nino' been on the pitch.
"Obviously he's a special player and it could have been a different match. But he was unavailable so it doesn't matter," Rafa told the BBC.
"I think we had control of the game in the first half and part of the second half and I'm disappointed because we had chances to finish the game off... We made a mistake in the 83rd minute and we paid for it," he added.
Liverpool return to Premier League action this weekend and face a top of the table clash against London giants Chelsea. The Reds travel to Stamford Bridge for a lunchtime showdown on Sunday.
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