Benitez Blasts Ref After Benfica Beating

Rafael Benitez was left fuming by the performance of ref Jonas Eriksson in Liverpool's Europa League quarter-final first-leg defeat to Benfica.

Defender Daniel Agger had put the visitors ahead by converting Steven Gerrard's ninth-minute free-kick with a clever backheel.

However, Ryan Babel was sent off on the half-hour for pushing a hand in Luisao's face in a melee sparked by the defender's crunching tackle on Fernando Torres.

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